I bought the tent mainly for winter camping. Being in the SE, unfortunately we get rain in the winter, even in the higher elevations. I too used 4-5 tubes of Seam Grip. The only troublesome seam was where the rear window awning joined the tent body, as wind driven rain would force its way through it and the window. I have had the tent in winds measured with my wind meter to 68 mph, with no problems. Now the bad news; heavy rain can, and will overwhelm the Membrain laminate. I have had water actually pass through large sections of the tent walls. Obviously this is a cause for concern.This is a shame, because it is such a great tent design. It goes up fast, has a terrific vestibule that can be zipped off for an even lighter tent. But...I`d only use it in high and dry locations. Jeff

Customer Service

Marmot has excellent cust service. I broke my tent down during a killer ice storm and left one of main tent poles (I know..stupid). A person in customer service found one pole from a warrenty returned tent and sold it to me for $10.00. Marmot only sells the poles in kit form with all the poles, which is $96.00.

It is a good tent, but there were a few problems. The tent needed to be seam sealed for that price, and it wasn't. Other then that it was great.

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The Marmot Asylum may be discontinued, I got it at a signficant discount at REI-Outlet.com.

The best feature of this single-wall tent is that it comes with a large integrated vesibule (which can zip off), about 10 sq. feet in size, with a high ceiling. The tent has great breathability. The large vestibule allows the front door to be left open most of the time, further increasing breathability. Guyed out tightly, the tent is very stable.

I weighed it myself; the tent is 5 lbs without the vestibule, 6 lbs 8 oz with.

The biggest drawback with the tent is that it requires extensive (5 tubes at last count) seam sealing.

I've used the tent in wet, low-altitude (1,900' to 10,000') conditions in the Pacific NW. The first few times water slowly leaked into the tent during downpours due to seams that I had missed.

If you can find this tent on sale, I suggest getting it. I paid $390 US.