Eureka Solo Spitfire Tent

With 3'4" of center height, this ultra-lightweight, 3 season, solo tent features ample headroom and easy side entry! Set up is fast and easy with post & grommet corner attachments and clips to attach the tent body to the frame; 2 stakes are required to secure the tent body. A removable fly detaches to reveal sizable mesh areas in the tent body for air flow. An inside storage pocket holds essentials 2-hoop solo tent. 9mm DAC Featherlite 7000 series aluminum frame. Four storm guy outs on fly. Poke-out vent in fly with zippered access in the mesh roof cloth. Capacity:1 Doors: 1 Windows: Full panel mesh. Minimum weight: 2 lbs. 12 oz. Floor (sq.ft.): 18.2, Vestibule: 4.4 Dimensions: 9 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. Interior height: 3 ft. 4 in. Number of poles: 2 Packed size: 5.5 in. x 22 in. Floor material: 70D Taffeta nylon. Fly material: 75D Polyester. Roof material: 40D No-see-um netting. Frame: 9mm DAC Featherlite 7000 series aluminum.
Customer Review: Excellent backpacking tent
On any backpacking trip, weight and shelter are huge considerations. This tent delivers with an ultra-lightweight package while still providing ample room. The tent is easy to setup, taking only a few mins without any strain. It folds down easily and comes with its own stuff sack. The tent is not freestanding, however that was not a concern in my case. The rainfly provides sufficient coverage to keep mositure out, and the ability to open the vent from inside the tent is a great feature. I am about 5' 7", and was able to comfortably sit up and manuver around in the tent, not to mention streatch out fully without being pushed up against the walls. I only docked the tent a star because the vestibule area is so small; a bigger area would have been great, but it would not stop me from buying this tent again.
Customer Review: Quick and comfortable
I have spent my first weekend in my tent. The tent is easy and quick to set up. Even my somewhat skeptical camping companions were impressed with how fast the tent could be set up. I did have to do some in the field, or rather, in the tent, trimming of my foam sleeping pad because it was to wide. But a couple minutes of cutting with a sharp knife quickly remedied the situation. If you are six feet tall and you are thinking that the vestibule will give you room for your backpack, I think you will be disapppointed. There is space to put your boots at the bottom of the tent and a little space above your head (a triangle shaped area with about one foot long). The rain fly can be easily asjusted so that all or part of the tent is covered. If you leave it open on the door side of the tent, it makes for interesting viewing of racoons as they go about raiding your campsite at Cumberland Island National Park. I am very pleased with the tent and I think it is an excellent value for the price.

Barnegat Light, NJ is the home to "Old Barney" a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Long Beach Island. Long Beach Island, or "LBI" as the vacationing folks like to say, is a narrow island nearly twenty miles long and six miles at sea off the coast of Ocean County, NJ.

The lighthouse is a destination in and of itself, if lighthouses are something that you like. Like all lighthouses, this one has distinctive markings: the top half is red and the bottom half is white. Built in 1859, the current lighthouse is the second one for that site. The original, constructed in 1824, was in disrepair and sorely in need of being replaced. Thus, the present lighthouse -- fondly called Old Barney -- was constructed.

Barnegat Light is the second tallest lighthouse in the US. It served those at sea and on land with distinguishment until its light was extinguished forever in 1965, made obsolete by electronic navigation. In the late 1980s the lighthouse was shut down for three years for much needed repairs, but then reopened to visitors. Old Barney remains a popular visitor destination and is now a state park. Nearby attractions include the beaches, fishing, historic homes, and neighboring communities on the island. LBI is easily accessible to Philadephia and New York City and is a favorite destination for those who travel to the Jersey Shore.

Matt is a fan of lighthouses and enjoys the history associated with the sea. His area of work is more upward as he manages business aviation websites including the Corporate Flight Attendant Community at http://www.corporateflyer.net and the Aviation Employment Board at http://www.aviationemploymentboard.net.