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Marmot Thor 3 Person Tent

Hiking & Camping > Shelters & TentsRated: **** by 3 reviews.

Mountain Gear

The best of all worlds, the Thor 3P expedition tent from Marmot provides massive room, bomber construction and lightweight, the ideal 4-season tent.

Features:

  • An adjustable air flow ventilator lets you customize the airflow
  • It has a large, poled vestibule, for gear storage or a mud room
  • It uses a superior pole structure with dual diameter poles that enable it to withstand the most severe storms
  • Knees in the pole system offer greater strength and increase the interior space
  • The DAC Featherlite aluminum poles feature DAC clips that provide easy setup and strength without slippage
  • The nylon canopy and floor, covered with a nylon ripstop fly, provide excellent protection from the elements
  • While allowing a strong geometric pole design, lightweight hubs also lower overall weight
  • Window Weld technology for a lighter fly

Backcountry.com

The Marmot Thor 3-Person 4-Season Tent uses a burly six-pole design to fight off wind and snow during the roughest high-mountain storms. Designed specifically for alpine climbing and mountaineering, the Thor Tent stands strong whether you're on Rainer, Denali, or Everest. Dual doors and vestibules allow quick and easy entry for all three inhabitants, and provide a place to store your crampons and boot shells out of the weather. Marmot thought ahead to storm-bound days and gave this tent the Knees Pole System to steepen the walls and increase useable interior space.

Canopy/ fly/ floor material:40-denier ripstop nylon/ 40-denier ripstop nylon with 1800mm polyurethane & silicone coating/ 70-denier nylon with 5000mm polyurethane coating
Capacity:3-person
Clip / Sleeve:Both
Country of Origin:China
Doors:2
Floor Space:74 x 93in (188 x 236cm), 47sq ft (4.4sq m)
Floor dimensions:93 x 74 inches
Floor/ vestibule area:47/ 12 square feet
Freestanding:Yes
Interior Height:45in (114cm)
Interior peak height:45 inches
Manufacturer Warranty:Lifetime
Material:[Fly] 70D nylon; [Floor] 40D nylon
Number of poles/ doors:6/ 1
Packaged/ minimum weight:10 lb 4 oz/ 9 lb 10 oz
Packed Size:25 x 7in (64 x 18cm)
Pole Material:DAC Featherlite SL
Poles:6
Recommended Use:Alpine climbing, mountaineering
Seam Sealed:Yes
Stuff size:7 x 25 inches
Ventilation:Vents
Vestibule Space:12sq ft (1.1sq m)
Weight:10lb 12oz (4876g)

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Marmot Thor 3 Person Tent Reviews Summary:

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Reviews:

I had this tent in 55 mph winds

Rating:****

Sand storm at Burning Man, (before the crowds) fully exposed to full wind on flat ground.
It stood up fine to those winds. One pole got bent slightly, but out of about 11 tents, mine and one other was the only one left standing. That windstorm flattened the camp. The rest of the tents were wrecked 2-3 beyond repair. Those people had pretty sucky time and had to retreat to cars that night.
The next week it was 110 degrees out, the elastic bungies built into the aluminum poles died. But those are not essential equipment and no other bungie would have lived. I do not find that a flaw. It is small and cramped for two, I only had enough room for myself and my gear. But it is super well designed for what it went through. I have no regrets forking over the extra dough for this tent.

piratebrian at Backcountry.com on 05/06/2009

Stands like a Norse god in the rain and wind

Rating:*****

Just used this tent last weekend and have no complaints at all.
It rained most of the time, but didn't leak.
I would recommend the footprint to protect your investment and have an extra water-proof layer at the bottom.
The vestibule is fairly large and because of the 2 doors, can be in the front or back of your tent.
Even putting it up in the dark (without ever seeing a picture or manual) wasn't too bad.
There are 3 different types of poles which caused minor confusion if you've used the tent before, but it only took 2 minutes to figure out where they go.

Overall: Great tent

Richie Olivier at Backcountry.com on 04/13/2009

Marmot Thor 3-Person 4-Season Tent

Rating:****

Solid 4 season tent, with a few minor gripes. I prefer more robust poles and less than 3 different variations per tent; this one has 3 or 4 different lengths/bends. A good and warm 4 season tent.

Bob Baldwin at Backcountry.com on 03/23/2009