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The Marmot Alpinist Tent offers resolute protection during extreme mountaineering outings, as Marmot advertises.

It features factory-sealed seams, and newly designed brow pole and wide, reinforced pole clips.

Its air vents can be adjusted to help control interior climate, and can also be zipped shut, when face with extreme weather.

The Marmot Alpinist Tent is made of updated MemBrain three-layer, waterproof and breathable design which offers improved durability, strength and performance.

Its large, D-shaped doors provide easy entry and exit and it also comes with stuff sacks, stakes, guyline, a patch kit and a pole splint

Marmor offers a lifetime warranty.

More details below…

Actual Customer Feedback:
  

“In my opinion, the ALPINIST is the best tent MARMOT makes”
Portion of actual user comment on rei.com

“It is my favorite so far and I have owned several 4 season tents”
Portion of actual user comment on altrec.com

“I didn’t realize how much I would miss a second vestibule until I used this tent.”
Portion of actual user comment on rei.com

The Marmot Alpinist Tent is generally recommended by most of its users, who find it extremely easy to set up and like its low weight.

Some users have found that the Marmot Alpinist is not exactly the warmest tent to sleep in, yet a good sleeping bag can easily take care of this problem.

Also, the vestibule is considered small and generally not very useful, and a second vestibule would have been a welcomed addition, as most users report.

On the other hand, the Marmot Alpinist tent is reported to be very easy to set up, even by one person, and has no problems staying up even in strong winds.

The Marmot Alpinist Tent has both its advantages and disadvantages. Although users are missing a second vestibule, and wish it was warmer, they still recommend the Marmot Alpinist tent for its sturdiness and easiness to set up.

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Company Info:

Marmot is an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company founded in 1973. The company was founded by two University of California, Santa Cruz students who wished to make their own mountaineering equipment. The company has received numerous awards, including Backpacker magazine’s Editor’s Choice award for their Oracle jacket.

Since the mid to late 1990s some residents of Robert F. Wagner Houses in Harlem, New York City began wearing marmot brand coats as a trend, rivaling the North Face brand. This style quickly spread to other parts of Harlem as a result. In recent years the trend has surfaced in The Bronx and parts of Queens.

Product features:

• Single-wall design uses an updated MemBrain® three-layer, waterproof, breathable fabric which increases strength, durability and performance
• Lightweight and strong DAC Featherlite® NSL poles with press-fit connectors use an anodization process that lessens environmental impact
• Knee-pole design with dual-diameter poles creates a steeper sidewall for interior spaciousness and adds to the structural integrity of the tent
• Redesigned brow pole and wide, reinforced pole clips provide extra stability, especially during windy conditions

Technical Details:

• Material: [Floor] 70d Nylon; [Body] 40d MemBrain
• Freestanding: Yes
• Poles: 3
• Pole Material: DAC NSL aluminum
• Doors: 1
• Clip/ Sleeve: Clip
• Floor Space: 88 x 52 x 40in (223 x 127 x 1065cm), 30sq ft (2.7sq m)
• Interior Height: 40in (102cm)
• Vestibule Space: 8sq ft (.7sq m)
• Seam Sealed: Yes
• Bathtub Floor: No
• Ventilation: To vents
• Packed Size: 8 x 20in (20 x 51cm)
• Weight: 5lb 8oz (2495g)
• Recommended Use: Alpine climbing, mountaineering
• Warranty: 1 Year
• Country of Origin: China

Price: $494.95