Like most, I bought this tent as an alternative to a single wall - I wanted the light weight, but also wanted the benefit of double walls (particularly in the wet). I used this tent on an expedition to the E.ridge of Mt. Logan and it performed well; I love the quick setup, the multiple internal pockets, the reflective guy points. My gripes are as follows: While the outer fly is very tight and has numerous effective guy points, the inner tent tends to billow around/flop around a lot in high winds, and snow can collect between the walls of the tent, resulting in a good soaking - this happened to me on a ski tour this winter, and as a result we took a different tent for our next expedition...couldn't risk it. I spoke to Marmot about this and they will install an extra inner tent to outer fly attachment point on the sides of the tent; I haven't done this yet, but it should help a great deal. Secondly, I wish a vestibule option was available. My only other complaint is the lack of no-see-um netting. A must for hiking, but also in stormy conditions the netting helps prevent some snow from coming in when you have to increase the venting by opening the door some more. But overall I'm happy.

Customer Service

Marmot staff were helpful in discussing how to fix the problem; I haven't sent it in yet, however.

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I bought this tent because it has the same profile as Bibler and Integral Designs four season mountaineering tents but is two walled. The setup can be done very quickly which has been a wonderfull thing for me in blizzard conditions. The Up High also handles wind and snow load extrememly well. The reflective taping on the tent and the relective guylines are great for navigating around the tent at night. The double walls have kept me warm and dry. On the bad side, the venting could be a little better as condensation tends to gather right up on the fly near the vents, even on dry days. This means you must be very carefull to dry out this tent after every trip. The second minus to this tent is the lack of a vestibule. normally this isn't a big issue with me but for those looking for one, you can find comparable tents weightwise which do have one. My last bad point is the DAC Featherlite poles. They are a pain to slide out of the tent sleeves because they are always coming apart. All in all not a bad tent for the money.

Customer Service

Never used them

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This tent was purchased originally as an option to the $600.00 Bibler and Integral Design tents. Having not seen this tent set up before, I was curious, but at the same time encouraged that it was from such a quality concious company as Marmot. The tent employs 2,(same length), DAC Easton aluminum poles, threaded through continuous sleeves, corner to corner. One of the unique features of this tent is that the fly is always attatched to the tent body so that all goes up at the same time...very good in stormy weather. One errected, there are double, and well placed, guy-outs at each corner, plus a double guy-out mid section on the side/bottom. My experience has been that it is a very storm/wind worthy shelter. One drawback, to some, but not for me, is the lack of a vestibule. consider this if you're contemplating buying this tent. Over-all though, this is my 4th season tent and am very pleased. Ed

Customer Service

none needed

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