Marmot Kronos Tent - 4-Person, 3-Season

The diagonal poles also developed a slight "set" or bend on first set-up (see earlier review). Otherwise, the tent looks robust and workable for our family of mom, dad and two small kids. wall are mostly mesh; so three seasons, with emphasis on comfort in hot weather; I would not recommend for early spring or late fall with small kids or adults who "sleep cold". Other marmot gear has performed well for me over the years, so I am still hopeful the slight set in the poles is no issue.

We are very happy with this tent. Extremely easy set up. Quality construction and well thought out. Tent is all mesh so very well ventilated. Will use it at Crater Lake next week so we will see if it is too cool at altitude. All seams are sealed on the inside. It didn't rain on the one trip have taken with it so far, but it performed well and with 4 poles is very stable in the wind. Too heavy and large for backpacking in my opinion. Even if you split the load, the 8 x 8 footprint is a bit much in the woods. Sides are high so the interior space is usable to the walls. Storage bins in every available spot on the lower walls and even on the ceiling. I like the way the fly is attached to the tent at set up. Easy to use and easy to tighten up when the weather turns bad. This is my family car camping tent and I am very pleased with it except for the doors which hinge on the bottom so you have to open it entirely to get in and out (unlike D hinge doors). The zippers on the fly also tend to snag on the flappy zipper covers. You have to use two hands to be sure they don't get stuck. Minor gripes overall though.

The tent was easy to set up. As typical of most tents, while it was billed as a 4 person tent, 2 adults and 1 child felt pretty cramped. Two adults would be fine in this tent. It is not tall enough to stand up in which makes it harder to get in and out of. All in all we were pleased with the purchase.

I confess I'm yet to use this in the field. However, my trial setup at home was a strange experience. The "DAC" aluminium poles seems very heavy duty, but when I erected the two diagonal (main) poles, they developed a slight - and apparently permanent - bend. Granted, all poles with tents this design undergo quite a strain when you're erecting (pushing the pole from one end). But fibreglass poles wouldn't stay bent when the tent's dismantled! Other than that, the tent looks like a warm - mid temperature tent (the inner is completely mesh). Certainly large enough for our young family of 4. Fly seems to be quite expansive, allowing plenty of space for gear, cooking etc. The tent height doesn't allow adults to stand, but that's a tradeoff for the light weight. In short, I'll be conducting our first real field test carefully and seeing whether the poles are a hindrance or whether it's all in my imagination!