Marmot - Limestone 6P Tent

I am an Half-dome enthusiast . personally I think it's a little too heavy for back packing, but I am happy as a solo camper with the room. for car camping I bought what the scouts call a "Taj Mahal." 6 person, from porch. I am a lot happier with the room to move around, inflate my queen mattress, small desk, chair, total safari set up

Unless you're backpacking, I'd suggest going for a tent that's larger than you think you need. My wife and I used to share a 3P tent. It was fine, but two people plus gear took up all the space in the tent and made it a bit claustrophobic for longer trips. We bought a 6P Marmot Limestone, and it's been very comfortable, leaving plenty of room for us, all of our gear, and space to move about. The height is very nice, too, as we don't have to hunch over to move about the tent.

Marmot Limestone 6p or Big Agnes Bunk House 6p if buying exclusively at REI. If you are open to other places then I would also add the Marmot Halo 6p. These are standing height family camping tents with tons of room and you can literally walk into the tent; no ducking or crawling necessary. I would avoid REI branded tents since they are limited to a 1 year warranty, they won't sell you parts and they do not repair gear. Full coverage rainfly, lifetime warranty, DAC aluminum poles are found on Marmot and Big Agnes tents. Also purchase the footprint to protect the tent floor. I always recommend purchasing aftermarket tent stakes and additional guyline. Paria Outdoor Products spiral Y beams work well and Lawson Equipment Glowwire or Ironwire works great for this. REI doesn't have the best prices but they have the best return policy for 1 year. They do not price match any competitor. They only price match their own sales for a 14 day period. If you can wait I would recommend waiting until November. REI's Get Up Gear Out sale will be in the second week of November and more than likely some tents will be on sale. This sale historically has not had as good of deals on tents vs their Anniversary Sale (May), July 4 or Labor Day sales. Typically Backcountry, EnWild, Campsaver, CampMor, SunnySports etc have better deals and a way better selection. We will have another deal megathread thread for Black November in a couple weeks. Another note; those cheap Coleman and Intex air mattresses will leave you very cold in the fall and winter in the PNW. There is ZERO R value and the ground will literally suckall the warmth out of your body. Consider getting a foam semi self inflating mat with a high R value such as the Stoic Cloud or Cloud Lux, Exped MegaMat, ALPS Outback Mat, Nemo Roamer 3D printer Big Agnes Captain Comfort. These have R values over 8 and will insulate you well against the cold ground. They are also way more comfortable than cheap air mattresses.

A Limestone 6p for that price is an incredible bargain. DAC poles, lifetime warranty, SilPoly construction. You will not find a tent as good for that price. I used to own the Limestone and now own the Halo

The Marmot Halo resolves these issues. The older Limestone, the 2018-2022 models, have a door that doesn't have full privacy on the front and only on the back. The door thing didn't really bother me, but I do appreciate that I have this on the Halo 6p. The newer Limestone 2023/2024 model resolves this issue apparently. The new models are like green or blue/red and the older models are dark green or blaze orange. Sports Basement has the new model for $277. Here is my review on the older model https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingGear/s/zrAWecJGbM I also did a review on the Halo; the Halo costs quite a bit more at the moment. https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingGear/s/aNzeXImzJR Another bargain priced on to look at is the Eureka Spacecamp 6p, which has a very similar design to the Limestone. Eureka is being discontinued by Johnson Outdoors but they will still have a lifetime warranty. They have this for an incredible $182 at Backcountry right now: https://www.backcountry.com/b/eureka-space-camp-tent-6-person-3-season The Space Camp also doesn't have a full privacy door either. You will have to buy something more expensive if you want that.

Limestone or the SpaceCamp. Limestone arguably will get better long term support since Eureka is being shutdown by Johnson Outdoors; but that price on the Sace Camp is incredible. The HighRise can be argued that it is better for ventilation as it does not have a full coverage rainfly. I'm personally not a fan of this design, but several other people on here have reviewed it and like the window setup. This however is a con for winter since the rainfly is not blocking the tent inner fully.

DAC poles, lifetime warranty and full coverage rainfly. Marmot Halo 6p Marmot Limestone 6p MSR Habbiscape 6p Eureka Spacecamp 6p Big Agnes Bunk House 6p Sierra Designs Nomad 6p The North Face Wawona and Nemo Highrise are also good but they don't have full coverage rain flies. Buy additional guyline and upgrade your tent stakes. The stakes that come with lost tents are not good.

