User Review: Marmot EOS 1P

Marmot EOS 1P
Above: The current EOS 1P, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 16, 2009 by kevinshanks

Rating:
Design: Three Season Free Standing
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: extremely simple
Weight: 2.5#
Price Paid: $225

I am a devoted devoted bivy user. Simple and lightweight. This year I went to Philmont with my son's Scout Troop. They require you to sleep in a tent. Okay fine. I did some research and decided on the Marmot EOS 1P. I am a convert!

Extremely easy to put and take down, lightweight at around 2.5 pounds, this is a keeper! Hubbed poles, micro mesh, storage pockets at the head, I loved it. The only draw back that I can see is the miniature holes for the stakes on the tabs and the fact that I can not sit up in it easily. I don't like the sippy straw weak stakes that come with most tents and always upgrade to the "Y" stake. These are difficult to extract from the tent on take down, but an inconvenience I am willing to put up with.

We had a wind, rain and hail storm of biblical proportions one evening. All the others received some water or sagged greatly. My tent not only stood the test, (bone dry and sturdy), I slept like a baby and others were drying out! By morning my tent was completely dry and I can take it down and stow it in record time! The easiest yet for me of legendary pickiness as to how to pack my tent.

I would recommend this for anyone of average height and build.

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