clam summit vs. eskimo fat fish 767 which one should I buy?

[ZEEK1223]

Just looking for some reviews and input on these to shelters. They are about the same price and im looking to buy one soon. I have only seen the clam in person, and looked like it was pretty well built.

[gooty]

I purchased the Fatfish767 this year and am in love with it. The widened bottoms really, i mean really provide the extra room needed. Fits 2 guys nicely...wouldnt even try putting 3 in there

[dmpalm]

If you are only looking at price, the Summit is probably a better value. The fatfish 767 will fit 2 people comfortably, the summit will fit 3 comfortably, and can accomodate 4 but it can be tight. Eskimo's ice anchors are better, but the Clam comes in a much better bag. The summit is quite a bit taller than the fatfish as well, so figure more headroom but a little more to heat as well. If you are looking for a nice 2 man, you are probably best set with the fatfish. If you are looking for something a little bigger, the summit would be the better choice.

Something to consider if you can swing it would be the summit thermal or the fatfish 949i. These two shelters are similiar in size and the thermal fabric is definately worth it.

Good luck

[Jbotto]

Spent yesterday, most of the day, with two friends in the FF 767. Not a ton of leg room, but it wasn't uncomfortable. Had a sunflower heater, a Vex, an Aqua-Vu, three holes and all of our other stuff too. I'd do it again, it wasn't horrible. The sunflower on low, really cooked in there though. I'd be more comfortable with a smaller heater... Hope this helped...

[NKLCOLT1911]

although its a bit smaller i like my clam base camp sets up in less than a minute and can fish two people no problem provided you have the right chairs, i have the clam cooler chairs and that leaves plenty of room for two.

[FJK]

Bought the Eskimo 949i in early December. Took it out of the box.. shoulder straps ripped right off the bag. Opened it up in the garage, very easy to set up.. immediately noticed a seam in the roof coming apart. Eskimo had since sold out of this model completely.. they agreed to replace it when the new ones come out next year, I was fine with that. Since then, each time I've used it I have had new problems.. the sewn pocket in one corner that recieves the poles has torn completely off and a couple days ago the hub on one of the wall has broken. At this point, the tent is becoming unusable for the rest of the season unless I start making repairs. I'm very disappointed in the quality of what appeared to be a great shelter.

[cichlid_baby]

Bought the Eskimo 949i in early December. Took it out of the box.. shoulder straps ripped right off the bag. Opened it up in the garage, very easy to set up.. immediately noticed a seam in the roof coming apart. Eskimo had since sold out of this model completely.. they agreed to replace it when the new ones come out next year, I was fine with that. Since then, each time I've used it I have had new problems.. the sewn pocket in one corner that recieves the poles has torn completely off and a couple days ago the hub on one of the wall has broken. At this point, the tent is becoming unusable for the rest of the season unless I start making repairs. I'm very disappointed in the quality of what appeared to be a great shelter.

Yep.... been there done that... mine went right back to the retailer after I experienced problem after problem with that house...

I'm gonna avoid the Fatfish models until they get all the bugs worked out on this unit.

Great idea... terrible execution... equals a poor product... it not like Eskimo to put out something so half baked...

Maybe times have changed...

[FJK]

It's probably going back to Joe's next week.. hopefully they will return it without hassel. I was thinking about just dealing with it until next year with hopes Eskimo puts out a better quality product, but that's not going to help me now. Did you pick up something new? If so, do you like it?