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Overview
GoLite (www.golite.com) wants to give people a backcountry bedroom (with the emphasis on "room") in their new Eden tent line. These hoop-style tents boast fast set-up, big vestibules, and lots of space for living.
The single-person Eden 1 boasts a 45-inch peak height and just under 32 square feet of protected space. Added bonus:it looks like a rocket car.
The Eden 1 is a single-person tent that uses three poles for support and can be set up with just two stakes, one at each end. Should you want to make it a bit more secure, five more stakes will hold down the corners and vestibule. Since GoLite generously sends fourteen stakes with each tent, you will have plenty for any further guy-line work that makes your heart beat faster.
A large center pole arches over the Eden, giving it a healthy peak height of 45 inches. The domed space created by the pole is dissected by a full mesh wall that contains the large L-shaped door. The zipper features a snag-guard plus Velcro and snap closures.
The rest of the space becomes the roomy vestibule, which has an opening that runs alongside the center pole and can be rolled up all the way to the other end to allow maximum air flow. The green triangle section in the photo above is a large vent that does double-duty as a "visor" over the door. Because it uses the fly as part of the body, (top, ends, and one side in the case of the Eden 1) it is kind of a hybrid single-wall tent.
The two-person Eden 2 ups the ante with a 48-inch peak height and 51 square feet of total protected space to let you bring a friend. Play nice.
Make Mine a Double
"Double what, buddy? Double doors, double vestibules, double vents, double sleeping spots?"
Yeah, all that."
"OK, pal. You got it. Here's your Eden 2."
The Eden 2 has all the same features of the Eden 1 times two, to let you bring a friend along. Added bonus: it can be a tall friend, since the Eden 2 boosts the peak height to 48 inches for some serious card-playing room on rainy afternoons. A vestibule and entrance door on each side keep the peace once the cards are put away and you hit the hay.
Both tents also feature a tensioned-sleeve integrated flysheet and body to enhance stability. Adjustable tension is provided by impact-resistant ladder-lock buckles at each end. The tents come with the seams factory taped for instant weather readiness. The reflective guy points come with pre-attached guy-lines too. Bring on the storm.
It is hard to compare the Eden to other shelters, mostly because I haven't used it yet, but I would venture that the Eden series is a lot like the Tarptent Scarp series and the Hilleberg Atko. While both are lower weight offerings, the Eden tents have much more room. However, the others are true double-wall tents, able to set up the parts independent of each other.
Specifications and Features
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Product |
GoLite Eden 1 |
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Style |
One-person single-wall tent with floor, side entry with vestibule |
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Poles and Stakes |
Three color-coded, variable-diameter DAC Featherlight NSL poles Fourteen stakes provided |
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Fabric |
15d ripstop nylon w/ sil/PU 1200mm W/P F/R coating, body and vestibule, 70d 190T nylon taffeta floor w/ 3000mm W/P F/R coating, 20d polyester no-see-um mesh entry wall and vents |
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Area |
Floor 23 sq ft, vestibule 8.7 sq ft |
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Dimensions |
Length 100 in, width 38 in, height 45 in |
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Weight |
3 lb 7 oz (1048 g) |
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MSRP |
US $300.00 |
Specifications and Features
|
Product |
GoLite Eden 2 |
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Style |
Two-person single-wall tent with floor, side entry with vestibule |
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Poles and Stakes |
Three color-coded, variable-diameter DAC Featherlight NSL poles Fourteen stakes provided |
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Fabric |
15d ripstop nylon w/ sil/PU 1200mm W/P F/R coating, body and vestibule, 70d 190T nylon taffeta floor w/ 3000mm W/P F/R coating, 20d polyester no-see-um mesh entry wall and vents. |
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Area |
Floor 39 sq ft, vestibule 12 sq ft |
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Dimensions |
Length 104 in, width 54 in, height 48 in |
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Weight |
5 lb 1 oz (2295 g) |
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MSRP |
US $425.00 |
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(EinsteinX) - F
Locale: The Netherlands
I'm not sure people on this site are interested in this tent at all. This one fits in with the Akto- and Laser-likes. And I bet that any of this low hydor-head tents have steep walls, that reduce the force of the drop by the impact angle of the drop on the steep sided walls and don't have fabric perpendicular to the falling drop?
Eins
(686425) - F
Does anyone know the price?
(schmendrick) - F
So how does this compare to a Spitfire at 2.5lbs?