Comments on: First Look: 2010 Grand Manan Tour

By: Norman

Norman — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:59:23 +0000

Hi Roy,
Hows is your tent holding up? I did not know about people having problems with the poles with this tent. I found your web site after I ordered my tent. Now I’m hopping that we wont have any problems with the poles as it wont give me much time to get them fixed.
I ordered a GM tour on Tuesday and it should be here the end of next week.
We join the scouts 2 weeks ago and are going on our 1st camping trip on Oct 21-23. I need a family tent and this one looked like it would be great for our needs.
After reading this bog, I hope i made the right decision.
Norm

By: Gracyn

Gracyn — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:28:19 +0000

I love reading these articles because theyre short but ifnomrative.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:50:18 +0000

Hi Roy, how are the fiberglass poles holding up into the third season with your Grand Maran Tour? If you were choosing a new tent to buy for your family, would you buy the GM Tour again or something else & why? I saw your blog post on the REI Basecamp 6. From the photos, I like the extra screened vestibule with the GM Tour over the Basecamp. I have been a fan of Eureka for over 20 years and now am looking to buy something in this size range with a full fly for my family of five, 3 kids 5 & under.

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:34:09 +0000

I purchased the Grand Manan Tour last fall and have used it many times since. I hesitated on the purchase due to the issues with fiberglass poles, but I read that Eureka had addressed the issue. Our GM Tour has been through severe thunderstorms, some hot days and plenty of high winds. We have not had any issues with the poles at all. We have also never seen a drop of rain get in. The ventilation is better than any other tent we’ve owned. The vestibule is massive – plenty of room to store gear. We’re extremely happy with this tent. If you use cots – this tent really excels. With the walls rising straight up for the bottom 18 inches you can position three cots in it.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:29:12 +0000

The dealer I bought it from said she will contact the Chinook rep and she suspects I will get a new fly sent to me. (I sent her pictures of the discolouration) We shall see what their customer service is like.

Mike