The Halo 6p is an awesome choice. So is the Big Agnes Bunk House 6p or 8p. Other great choices are: MSR Habitude MSR Habbiscape Sierra Designs Nomad Eureka Space Camp. This one in particular is a great bargain as Johnson Outdoors is discontinuing this brand. You can get this one for as cheap as $250 or so. Marmot Limestone 6p Marmot Midpines or Pacifica 6p. This is the exact same tent except the colors. The Midpines is sold exclusively at Amazon and the Pacifica is a Dick's Sporting Good/Public Lands exclusive. This one only has one door as vestibule. Most family camping tents have 2 doors and vestibules. The footprint for the Midpines fits the Pacifica. Big Agnes Mad House Nemo Aurora Highrise. This one is decent but lacks a full coverage fly. North Face Wawona. As cheap as $300 on sale. Has a giant porch vestibule. Lacks a full coverage rainfly though.

Eureka is great and you can get some solid deals, but Johnson Outdoors has canceled this brand. You will still get warranty support, but in a few years parts will dry up. This is something to consider. I have seen some killer deals on Eureka lately though like the Space Camp 6p for $180. That is a bargain for a DAC poles, full coverage rainfly standing height tent. Yanes appears to be a Canadian brand only. They use fiberglass poles on that tent, so I would avoid. Fiberglass poles break easily and do not hold up to wind. The Marmot Limestone 6p at $250 or so for Black Friday will be your best bet for a high quality reliable standing height tent. DAC poles, full coverage rainfly, lifetime warranty and the manufacturer does repair gear. Get the manufacturer's footprint and buy some additional guyline. The included tent stakes are also not great in most tents, so if camping in bad weather upgrade those to to something like the MSR Groundhogs or Paria Outdoor Products Spiral Y beams. FYI outdoor gear is way cheaper in the US. Get a NEXUS card, cross the border and pick up in the US. Avoid high 18% duty from the Canadian government on tents and high PST/GST/HST. If you are in the US for more than 48 hours anything under $700 CAD is tax and duty free. Also scout leaders can get in on SOME ProDeals. There are also special discounts on ALPS Mountaineering tents (like 40% off all the time). I would look into those options.

I have the Halo 6p and used to own the Limestone. Both are exceptional.

We have the Wawona 6 and love it- only downside is if you really open it up for airflow you do have to get outside to close it up if it starts raining. This has been inconvenient about once. On the privacy front, if the air is still you do need to open up the rear window/ door/ whatever you want to call it to get air moving well, which means it's generally helpful to pitch the tent so that side points towards privacy. We do a lot of walk in campsites so this hasn't been a huge deal. Having camped in both the Limestone and the Wawona 6 in rain with a kiddo, the much larger vestibule of the Wawona makes dealing with wet gear and muddy shoes vastly more civilized- we can keep a few chairs and a ton of hooks in the Wawona and have plenty of space for people and gear and taking gear on and off and etc.

When solo I’m ultralight and sometimes even cowboy camp with no tent. BUT… when car camping with my partner we always go big. Used to use the Marmot Limestone 6, but recently switched to the North Face Wawona 6 (the huge vestibule is a game changer.) being able to set up shop inside the tent, stand fully upright, and comfortably fit a queen sized mattress all make a world of difference. In short, yes, it’s 1000% worth the bigger tent for car camping as a couple. I’ll never go back to small tents in that scenario.

Thanks for the info. (Didn’t even realize it was my cake day either) I have the Limestone 6p for the family and love it. I have a solo trip coming up. For $60, it might be worth it just to not have to set up a huge tent myself.

Just bought a marmot limestone 6p tent on sale for the two of us after several years of car camping in 2 person tents and occasionally getting caught in super rainy weekends. I think it has been one of my best camping choices ever to get the 6 person tent where we could spread out, stand and walk around and change clothes comfortably. It hasn’t been horribly rainy so far this year but now I also have the option to set up a table inside and even cook under the vestibule area of the tent if needed. One downside is that you would feel colder with the larger volume of the tent and only two people being in there. The other downside is drying that giant tent when you’re done.

Look at Northface Wawona and Marmot Limestone. Both are solid, seam taped and built like bomb shelters. The Wawona is taller, 6'2 in the middle, so slightly taller than Limestone. But if you want standing room being 6'4, you might have some tough time finding one for 4 person.

I have the marmot 6p tent and it's a fantastic tent. Here is my experience with it. - solid construction with metal poles and ykk zippers - with the full rain fly down, makes the tent highly wind resistant and let's the tent stay warm. My wife actually loves this as she runs cold. - no issues with condensation. It is a double wall tent with air vents at the top. - easy to set up and take down, remember you have to stake the tent first before hooking up the poles. - it's seam sealed so very good rain protection - marmot offers a life time warranty. - I'm 6'2 and I can stand in the tent and not touch the roof. I did a lot of research before getting this tent and I have no buyers remorse. That being said, I have a nemo backpacking tent and I can say that nemo is also a fantastic brand. They make good tents and also have lifetime warranty. Honestly I'd also buy the Aurora in a heart beat. For me it would be whichever one was cheaper.

Limestone doesn't have any connection issues, it has air vents and it's a double wall tent. I have the 6p and camped many nights in it with the family.

