Marmot  Tungsten 3P Tent with Footprint

A little background, I just got back into camping and hiking September of last year. After quite a bit of research, I decided on this tent, and purchased it toward the end of that month. Since then, I've put this thing through it's paces. It's seen over a dozen backpacking and camping trips, several hellacious thunderstorms, snow, below-freezing nights, 40mph wind gusts, and a week sitting on the beach, about 75 yards from the Atlantic Ocean. Not once have I gotten wet, or had any type of system failure whatsoever. Regarding snow, I'm not sure how this would hold up in heavy snow accumulation, as I primarily camp in the Southeast, and rarely get a ton of snow. It's incredibly spacious, has tons of pockets to stow headlamps, phones, flasks, etc, and has really been a pleasure to call home when out in the wilderness. Two people and gear fit perfectly in this, but I suppose you could fit three, if you really liked your hiking buddies. The dual vestibules are generous in size, and can easily hold two 70 liter packs and your shoes/boots. The only downside to this tent is that it's not light. I primarily go on solo trips, and hiking a five pound tent up and down mountains brings the pain rather quickly. I wanted something that could be multi-purpose, so that I could go out with a friend, or car camping, or backpacking and be comfortable. Chalk it up to my novice backpacking status, and budget at the time of purchase, but I'm definitely looking to go more ultralight after logging some trail miles. That said, this tent will remain in my gear collection for multi-buddy trips and car camping for years to come. 10/10 would recommend. :)

Purchased this summer for extended trip in Nunavut. The extra curve in the pole is cute, but the additional room inside the tent does not compensate for the weakening of the tent, which collapses in high wind. There are insufficient tie spots on the fly to adequately brace. The low freeboard on the tent allows sand to blow under the fly and into tent. The clips on the tent do not positively lock on the pole (opening is too large). This requires two people for the set up process in a wind. The grommets on the foot print are slightly too large - foot print comes loose from the poles unless the footprint grommet is put on first and then covered with the tent grommet. On the plus side, the tent is roomy for it's weight and in a gentler environment would be excellent. the pole mender included with the five tent stakes is a nice addition.