Limelight 3P

Overall I liked this tent. However, all the netting with no way to seal out the elements became a bit of a problem. I thought this tent is suppose to be three season. There needs to be some way to seal the windows, especially when camping in the desert, beach, or anywhere else where sand might get blown by high winds.
On a rafting trip in Desolation Canyon, a storm blew in and kicked up a lot of sand, which proceeded to enter the tent from the bottom of the rain fly. With no way to seal the mesh netting windows, the sand piled up, as well as remained in a fine haze in the air. I tried to seal the void between the fly and the tent by stacking up gear and sand along the tent walls. This method would work for a while to keep sand from entering the tent, but the haze would remain and holes would form from the continueing winds.
Furthermore, I was disappointed to find Marmot does not offer a tent that can completely seal out the elements like I wish, at a price even close to that of the LimeLite. Sure there are many other models that do seal their windows and doors, but at much higher prices. I guess I will have to endure the raging sands to stay within my budget.

I just returned from a four-day, three-night hiking/camping trip in North Georgia, where 10 friends and I did the approach trail to Springer Mountain, which is the start of the Appalachian Trail. I like a lot of room for my gear, so I used my Limelight 3 just for myself. The weather was clear for the first two nights and rained pretty hard on the third night. The tent had good ventilation, even with the rain fly on, and was very easy to set up.
This was only the second trip I've used the tent, so I don't know yet how durable it will be long-term, but it appears to be pretty solid. It has a very nice design, with two doors on the tent and the vestibule on each side of the rain fly. If I needed to share it with someone, it would not be a problem. The height of the tent is very good, as I am 6'1" and can maneuver in the tent quite easily.
All in all, I'm very pleased with the tent thus far.

I bought a Marmot Lime-Light 3P tent and it did not have any instructions included, how would I go about getting them either mailed or emailed to me?

Thank you, Michael Wright

Bought the tent via a retail website as a larger secondary to my current two man as the wife would like a bit more "luxury" when packing in. My primary concern with a three man was weight and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. It easily takes up my most of my pack and weighs twice as much as my Coleman Tyl2.
Other than that it's a sturdy tent and the design is well thought out. It's also just large enough to accomodate a queen size inflatable matress for "Jeep" camping (we don't do cars). All in all not a bad tent, just really wish it was more pack friendly. This will most definetly be my car camping tent and NOT for pack-ins.

Just bought the tent from rei. As soon as I picked it up the weight seemed wrong. I used my digital bathroom scale (which seems to be accurate within .2lbs) to weigh the tent and accessories.

tent w/poles+stakes in their bags =4.6lbs
+rain fly =6.8lbs
+footprint and gear loft =7.5lbs

so it seems the true minimum weight if you care to stay dry is about 6lbs13ounces

the listed minimum weight must be for the bare "bones setup" option.

the listed maximum weight seems to exclude footprint and gear loft.

or possibly the weight do not include poles stakes or bags but that cant be ,right?

Does the footprint cover the vestabule going to buy even if it doesn't just curios if not i'll make my own much appreciated. deano

I'm looking for a tent to camp in Scotland. Does the mesh protect me from midges (not just mosquitoes) ? They are pretty small, can they can go through it?

After looking at a number of tent options I purchased the Limelight 3p for those times when I am car camping or my wife joins me for backpacking. The Limelight really hits that sweet spot for a roomy, comfortable tent that is also backpackable. The tent is easy to set up and easily handled multiple days of rain and gusty T-storms. The free footprint and attic make this tent a bargain as well.

I purchased the Limelight 3-P early this summer. (2010) I am more than pleased with the performance of this tent and would highly recommend it to anyone. My son and I basically lived in this tent for 4 weeks in conditions varying from the mid twenties and snow in Yellowstone to 100 plus in Zion and everything else in between. Everything we dished out it took on with ease. We experienced heavy rain with strong winds for multiple days on multiple occasions and it continued to perform like a champ. It kept us and our gear dry as a bone. Some slight condensation build up a couple of times but very minor and not an issue.
I also used it on a week long motorcycle trip on the Blue-Ridge Mountain Parkway in North Carolina & Virginia and with its ease of set up and take down was again idea and perfect for two people and their gear. The storage vestibules are a great plus for packs, boots etc.
A great tent especially for the money!!! However, you should consider it a 2 person tent, one less than advertised as seems to be the case with most tents.