Marmot Aura 2P -
The Marmot Aura 2 is a very lightweight 2 door, 2 vestibule, 2 person tent. It has a hubbed 1 piece aluminum DAC frame that sets up in minutes and is strong and stable. The unique pole configuration saves weight and creates a 'Drip FREE Zone' in front of each door so the tent won't get wet as you enter or exit in the rain. The ultralight SilNylon fly gives full coverage and provides a generous vestibule off each door for gear storage. Inside the tent, the nearly vertical no-see-um mesh sidewalls provide ample space for happy tent life. The all mesh sides also provide great ventilation and are great for viewing the wonders of the night sky. All these great features for under 5 lbs.
Lining and Layers:
- DAC NSL Dual Diameter shockcorded aluminum poles with ECO friendly anodizing are top of the line - save weight add more livable space
Fabric:
- Tough, waterproof breathable 40D nylon ripstop fly with 1800mm polyurethane coating
- Stuff sacks, stakes, repair fabric, pole repair sleeve, guy cord with sliders and buckle included
- Ultra-durable 40D nylon floor with 3000mm waterproof coating
- Lightweight, durable ripstop nylon rainfly has silicone and polyurethane coatings for waterproof protection and UV resistance
Insulation:
- Maximum weight is 4 pounds 12 ounces, so it won't weigh you down, especially if you split it up
Ventilation:
- 20D No-See-Um mesh canopy for cooling ventilation and bug protection
- Lots of mesh for ventilation and stargazing
Weather and Wind:
- Reflective guyout points - reflect light like a laser for easy night or low light visibility - guy your tent for high winds
- Catenary Cut Floor - Fully Waterproof Floor with Taped Seams Lifted Off the Ground
- Main fly and floor seams are factory sealed
- Catenary cut floor provides a tight pitch with reduced weight; seam-taped bathtub floor maintains waterproofness
Pockets:
- Inside pockets store and organize your equipment
- Mesh interior pockets for organization and gear storage
Manufactured:
- Import
Features:
- Marmot knee pole system make walls steeper
- Catenary Cut floor is taut and worry free
- Optional Footprint - Extra Protection Under Your Tent or for Bare Bones Setup
- DAC Featherlite® NSL poles are super lightweight yet strong and use an eco-friendly anodizing process
- Fire retardant
- Plenty of room for 2 sleepers and vestibules for wet, stinky gear
- Mesh canopy walls circulate air and offer exceptional views during warm, clear nights
- Sleeps 2
- Bare Bones Set Up - 3 lbs. 3 oz. - set up with optional footprint, poles and fly only - leave the body at home - save weight
- Freestanding design is easy to set up
- Color Coded "Easy Pitch" Clips and Poles - Confusion-free set up
- Vertical wall design prevents water from dripping into the tent when the rainfly is open
- Knee-pole design creates steep sidewalls to increase spaciousness; Aura offers incredible spaciousness up high
- 2 doors allow easy access without disturbing your tentmate; 1 roomy vestibule and a smaller vestibule provide versatility in access and gear storage
- Dual doors and vestibules for easy access and palatial space
- Bare bones setup is just fly, footprint, and poles for light weight
- Full coverage SilNylon RipStop fly completely protects the tent from the weather
- Welded rip-and-stick attachments securely fasten rainfly to canopy
- Stake Tape™ shaves weight by eliminating grommets yet is strong and allows versatile setup
- Free-standing design - increase habitability allowing a person to sit-up
- Bare Bones Setup - Allows the Fly to be Used by Itself with Footprint to Make a Lightweight, Sturdy Shelter
- Color Coded Easy Pitch ALL Clip System is fast and simple
- As a convenient option, poles and rainfly can be set up with the footprint (sold separately) to create a lightweight shelter
- Super light SilNylon fly is silicone impregnated and PU coated for top performance
Moosejaw
DECENT FEATURES of the Marmot Aura 2 Person Tent.
The SPECS of the Marmot Aura 2 Person Tent.
Backcountry.com
Marmot designed the Aura 2-Person to milk every bit of versatility from its area so you get maximum versatility from minimum weight. The near-vertical walls make use of every inch of area and the innovative three-pole design spreads the roof for more headroom. Nobody likes being stuck in a tent during a storm, but if you have to, get yourself stuck in a Marmot Aura Tent.
Zappos.com
The creative utilization of poles in the two-person Aura helps create an extremely functional and versatile lightweight backpacking tent with a roomy vestibule for wet weather living.Bare bones setup allows the fly to be used by itself with a footprint to make a lightweight, sturdy shelter.
Catenary cut floor is fully waterproof with taped seams lifted off the ground.
DAC NSL poles re up to 15% lighter than traditional aluminum poles, yet comparable in strength.
Knees pole system offers the ability to increase internal space without adding weight.
"No Drip" vertical walls.
Stake Tape™ included.
REI
Lightweight and well-ventilated, the Marmot Aura 2P tent offers 2 backpackers a tough yet livable space in a small package.
Imported.
Oregon Mountain Community
Two people, two doors, two vestibules, and too many stars at night! The Marmot Aura 2P tent is too cool. The color-coded poles make setup not too complicated, either.
O2GearShop.com
Now lighter weight with larger vestibule area, the creative utilization of poles in the two-person Aura helps create an extremely functional and versatile lightweight backpacking tent with a roomy vestibule for wet weather living. Color-coded poles aid in simple setup.
