Marmot Limelight 2P Tent & Footprint

A tent that packs in a lot of features, for those backpackers who want a more liveable space when out on the trail.

Marmot says:

Your home away from home in the hills, the Limelight 2P is a roomy tent made so by pre-bent poles that add space without adding weight. An extra wide door makes it easy to get your stuff setup while kneeling in the vestibule, and double vestibules give you room to store packs (or a wet dog).

An incredibly spacious tent, the vertical walls and huge doors really give a more homely impression than most backpacking tents.  The pre-bent poles and strategic clip system give a large box-like liveable space, vertical walls and the large floor area mean you get a lot of sleeping space, and that all of the area is usable, unlike most tents that have tapered walls.  You get a lot of headroom and 2 adults can easily sit up in the tent without brushing up against the sides. This results in it not feeling claustrophobic, especially  if you are confined due to bad weather. Its very simple to pitch, and as it comes with the foot print included, which adds value to the tent. The interior of the tent has small gear storage pockets, a laundry line to hang gear or clothing, it even has a lamp shade pocket.

- Reviewed by BasecampGear

Help and advice:

• Zone pre-bend construction creates vertical walls for roomier sleeping area and greater head room 
• Additional side wings for gear storage 
• Free-standing design with two D-shaped doors and two vestibules for gear storage 
• Footprint included
• Interior pockets for small gear organization 
• Laundry line in top of tent for hanging gear or clothing 
• Lampshade pocket securely holds your headlamp to provide ambient light 
• Seam-taped bathtub floor to keep out water 
• Seam-taped, full-coverage fly with vents 
• Color-coded "easy pitch“ clips, poles and fly make it easy to put up the tent quickly

Our weights

• Flysheet weighs: 751g
• Inner weighs: 965g
• Pole set weighs: 699g
• Footprint 246g
• Pegs 8x weigh: 140g
• Total weight: 2415 g (excludes pegs, footprint & bags)

Marmots Specs

• Minimum weight: 2300g
• Total weight: 2682g
• Packed size: 53.3 x 17.8 cm
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 224 x 140/124 x 109 cm
• Floor area: 3.1 sq m
• Vestibule area: 0.6 sq m, 0.6 sq m
• Doors: 2
• Vestibule: 2

Materials

• Flysheet: 50D 100% Polyester Ripstop 290T 1200mm, F/R
• Canopy: 40d 100% Polyester No-See-Um Mesh / 68d 100% Polyester Ripstop 190T
• Floor: 50d 100% Polyester Taffeta 290T 2000mm F/R
• Poles: 0.9mm Yunan SD70PF