Marmot  Limelight 4P Tent with Footprint

After doing a lot of research I decided to purchase the Marmot Limelight 4P, and thus far I have no complaints. It is easy to set up with just one person, and it seems like it is built well. My favorite two features are the headlamp pocket on the inside, as well as the door pockets. The headlight pocket does a great job dissipating the light and is really helpful when doing things in the tent at night. The door pockets are nice because they help prevent you from tripping on the door when you want to leave the door unzipped. This is handy when you are repeatedly entering and exiting the tent when setting things up. So far I am really enjoying this tent and hope it holds up for many adventures to come.

I dont do much tent camping anymore as i have a small trailer with a pop out tent but I picked this up on sale last summer bc i still love tents and have had numerous brands and types over the last 30 years so i know tents. i used it once last summer and immediately noticed a couple issues i think potential buyers should be aware of. first of all, at 51 sqft its not really a 4 person tent. 3 at best or a roomy couples tent. love the design inside as it has near vertical walls and two doors. i kinda wish it was a little longer(more rectangle, less squarish) head to toe as it is 92" long. 97"-100" would be ideal. could be an issue for folks over 6' as im 5 10" or 70" but still works wo too much touching of walls. seems alot shorter than stated specs and thats me laying in longest position, The rei half dome 4 would be a better choice for people wanting a little more room with almost same design. ive had a halfdome2plus for years so wanted to try marmot for first time. this replaced a bigagnes flying diamond which was too big for my needs. Be aware...when you put the fly on and expect rain, its best to stake fly doors all the down and out. if u dont do this the roof fly remains almost flat and will pool water on top of tent right over door. it wasnt raining when i used it, and when I suspected this, i did pour water on top and sure enough it did pool on fly. i then staked the fly out and it does increase the roof angle but I have not tested in real rain. not a deal killer bc its fixable but i dont do much rain camping here anyway in the dry summers of california or have the need to stake fly out really bc im old and lazy. but if it does happen to rain/wind i will just stake out the fly! thus I will probably keep it as i do like the size and quality. it just needs a few tweaks to be perfect but i dont use it enough to care. thus only 3 stars but could be a 4 if longer and 5 if taller roof.