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phipps33 
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 9:12 am |
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What is the consensus on Marmot tents? I found an used Aspen 2 locally for $50.
Looks like its a little roomier than the Kelty tents I was asking about (tent materials thread) and has aluminum poles.
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eggs
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 10:30 am |
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My first tent was a Marmot. Worked fine. I still have it but has been relegated to a loaner tent mostly
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scroat
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 11:18 am |
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I have a Marmot Equinox tent. I use it along with my Baker tent when Elk hunting, but its too heavy for backpacking.
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 11:21 am |
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In general, the quality is good and I would rate them above Kelty normally. Of course, each tent should be taken on it's own merits.
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TrailTramper
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 5:38 pm |
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The Marmot Aspen 2 is made ony for Dick's Sporting Goods. Here are the specs, obtained directly from Marmot:
Minimum weight (tent, fly, and poles): 5 lbs
Packed weight (tent, fly, poles, stakes, bag): 5 lbs 12 oz.
FABRICS & COATING:
Fly 68 D 1500 mm
Floor 70D 1500 mm
This is a fairly heavy tent for backpacking, but not outrageously so. It's a weight you might expect at this price. The fly and floor fabrics weights are okay; the coatings could be better but 1500 mm is okay.
REVIEWS: http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3998000
Are you talking about this one at Craigslist? http://dayton.craigslist.org/spo/3294385497.html It's definitely worth $50.
I agree that Marmot should be a step above Kelty in quality, although Kelty is fine for a beginner's tent.
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scroat
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 5:51 pm |
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My Marmot leaked. Took a full tube of seam sealer to get me through a wet PNW evening. I'm not particularly impressed with either their tents or their packs. However, the Driclimb windshirt is sick.
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FamilyGuy
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 6:29 pm |
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I think this is a matter of Marmot having a range of tents that will appeal to a range of users with different requirements in price and performance. In other words, it may be difficult to generalize on Marmot tents.
In this case, you probably get what you pay for.
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Posted on: Oct. 10 2012, 9:02 pm |
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If it's got a PU fly (it likely does) check to see that it neither smells like vomit nor is peeling like a shedding reptile. Check the mesh for holes and so forth, and that it has all the poles.
if the PU is intact, coolio.
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phipps33
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Posted on: Oct. 11 2012, 5:21 pm |
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What is a PU fly?
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