I have the tent and can speak about it in great detail. I originally bought it for 2024 camping for my family of 4. And used it 4 times this year. At 225, it is beyond a great deal, I paid 400 bucks in spring.. and it was on sale. Ok, now lets get into good and bad. Good: - Vertical walls and tall roof. I am 6'2 and can stand straight up in middle of it without touching the roof. - Roomy, its self evident with the size. - The stitching is taped so this means the water proofed. - The zipper are ykk and feel silky, you can open it with one hand they there is not snagging or catching. - Quite a bit of organization and storage inside and has a clothes hanging line built in. - The poles are high quality, the stakes are high quality. - The bag it comes in has a wide mouth and easy to pack it back up. - I didn't get any condensation and it has additional vents that you can open to let air out. - It sleeps warm during shoulder season camping. - Floor plan is rectangle vs a square, we kinda like it. Everyone is sleeping, in a row. - Last but not least it has a life time warranty. Cons: - No windows, this means that there isn't much cross breeze. Not a con for us as we wanted that... my wife is always cold. There are 2 doors, one at the back and the front, so I suppose you can open the doors, but its not the same as screened windows. - If you take of the rain fly, there isn't much privacy. - Not super easy to set up with one person.. I mean its doable but much easier to do it with 2 ppl. TLDR, I love my marmot limestone 6p. Let me know if you have any specific follow up questions.

Dude, my first two tents were coleman. Shit man, I still got them and they still work great. Oldest one close to 15 years. I went from a 4P Coleman to 6P Coleman when I had kids. So if you can get one in good condition or buy it.. go for it. I got my coleman sundome for like a 100 bucks. If you don't want a coleman, you can sang one of these from costco for a 100 bucks - https://www.costco.com/core-6-person-lighted-dome-tent.product.100892929.html Now a days I have a Marmot 6P, recognize that this is 500$ tent. Don't spend this kind of money for your first tent unless you have money to spare or plan on going a lot of camping. The difference between a 100$ tent vs a $500 tent are: - More indoor pockets - High quality tent poles - No snag YKK zippers - Easy to pack bag - better ventilation But from a core tent/sleeping POV, its the same. IF and WHEN you are ready to go backpacking, it would be good to invest in lighter smaller gear. A decent backpacking tent is pretty expensive.

I'm 6'2, I want to be able to stand in there, so height is one of the first things I look for. Second, I don't always have help putting up the tent, so I need to be able to put up the tent by myself and also I need to be able to take it down by myself. I want YKK zippers. I want to be able to open the zippers in the middle of the night with one hand not have to deal with zipper snags. This is my #1 pet peeve. I don't want to be careful to prevent snags.. I want no snags no matter what I do. I want metal poles, no more plastic poles. Seam sealing to prevent water leakage. Nice to have for me are internal organizers and hooks for me to have a clothing line, pockets to store stuff..etc. Last but not least, I want a life time warranty. Shit happens, and if something happens, I want to be able to get help even its few years from purchase. I have a Marmot limestone 6p which meets my requirements.

Go for a 6p tent. For my family if 4. I would car camp with my little ones and bring along a travel crib. I have the marmot 6p and love it for my family of 4. Now light weight.. I also backpack with my wife and older kid but have a much much lighter backpacking tent. If you are car camping, I would go size up.

Ironically I was kind of going through same dilemma with these two exact models recently. I ordered the limestone from enwild as they had it on sale at a really good price. Still awaiting shipping confirmation.

I have the Limestone 6P. It’s a solid tent. Easy to put up and take down with a lot of room inside. When the weather is nice, I don’t put the rain fly on. The screened top makes it feel like you aren’t in a tent. Can’t speak for the other tents, but this is my second Marmot and I’ve had no issues with either of them. For hot nights when I have the rain fly on, I run a medium sized fan in the tent. Works great.

When the fly is on it’s sealed up pretty good. If you stake it well and open the two upper vents and use a fan, it stays fairly cool.

for how many people? i love my marmot tents. i have 4 different ones now. a giant 6p for family / car camping. a 3p for when its just me and another adult or me and my two kids. a 1p ul backpacking tent. i also have a much older 3p tent maybe 10yr old that had a "window" in the rain fly that delaminated a year ago and they replaced the entire tent with my current brand new 3p tent for freeee. i thought they would just send a replacement rain fly but got a whole new tent and then fixed the rainfly on my own. my 1p tent i've had for 15+ years and its holding up great still.

As tempting as it is, I would recommend to not go for one of the super tall (tall enough to stand up in), roomy 4-6 person tents (Marmot Limestone or REI Wonderland for example). They seem nice and luxurious (as can be for camping), you can change inside comfortably, etc, but wind is a real consideration because they’re so tall, and since they’re not cheap, you’re at risk of tent breaking and losing $200-300+.