Eureka Timberline Trail Fly

Protected our Bicycles and cooking equipment during afternoon downpour on Blue Ridge Parkway Campground. Great for dining during a rain storm at our camp site. Originally bought with a mind toward attaching it to the side of my van with 4 small C-Clamps, attached to rain gutters for camping in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park Campgrounds, but I expect it will really be great for travels through Arches, Canyon lands, Brice Canyon, and Zion National Park where sun is the culprit rather than the rain. We especially liked the flexibility of set-up. Only downside was the 5' length of longest poles. 4' with an additional section would have been better, even if more expensive. Plastic spikes were actually useful for certain sites, but I followed earlier review and bought some longer 10" gutter type nails.

reminds me of boyscout philmont fly. easy to use

An excellent, well constructed base camp fly -- not a trail fly in spite of the name. Poles are good quality aluminum, light but sturdy, though somewhat cumbersome to transport due to length, 5' retracted. Great set-up for car or canoe camping. You get the full value of the system when you use the poles, but there are plenty of grommets and tie-offs if you choose to go without. The plastic pegs that come with the fly are worthless, get gutter spikes.