my old synthetic tents were Sierra Designs and Moss and seem to remember I had Eureka back in the day ? but forgot if it was Eureka or something else
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also a cheap beach tent from Kelty
I think the pole function of the eyebrow and setup was nice but for the cost it was not that solid feeling I now have a cheap 10x10 Kelty that works great as a self standing and its like $250 and feels just as solid as the Marmot did same design really
did not find the marmot setup tough ? was nice and again the vertical door brow design is nice
also there was one spot on the top where the threads were muffed up looks like the bottom foot kinda thing got a small double up for a few pulls
also the zipper pull and the stability was not solid without being staked I could not always get the tent open one handed ? I usually always stake out tents but wanted a free standing option so tested as that
while not related the color when I got one was only that orange and was not so pleasant when the sun was out
but that has only to do with what were they thinking ? which kinda means fashion over function these days
maybe I should say if you can get one for say %25 or more then its not a bad deal I don't think they are a $450 model but are OK for say $300 ? but I don't feel they are as nice as they could be is maybe a better thinking
or maybe I just want to much these days again I did look at the 6 person then cause it was a 10x10 so it can fit on any pad easily
some brain dump thoughts
again I don't think they are bad tents I just think the Big Agnes are better I think the marmot are just not as nice anymore and not worth what they are asking when you can get basically the same thing from any china made tent these days for less from Kelty as example ? for $250 kinda tough to pay out $450 so if it was on sale for say $300 ? I might have said OK over the kelty but at $350 I would pass and buy the $250 Kelty having now seen the big agnes Flying Diamonds I would pick that if it was my main tent
its little things like the doors not being solid so when wife or daughter are changing have to close the fly cover ? not a big deal but one I notice also are the front and back doors all screen so you can open it up get some air through one of the models forgot which one the back door was mostly solid material ? and not two doors one solid one mesh so you could never really open it up sure you can pull the fly up but more hassle ? I guess those are the little things I looked for in a nicer tent and the big agnes do I think have solid parts you can pull up over the windows if you want except for just the top ?
I have no issues buying a nice tent our main tent is a SP Land Lock like $1700 but its insane nice and have had it in some heavy weather and it held up and acted more like a canvas than nylon/synthetic tent
I am down to 4 tents these days and have now gone to hammocks
but if I was to have one main tent for camping and I wanted to keep it under say $750 I would be in the big agnes
over that mark I am in what we like but I would also look at tentipi and hilleberg
if weight size don't matter and pure comfort is your main goal nothing beats canvas ! for sure the Kodiak canvas or the african dome tents equipt1 sells
hope that helps some
I find it tough
cause for sure all this stuff is personal and what we like
I have two coleman stoves and one partner steel well of course now I have it slap why not earlier !!!!! and have to some day sell my two coleman
its that kinda thing
its like buying nice bags once you have them you understand what you like why you like and what you are willing to pay to be happy
cause that is what its about being happy with the purchase so for sure I always try to buy what I am happy with even if it costs a bit more and someone else says its not worth it
anyway take care keep us posted
