User Review: Marmot Bise 2P

Marmot Bise 2P
Above: The current Bise 2P, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed May 18, 2007 by RC

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: 3-season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: It does not seem to be any more difficult or time consuming than any other external pole tent of the same size. It really has 5 poles. 2 are short brow poles connected to a single long spine pole. I have noticed that I walk around it fewer times that o
Weight: With the footprint and extra needed tie-down stakes, this tent is well over 6 lbs., which is a little heavy, but okay with me.
Price Paid: $279

I'm 6'-2" tall. This is the only 2-person tent I could find were while in my sleeping bag, I don't rub my head and feet on the inside walls of the tent. Sure I could fit length wise in a lot of 3-person tents but they weight too much and roll up too big to backpack with. Wasted space and weight. I've tried out lot of tents. ALL manufactures mis-state the actual usable floor dimensions of their tents. In fact, I can put my hands over my head while laying down in this tent and not hit the wall. It's jinormus!

Marmot's website and other advertisers state that the rain fly has a very fancy window. Not mine, no window at all. Just about every other new tent does. It does have a handy stash pocket in each corner. While sitting inside, it is a long reach to grab and open the zipper at the bottom of the fly. Some tents have a zipper at the top AND bottom of the fly. The Bise 2 comes with 2 doors. Kool.

I noticed that the roof line from one door to the other is not symmetrical, the ceiling and the door on one side is 3-inches lower than the other. I don't think it's suppose to be that way, but the tent still works. I think these tents are sewn together in China, but the stitching does look good.

Lastly, it's hard to get the bottom of the fly taut, I think it's probably because of the 3-inch differential in the roof over each door. In spite of all this, I still think it's a pretty darn good tent, albeit an expensive one. If you are 6 foot 2-inches or taller, this is no doubt the tent to get.

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