Outside Magazine's 2008 "Gear of the Year" Award

Our lightweight Aura 2 person tent wins Outside Magazine's 2008 Gear of the Year Award.

Along with our DriClime Catalyst Jacket that also won in the 2008 Summer Buyer's Guide issue, this is the first time any company has won two awards in two separate categories in the same season, according to Outside Magazine.

Over the past year, the guide tested and reviewed 392 new, outdoor-related products. “The Buyer’s Guide has become a defining catalog of world-class clothing and equipment in recent years” explains Tom Fritz, Marmot’s Vice President of Marketing. “It is a big deal for Marmot to take two awards in this summer issue” adds Fritz.

Marmot’s Aura 2-Person Tent, featured in Outside’s 2008 Summer Buyer’s Guide in an impressive two-page spread, won “Gear of The Year” for its remarkable spaciousness, innovative pole design and added lightweight value (with fly it weighs in at 4 lbs, 6 oz). “We were looking to give the consumer a high-value, all-mountain backpacking tent with greater ‘habitability’ than ever before,” explains Jeff Blakely, Director and Category Manager of Equipment. “I think we nailed it with the Aura,” he adds.