Great tent for winter backpacking
"Took this tent for a backpacking trip around Diamond Peak a few weeks back, takes a bit of time to get used to the internal poles, but it held up great against the wind and kept me nice and comfy on the snow!"
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Eldorado Tent
Eldorado Tent
Regular price
$569.97 USD
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$569.97 USD
Regular price
$949.95
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#BD810020YELOALL1
A larger-sized version of our I-Tent for larger climbers and extra gear.
Classic compact mountaineering design with extra room to accommodate taller climbers or extra gear storage.
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Overall rating: 4.6153846 / 5 from 26 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Eldorado Tent offers good ventilation for a single person and features a fabric that is perceived as both tough and sturdy by users.
Summary topics
- Ventilation: 14%
- Fabric Quality: 23%
Review topics: ["size","weather","fabric","works","design","feel","protection","set","shape","tent","ventilation","poles","wind","difference","wall","attachment"].
Review highlights
- "The 3 zips on the door allow good high low ventilation." —
- "And the top vents honestly seem enough airflow in an alpine environment." —
- "Yes, the fabric is sturdy and voluminous." —
Reviews
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"Lets be serious, there really isn't a better winter tent on the market, at all. This is, far and away, the only tent anyone should consider when looking at a solo shelter for cold weather work. Please understand that while im a BD pro, I am not under any pressure or offer of personal gain by speaking the truth of Eldorado. I jusy fully embrace and rely upon the product. City of gold is absolutely the correct title for this shelter, especially after a day of shoes or skis breaking trail. This system is essentially a cabin in a bag. Ultra warm, the simple to set up build, with easy pack size and low weight ensure that all those who carry their lifelines on their back will immediately increase their survivability when BD Eldorado is on board. If you have a better product for the designed aplication, please share."
Not fully water tight in a rain storm.
"Had to seal the seams twice to make the tent repel the rain."
Strepitosa tenda, la adoro!
"Strepitosa tenda per le mie avventure in montagna, sono un fotografo e il peso tra attrezzatura fotografica ed equipaggiamento non è mai poco, questa tenda mi da affidabilità, peso contenuto. fa parte del mio team Amazing tent for my mountain adventures. I'm a photographer and the weight of my camera gear is never light. This tent gives me reliability and is lightweight. It's part of my team."
Perfect tent for serious protection from the elements
"This tent met every expectation for my camp in the mountains of Colorado for nearly 2 weeks. Temperatures reached single digits at night, but I stayed relatively warm compared to other folks who spent the same amount of money on other brands. I would recommend this tent for anyone who wants maximum thermal protection at a great price"
Differences from firstlight greater than expected
"Was expecting a firstlight with more waterproof fabirc. The tent has some noticeable design differences though, some bad, mostly good. The poles aren't precurved like the firstlight. This makes them hard to insert and I worry they may snap if I don't set things up carefully. I've seen this happen with tightly poled bibler-style tents from other manufacturers before. The poles otherwise have identical construction with the firstlights though so I don't know if BD has just changed their design since I bought the firstlight (2014 or so) or if this is an actual difference between the two tents. The vestibule opens from the bottom and side, not from the top, which is nice. The firstlight would open from the top and remain attached at the bottom, potentially collecting and then dumping snow in the tent. The more conventional door on this tent is a welcome difference. The wires that hold the awnings open feel sturdy and solidly curved. The firstlight's tend to get twisted and not hold their shape well. The tent *feels* much more spacious than the firstlight. As a result I thought for sure the footprint would be much larger than the firstlight, and put the eldorado side by side with a firstlight to compare but the footprint size difference was negligible. The eldorado is about 2" longer and no wider. The eldorado does seem a bit more domed though while the firstlight is a bit peaked, perhaps as a result of the difference in pole design (precurved vs. non-precurved). I don't know, either way this feels like a nice feature and doesn't seem to have come at too great an expense in any other department. It shouldn't be any harder to find bivy spots for it at any rate. The design of the pole twist ties inside the tent are plastic rather than velcro. This will be nice when manipulating them with gloves (the velcro was always a pain), but I worry about how robust these will be with repeated use. I worry they will break. Time will tell. Either way, BD shipped the tent with spares, and they seem easy to replace in the field. The tent fabric is much heavier than the firstlights. Haven't tested the tent fabric in the rain yet but I think it should hold up better. Breathability may be impaired but the additional ceiling vents may offset that effect. When packed down this thing is twice the size of a firstlight (black bag in photo is eldorado, green sacks are firstlight tarp and poles). It seems too big to be suitable as an up-and-over tent for a technical climb. It may however be preferable as a lightweight basecamp tent for short backcountry outings, since it is still smaller than similarly rated (4-season, etc. ) tents. Either way, this difference in bulk (if not the difference in weight) make this an entirely different tent than the firstlight. The ideal applications as a result don't seem like they would overlap with the firstlight at all, which is shocking given the nearly identical shape of these two tents."
Easy set up
"Very quick and easy tent set up. Seam sealing was moderately difficult."
Best 4 season tent.
"Absolutely the best single wall 4 season tent! I have yet to have any condensation on the walls even with two people, snow covered gear after a long exposed trek! I do own three other 4 season tents and this one is by far superior. I have only used this tent in an alpine environment. It handles wind so well, I sleep so much better in here without a fly flap flapping. This tent is so quite in the wind. The 3 zips on the door allow good high low ventilation. And the top vents honestly seem enough airflow in an alpine environment. Also because of the shape snow loading isn’t really a problem. Iv also found it keeps you quite a bit warmer then most tents as well. I would not use this tent in the summer. This is an above tree line tent for light and fast missions where you need excellent cozy protection. My only complaint is I wish they made it 2-4 inches longer. I’m 6. 4 and with an inflatable pad I do touch both sides. I am most comfortable solo in this tent at a diagonal."
Bomber tent
"Absolutely bomber is extremely high winds. I use it when I am in the mountain solo because it provides ample space for one person (it's long which is great) and a whole bunch of gear"
bombproof
"well, BD is still having these bibler models made (in China I think?) in a factory that appears to have it together - the construction looks high quality, the todd-tex material is still the most bombproof available in a single wall. only cons are 1) while the inner seams appear taped, you the customer are still responsible for seamsealing the outside for true weatherproofness, which is a minor pain in the ass, 2) the internal plastic "twist tie" points to attach the poles to the tent body are antiquated and should be updated to something else. i guess velcro? other than that, there is not much else to complain about."
