I bought a rei quarter dome 3 at the rei sale last month. I like the tent fine but now I found the Marmot limelight 2 & 3 on sale. $149,$195. Cheapest I've seen. Seems like it always goes that way.
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Love our limelight worked great in canoe country, and it includes the ground cloth!

its also on sale at REI and at Backcountry. i was thinking about getting one. does anyone have good things to say about this tent?

Bought my LL3 a month or so ago at rei. Spent two nights in it so far. Love it! It is a really good tent and a good value when including the ground cloth. Lots of room to sit up in and lay down and stretch out. I haven't put it to use on the trail or the portage yet so I don't have much else to say yet. I'm still trying to get over the fact that I paid the full $279. Oh, I did also get the 20% off coupon so that saved some money. Can I return it and buy it again? Nah, I wouldn't do that.

I like my Limelite II a little small for II, but would work.
I use it for soloing sometimes and it is a BIG solo tent and a small tent for 2. Sets up easy, is dry, comes with a small loft and footprint. 5 lbs.
Also, makes a great doghouse, see picture 2

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quote fitgers1: "Bought my LL3 a month or so ago at rei. Spent two nights in it so far. Love it! It is a really good tent and a good value when including the ground cloth. Lots of room to sit up in and lay down and stretch out. I haven't put it to use on the trail or the portage yet so I don't have much else to say yet. I'm still trying to get over the fact that I paid the full $279. Oh, I did also get the 20% off coupon so that saved some money. Can I return it and buy it again? Nah, I wouldn't do that."

Uhh, you *could* as they have a lifetime satisfaction guarantee. Would be a bit sheisty, but that's up to you :)

Got Limelight 3 last fall.

So far 10 days on the Green, 20 in the Everglades and five in Algonquin and seven on Florida Rivers.

I pitched it badly once groundcloth wrong side up and got a wet floor. Operator error once out of 42 outings.

I also managed to lose the brow pole and discovered the loss before the Algonquin trip and Marmot replaced it for twenty bucks including shipping and delivered it within three days.

I dont find it small for two. You can take gear inside but with the roomy vestibules its not necessary. We do not need to roll over in unison.

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quote fitgers1: "Bought my LL3 a month or so ago at rei. Spent two nights in it so far. Love it! It is a really good tent and a good value when including the ground cloth. Lots of room to sit up in and lay down and stretch out. I haven't put it to use on the trail or the portage yet so I don't have much else to say yet. I'm still trying to get over the fact that I paid the full $279. Oh, I did also get the 20% off coupon so that saved some money. Can I return it and buy it again? Nah, I wouldn't do that."

Uhh, you *could* as they have a lifetime satisfaction guarantee. Would be a bit sheisty, but that's up to you :)


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I'm shiesty but not that sheisty

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quote yellowcanoe: "I pitched it badly once groundcloth wrong side up and got a wet floor. Operator error once out of 42 outings."

Of the handful of times I set up the Limelight, I don't recall paying any particular attention to the way I placed the groundcloth. Good thing we had good weather.

quote yellowcanoe: "Got Limelight 3 last fall.




I pitched it badly once groundcloth wrong side up and got a wet floor. Operator error once out of 42 outings.



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Seriously, which side is up??? Don't want to choose the wrong side with a down bag.

I didn't see what that there was a difference. But we were in a wet patch of moss after a month of rain and he said I pitched it plasticky side up..

Me thinks that with the gully washer the water went inbetween the tent and floor. It was on a hill. Everything about that camp was on a hill except for the campfire.

The innies will gloat!