Marmot Limestone 6P Tent Orange Spice/Arona

New model?

This is supposed to be a new model. The only changes that I see over the old model is the absence of a window in the rain fly and the elimination of the front porch footprint. All the changes appear to be cost savings related. The tent performed well, was very spacious with ample head room. I felt that the vents in the rain fly were a little small for the tent, making it prone to some condensation on cool nights...I guess that's the trade off to retain heat on cooler nights. I bought it on... sale and saved a bundle, so it was a good value. I don't know if I would rate it as high if I had paid the MSRP.

Excellent, Simply Designed Tent

I'm very impressed with this tent. It's the simple design that makes it stand out above most other tents. This is by far the biggest tent that I've ever used but since it's a family tent the size is still well within what I would expect. I believe the weight comes in right around 16 and a half pounds which does seem heavy but we are using this as a car camping and canoe camping tent so I can live with it. The closures are extremely smooth. I love the big D closures on the tent body. The ...only thing that I would change as far as closures and entry points go is I do not care for the double zip flap on the one side of the fly. I would much rather have two D closures on the fly and move away from the idea that I'm going to bring trekking poles with me to set up an awning that really wouldn't protect me from a whole lot. My other only gripe is the amount of stakes given with the tent. So there's four corners on the tent and then for each fly there's two points to anchor. These all have stakes but in my opinion the two most important stakes that you could possibly put in this tent would be to stake out the side of the fly. Staking out the side of the fly is critical because it will allow you to use the tent with minimal condensation. It seems to me that the choosing to save a few cents by not including stakes for the side fly Guy out points is a pretty bad decision. So basically add two steaks and I think this would be the whole package deal. Other than that I'm super impressed, the floor is bomber, the pockets inside for lighting are awesome all the extra storage pockets inside were great. My wife and I have three kids and the amount of pockets gives everyone a safe place for headlamps and phones or whatever else they might need. The vestibules are perfectly sized, they give us plenty of space for storage of shoes and gear and allow easy entry and exit. The basic shape of the tent is perfect and allows us to use it in every spot that I had to so far. Many of the oddly shape tents and longer tents don't fit on camping pads and that can be a real pain in the butt. I currently own four tents all from different manufacturers and the quality and design of this tent is equal to if not better than my previous favorite solo and two person tents from Big Agnes and MSR. Keep up the good work but next time don't cut corners and add the two extra stakes!