User Review: Marmot Thor 2P

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

Reviewed January 25, 2006 by Brown

Rating:

Good tent, though bent poles and useless fastex clip design present an Achilles heel. I used this on a major trip to Alaska. During a snowstorm, most of the poles snapped, demonstrating that weakness in design is not worth the tradeout in the miniscule space gained by the "elbow" pole system. I like the idea of having more room, I just don't think it's worth the tent failing -- mid trip! Testing, testing, testing, in the field, not a lab, before introducing a new concept...