Great fucking fabric. I was really interested until we couldn’t set the bitch up, and there was only two poles so we’re thinking “oh wow” great... nope. BUT SERIOUSLY WE CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT

Can’t set it up. Sucks ass. It has taken 4 hours to figure out and it’s still not set up #sorrynotsorry

My Eclipse has performed sdmirably in most conditions both in the French (Ardeche) and English (Lakes) mountains in all weather although I preferred the original model which I found to have a more user friendly porch and easier to erect (pole sleeve had larger access). Sadly no longer as standard are the Rock Pegs that came with mine but that may have been the dealers extra (SPAC SPORT).

Customer Service

The European branch, I believe, are based in Germany and are excellent. They even reshaped the Pole after they discovered I was using it in heavy snow (ask them, they might do it for you).
I do have a critisism of TISO though, My (second generation) Tent was delivered with a fine split which when returned, they said they were not responsible for but would repair anyway (benefit of the doubt!). It was covered with dusty footprints on delivery. Shame one shoddy individual had to spoil my opinion of them.

Just a note! In a previous review (above) of this tent I said that it had fibre-glass poles.... ooops, sorry, I was confusing it with poles from another tent of mine. The Eclipse has a single excellent Aluminium pole which works admirably under even the coldest of conditions. It is light and strong.

Another note.... I seem to have slightly torn the join between the floor and the central straps which attach to the base of the pole. I don't think this is a major problem and will be sewing it up and re-sealing shortly. Probably caused by one too many alpine nights in the wind or by me trying to set the tent up in the dark and standing on the strap whilst I tugged at it by mistake :-)

Customer Service

I have now had some experience with Macpac customer service in response to a query of mine. It was excellent... the reply I received was prompt, friendly and helpful.

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I've used this tent in several brutal winter storms at 12,000+ feet in and around Rocky Mountain National Park. This is definitely a tent I would recommend. Very lightweight and as indestructable as 99% of people will ever need.

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This tent is terrific. Its rated at three season but I've just used it in a snow storm in the Japan Alps in mid-December and it performed admirably. It sheds snow reasonably well due to its sleep walls but as the snow built up I had to keep getting out of bed to scoop the piles away from the bottom of the tent where it collected, causing the tent to sag under the load. Admittedly, the tent was never designed for such things but I couldn't help smile as I emerged from it in the morning to see that it had weathered so well... not a single leak!

It's ok in the wind but not suited for real mountain crag pitches. As long as you orient it correctly though it will weather much wind.

I tossed out the macpac pegs. They are good but not the best in really hard ground. I replaced them with three-blade star-pickets which are pretty well indestructable and exceedingly light. The fibreglass pole for this tent seems ok to me. I've not had trouble with it after a week of sub-zero hiking. Actually the tent performed fine in mid-summer in the deserts of Arizona too. It stayed nice and cool with the fly-screen zipped up and the tent flaps open.

I like the double door flaps, twin entrance and twin vestibules. My favourite tent yet!

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I`ve used the Eclipse at least 30-35 nights, including a 7 day section hike on the AT, which it had rained for 4 of the 7 days. This tent, is strong, goes anywhere because of the small footprint. Have never had a leakage problem, but I did seamseal the velcro tab that attaches the fly to the small pole above the door. Small vestibule, as you will be cooking inside the tent if its raining and your hungry. A little heavy, but I bought it for those windy thunderstorms in the southern Appallacian mountain. Good tent, Jeff.

It rains a lot in New Zealand and I was sick of tents with leaky seams and floors that get soaked. I got a Macpac Eclipse, a 1-2 person tent. At only 2 kilos, it's easy to carry for solo trips, has only one pole and six pegs, and goes up in a flash. I've used it in pouring rain on numerous occasions and it's performed brilliantly.

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