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Review: Marmot Aeros 3P

Tipping the scales at 5 pounds 3 ounces, the Aero weighs you down. But this ample weight serves a purpose: It’s the largest tent we tested. Like classic campers from the ’60s, bent-knee poles start perpendicular to the ground, reducing wasted space in this 45.5-square-foot palace. Two rooftop crossbars and two near vertical sidewalls further […]
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Rating:

6/10

WIRED
Door zippers can be opened one-handed. Large vestibules cover most packs with room left over for extra odds and ends.
TIRED
Will the average tent owner quickly learn not to attach the asymmetrical fly backwards? Probably. Was it still a pain to fix it in the dark while a pack of hungry wolves closes in on you? Definitely.

Tipping the scales at 5 pounds 3 ounces, the Aero weighs you down. But this ample weight serves a purpose: It's the largest tent we tested. Like classic campers from the '60s, bent-knee poles start perpendicular to the ground, reducing wasted space in this 45.5-square-foot palace. Two rooftop crossbars and two near vertical sidewalls further maximize usable space, despite a height of only 41 inches. It may be heavy, even a little ugly, but all that extra room really makes it feel taller.