Timberline 2XT Tent - 2001

For the price, this tent works great for my wife and I. It's great for car camping, and it works well for backpacking, as it's relatively light and compact.



I would also definitely suggest buying the optional vestibule. It hardly takes up any space in your pack, but it creates a nice area outside the tent for storing your pack and boots while you sleep.

This tent is great. It is very easy to set up and it is large enough for 2-3 people plus gear. The vestibule rainfly is a must. When it is wet out, the gear can be stored under the vestibule and out of the weather and not take up room inside the tent. Both ends of the tent open fully for easy access and escape.

The only drawback I can see is that tent this is a little heavy for backpacking. At 6.5 pounds or more, it is a little much for extended backcountry trips, but you cant beat the roominess!

Used it many times in the Adirondacks of New York and I loved it.. The weight isn't so bad if you can split it up between two people. If properly water-proofed, you will not get wet.

Our Scouts have used the regular Timberline 2 and 4 for many years so you can imagine the wear and tear these tents receive. The tents go out every month at a minimum and every summer and are often roughly handled. Dirt gets ground in and floors gets torn up but these tents last an average of 5 years or more.

We also have a few 2XTs and they do just as well. I used one on a 9 day canoe trip in Maine where our tents rarely got a chance to dry out and it never mildewed or leaked.

I do advise sealing seams yourself each year regardless of what the instructions may suggest. It's just a good idea if your tent gets average or heavy use. And we have found that these tents really need to have one or both ends open for ventilation at night or condensation is a big problem sometimes.

I bought a standard Timberline 2 in 1993. That tent served me well for 14 years. It was inexpensive, not too heavy, and super easy to set up. This tent vented well in humid and wet weather, but actually stayed pretty warm when zipped up tight in colder weather. I used it in Appalachia in the summer and Yellowstone one winter (that was pushing the limits of the taffeta side walls, not a lot of heat retention when it was below zero). It is not fancy, but it is a solid affordable tent. It eventually dry-rotted at the seams in 2007. 4 out of 5, for the price.