NEMO Equipment - Aurora Highrise 4P

Marmot is a great bang for buck value. I’d also suggest checking out Nemo and Big Agnes, too. We bought the Nemo Aurora High Rise 4p and it’s been great.  And if you sign up for emails on Backcountry.com, you can get an easy 15% off nearly anytime.  Whatever you get, make sure your family’s sleeping pads and whatnot will fit. It took me a minute to find a 4p backpacking tent for my fam that would fit 2x20in and 2x25 in wide sleeping pads. 

We use a Nemo Aurora 3P tent for my husband and two kids (I sleep in a hammock because of back issues). It’s about 7 lbs and checks off everything on your list: https://www.rei.com/product/228511/nemo-aurora-3-backpacking-tent-with-footprint But since you’re car camping, I would go up to the 4P Aurora. That way you’d have extra space for all your gear as well.

Nemo aurora 4p, lifetime warranty , you get what u pay for

I use the Nemo Aurora Highrise 4p for solo car camping. The peak height is 75inches so you should be able to just stand in it. It’s very easy to set up solo and very spacious. I’ve used this tent for three years now and absolutely love it.

> I had a Nemo Aurora 6 person tent and felt a little too big for two for nice weather camping, but might be a good size if you expect to hunker down for a bit because of rain.   We have the same REI tent OP has, but I just picked up the Aurora HighRise 4p for standing purposes. It's pretty nice and is plenty big for 2.

I recently got the Nemo Aurora Highrise 4P and it is luxuriously tall and big. I'm not tall but my camping buddy is over 6ft and he had plenty of room. It was more than roomy for the two of us. Haven't had it out in the rain yet but rain was a big concern for me too. I live in Central Texas so it's not a rainy climate but when it rains, it absolutely floods. Lots of reviews had good experience with it in the rain, so that made me feel confident in it.

Nemo Aurora High-rise, in 4p or 6p. I have the 4p as a solo camper and I could live in that thing for weeks.

Yes!! We just did this this summer (got an awesome deal on a practically new Nemo 4p tent from REI resupply) and can actually stand up, put two chairs and hang out in there when it’s raining, etc. Definitely recommend! I wish we hadn’t waited so long to do it

Haha I meant like do you want more fabric or bug screens for the walls - I would never have a tent with just open walls. If it’s a hot place you want as much bug screening as possible for ventilation. The Nemo Highrise is a nice tent you can stand up in. Nemo is overall a highly reputable company and will stand behind their products. I have their backpacking tents. I have a friend that has the North Face wawaona 6P that he has had no complaints with. Someone else mentioned a Cabelas guide tent which I have (the cheaper green model) it’s a way more structurally bomb-proof tent, but has less ventilation and you cannot stand up in the 4P model. It will be warmer though if you camp in cooler weather and handle weather a ton better than taller tents. Big Agnes is another brand to consider too.

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.

Nice tent. Only if it was black out too!

lol. Yeah I’ve had 2 and they really work reflecting the heat and keeping it cooler inside. Last festival it got destroyed so I’m looking for a new one. I like the look of the Nemo. Not sure yet though.

I have the Nemo, I love its and everyone that seen it and use it love it too. It’s such a nice color, and it is so nice and easy to setup. I have not used the Limestone but it looks great too. I don’t believe there is a wrong choice between the two.

Nemo aurora highrise is pretty luxurious and big.

I hiked last year with the Nemo aurora, around the same weight and honestly loved my tent. There were a few nights where I was the only one dry, granted the weight does play a huge factor when hiking up and down hill every day back to back. One thing for sure is that it will make you stronger

The marmot Limestone ended up selling out on the sale at REI, so I got the Nemo Aurora! Hopefully they like it (and let us try it sometime, ha)!

The Zempire blow-up tent is a great option that I don't think has been mentioned yet. I've got one and can set it up in just over 2 minutes. At 5'2, you'd have no problem standing up across most of the tent (I'm 5'4"). Some other solid choices: • Springbar and Kodiak canvas tents: Incredibly spacious and durable though must be packed dry so be aware of that if you're camping in wet conditions • Nemo Aurora: Replaced the popular Wagontop model, offering good headroom Hope this helps!