Marmot Limestone 4P

Great tent for one or two people, easy setup, water tight.

I purchased this tent to replace an REI Camp Dome 4 after rodents destroyed the rain fly, and I've used it twice and a total of about 8 nights so far. I'm a solo camper, 5'3", and this tent is perfect for me. I can just about stand up straight, and lots of room.  It weights about 11 pounds.

I wanted something with a full rain fly and a vestibule, and this has both. I've never been a fan of pole sleeves, but I like the tent, so these are tolerable, and setup is pretty basic for this type of tent. The side brow poles help provide more vertical side walls and more space.  

During a recent camping trip to Itasca State Park in MN, I had the opportunity to put the rain fly through a pretty good durability test. On a couple nights the skies let loose for several hours. This tent is water tight. Since the side wall fabric goes up pretty high on the tent body, there was no splash in from rain hitting the ground.

The only downside revolves around airflow. In order to get great airflow, I needed to unstake a couple corners of the fly and pull it back off the tent — not a huge feat and just a minor annoyance, but not really great for sleeping when weather is unpredictable. The two small vents help somewhat, but condensation was an issue during the storms, more so than what I've experienced in other tents. (All my tents are REI except for this one.) I had a fan, and that helped.  

I got this tent on sale from Backcountry, with free two-day shipping. Would I buy another one? Maybe. My main reasons for this particular tent purchase were peak height and fly coverage. If I found a tent that met my requirements on these two features, but had better air flow (via another zipper/vestibule on the back side of the fly), then I might consider a different option.

While I understand that more zippers add weight and cost, I'd be willing to pay a little more money for these minor improvements, and that would increase my rating to a five-star.