Average Price History:
| Activity: | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Bare Bones Weight: | 3 lbs 3 oz / 1442 g |
| Canopy: | 20d No-See-Um-Net F/R |
| Canopy fabric: | 20-denier no-see-um mesh |
| Capacity: | 2 Person |
| Design type: | Freestanding tent |
| Dimension: | (H x W x L) |
| Floor: | 40d 100% Nylon 3000 mm W/R, F/R |
| Floor Area: | 31 square feet / 2.9 square meter |
| Floor dimensions: | 89 x 50 inches |
| Floor dimensions - metric: | 226 x 127 centimeters |
| Floor fabric: | 40-denier coated nylon |
| Fly: | 40d 100% Nylon Ripstop Silicon/PU 1800 mm W/R, F/R |
| Fly / footprint pitch weight: | 3 lbs. 3 oz. |
| Maximum weight: | 4 lbs. 7 oz. (2.13 kg.) |
| Minimum trail weight: | 4 lbs. 3 oz. |
| Minimum trail weight - metric: | 1.91 kilograms |
| Minimum weight: | 4 lbs. 1 oz. (1.843 kg.) |
| Number of doors: | 2 doors |
| Number of poles: | 4. |
| Number/Pole Type: | 1 / DAC Featherlite NSL 9 mm |
| Pack Weight: | 4 lbs 12 oz / 2156 g |
| Packaged weight: | 4 lbs. 12 oz. |
| Packed size: | 6" x 19" (15.24 x 48.26 cm.) |
| Peak height: | 40 inches |
| Peak height - metric: | 102 centimeters |
| Pole diameter: | 9.0 millimeters |
| Pole material: | Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL |
| Rainfly fabric: | 40-denier coated ripstop nylon |
| Seasons: | 3-season |
| Sleeping capacity: | 2-person |
| Tent Canopy Material: | 20d No-Seeum-Net F/R. |
| Tent Floor Material: | 40d Nylon 3000mm F/R. |
| Tent Fly Material: | 40d R/S Silicone/PU 1800mm F/R. |
| Vestibule Area: | 10.2 square feet / 0.95 square meter, 5.26 square feet / 0.49 square meter |
Compare specifications to related products.
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Marmot Aura 2P Reviews:
Positive Reviews:
Great Tent
I use this as my primary summer camping tent. It's a great tent when your not worried to much about the cold. It's all mesh design is nice when you want to escape the bugs but keep your view. The fly has worked well for me and the colors are uplifting when your camped out in the grey drizzle.
I have had this tent for over four years and it still looks new. I decided to buy it over a nice Black Diamond tent after pitching both and realizing how much roomier the Marmot was. Plenty of room lengthwise, whereas other tents have you touching your head and toes on the walls. The vertical pole design adds room as well and after some practice it assembles and pitches fairly quick.
The downfalls are only when it comes to things it's not really meant for. Wind can penetrate under the fly under certain conditions and it's not going to hold a lot of heat being that it's an all mesh body. If you want to dabble in the fourth season than this probably isn't the tent to try it with.
I have had this tent for over four years and it still looks new. I decided to buy it over a nice Black Diamond tent after pitching both and realizing how much roomier the Marmot was. Plenty of room lengthwise, whereas other tents have you touching your head and toes on the walls. The vertical pole design adds room as well and after some practice it assembles and pitches fairly quick.
The downfalls are only when it comes to things it's not really meant for. Wind can penetrate under the fly under certain conditions and it's not going to hold a lot of heat being that it's an all mesh body. If you want to dabble in the fourth season than this probably isn't the tent to try it with.
Feather Light
Just used this for the first time in the Cascades in Summer, and it's much better than my last Mountain Hardwear 2p tent. This, unlike the prior, keeps all four on the floor and has a roomier design while still being lighter.
Poles took me a few practice rounds to figure out how to set up but in the end it's a good design. This thing is so light, and with an all mesh membrane is not intended for a lot of extreme weather. Sometimes wind sneaks in under the fly and I've yet to test it in rain.
So far so good. I wanted a light, roomy tent. This is it.
Poles took me a few practice rounds to figure out how to set up but in the end it's a good design. This thing is so light, and with an all mesh membrane is not intended for a lot of extreme weather. Sometimes wind sneaks in under the fly and I've yet to test it in rain.
So far so good. I wanted a light, roomy tent. This is it.
Neutral Reviews:
Good 2.5 season design, wears poorly
This is a review for the first generation Aura 2p; comments only apply to wear and blow-down. This was my second backpacking tent; bought the first in 1995 and it lasted 14 years. Bought the first gen Aura 2p at REI in 2009 or 2010 and it hasn't proven to be as capable. First - in a strong wind, this design folds flat, it helps to face one end into the wind if direction is predictable. Not a huge problem, but a good way to damage the mesh if it snags on your gear or the ground under tension.
Second - the waterproof coating on the fly had a melt-down while stored loosely rolled and in air conditioning. First trip this year, I found the fly coating had become sticky, all the seam tape was peeling off and it leaked like crazy. Since the bottom of the tent and footprint have a similar coating that's still functional, this strikes me as a manufacturing problem and I recommend asking if this has been dealt with in the current model.
Second - the waterproof coating on the fly had a melt-down while stored loosely rolled and in air conditioning. First trip this year, I found the fly coating had become sticky, all the seam tape was peeling off and it leaked like crazy. Since the bottom of the tent and footprint have a similar coating that's still functional, this strikes me as a manufacturing problem and I recommend asking if this has been dealt with in the current model.
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