Family cabin~$529Marmot
Marmot Limestone 6P
No citable rating — see why we hide some.
A 150D body at 3000 mm is heavy-duty fabric for a family tent — the Nemo Aurora Highrise's fly is rated 1200 mm and its floor 1500 — and at seventeen and a half pounds the Limestone is still lighter than every steel cabin here. Seventy-six inches of peak height, 83 square feet, aluminium poles, a 10 by 28 inch pack. Marmot's own site blocks automated requests, so these numbers come from dealer listings and a review site rather than from Marmot directly.
Floor area per person
13.8 sq ft
Tight — under 14 sq ft each — shoulders touching, gear outside
Weight per person
46.9 oz
from the packed weight of 17 lb 10 oz
Peak height
76 in
Approx. price
~$529
Best for
Family car camping in wet weather, where fabric weight matters more than the last few dollars.
Specifications
- Type
- Family cabin
- Rated capacity
- 6-person
- Floor area per person(estimated)
- 13.8 sq ft (tight)
- Floor area
- 83 sq ft
- Peak height
- 76 in
- Packed weight
- 17 lb 10 oz
- Weight per person(estimated)
- 46.9 oz (packed weight)
- Packed size
- 10 x 28 in
- Doors
- 2
- Freestanding
- freestanding
- Poles
- aluminum
- Wall type
- double wall
- Season rating
- 3-season
- Fly fabric
- 150D polyester oxford, 3000 mm
- Floor fabric
- 150D polyester oxford, 3000 mm
- Floor denier
- 150D
- Floor hydrostatic head
- 3,000 mm
- Approx. price
- ~$529
Features
- 150D polyester oxford body at 3000 mm
- 76 in peak height with near-vertical walls
- Aluminium poles at 17.6 lb total
- 40D no-see-um mesh panels
- Two doors
- Packs to 10 x 28 in, smaller than the steel cabins it competes with
In its favour
- 150D at 3000 mm is twice the waterproof rating of the Aurora Highrise's floor
- 17.6 lb is light for a six-person tent you can stand up in
- Aluminium poles rather than the steel used by most cabins at this size
- Packs to 10 x 28 in, which fits a car boot the steel cabins do not
Against it
- marmot.com returns 403 to tooling, so these numbers are dealer-sourced rather than first-party
- No published vestibule area or interior dimensions
- $529 is more than most 6-person cabins
Written from the published specification sheet, not from owner reports.
What owners report
Drawn from archived owner discussions, not from a test of our own.
What owners like
- Owners upgrading from a cheap department-store tent describe it as a clear step up
- The awning propped with hiking poles is a specific feature owners like and name when comparing it against rivals
- The fly has vents, which owners raise directly against the rival tents that do not
- It discounts hard — one buyer found it 44 percent off plus a further code, landing at $225, and another at $277
- It is one of the two tents people narrow down to when they want a roomy six-person, which says something about its reputation
Common complaints
- Replacement poles are a real problem: Marmot updated the design at some point and owners report the replacements not fitting older tents
- There is no built-in way to divide the space, unlike the rivals people compare it against
- Only a couple of interior pockets, which owners note as thin for a tent this size
- The back door has no screen, and with the fly on you cannot see out except at the front
- Owners with a broken pole struggle to find a comparable replacement tent at the same price with better ventilation
Ventilation is what owners come to the Limestone for. When owners line it up against the big cabin tents they are cross-shopping, the fly vents and the hiking-pole awning are what they name in its favour, and the absence of vents on the rivals is what they name against those. For hot-weather family camping that is the deciding factor.
The rest of the report is mixed in a normal way. It is a solid basic tent — that phrase comes up — with 150D fabric and a 3000 mm rating that is genuinely tough for the category, at a weight that undercuts everything comparable. Owners upgrading from a cheap tent describe it as a clear improvement. It discounts heavily — two buyers report $225 and $277 — which is worth waiting for.
The things they wish it had are all interior: no room divider, few pockets, no screen on the back door, and with the fly on you cannot see out except forwards. And the pole situation is a genuine warning — Marmot revised the design and owners report that replacement poles do not fit the earlier version, which turns a bent pole into a new tent.
Questions people ask about it
Can I get replacement poles for it?
Carefully. Marmot revised the Limestone 6P at some point and owners report that the current replacement poles do not fit the earlier tent. Measure before ordering, and expect to go to a third-party pole maker if yours is the older version.
Is it well ventilated?
Better than most of its direct rivals, and that is its main selling point. The fly has vents, which owners contrast directly against big cabin tents that have none. With the fly on, though, you can only see out at the front.
Limestone 6P or a Big Agnes Bunk House?
Owners who compared them summarise it as: the Bunk House has bigger vestibules, a divider and zippered door windows; the Limestone has fly vents and the awning. Ventilation against covered space is the trade.
What should I pay?
List is around $529, but two buyers report it discounted to $225 and $277. It goes on sale, so check before paying list.