The Marmot Fortress 2P is way too heavy for backpacking use (for me) but has proven very nice for the “front country” – a.k.a. car camping. The package includes 12 stakes, 6 line tensioners, 6 guy lines, 1 pole splice, and no footprint. The advertised package weight is 5 lbs 5.5 oz but I measure it at 1 lb heavier. The tent has a vestibule on each side but one is slightly smaller. The full-fabric canopy with 3 zippered ventilation panels is probably a great thing in cold windy conditions but may be stifling in an Arkansas summer with little or no breeze. We’ll see.

Interior head end. Note the ventilation panel at the bottom. The zippered opening at the top is for access to the fly vent. There are 2 small triangular gear pockets at mid-height.

The poles breakdown to a bundle 21″ in length. The 2 main poles are permanently connected in the center by a swivel thingamajig.
Mar 28 2018
Dec 2018 update: The ability to zip the fabric panels over the mesh was very helpful in staying warm during a couple cold and very windy nights.
The product was purchased with my own money. I have no material connection with any companies, products or services mentioned in this post.












The tent pole for this tent are ridiculous. I use the singular because the two poles are connected by the thingamajig in the review above. They are over-engineered and hard to deploy, especially in a tight spot. The flimsy shock cord stretched after less than 10 uses, and now has to be replaced or spliced to make it shorter.
Older A-frame or parabolic tents I’ve had in the past set up in a fraction of the time it takes to set this up. Would NOT buy this tent again.
The poles are a bit cumbersome, and I recently had to replace the shock cord (for the first time on any tent). I’m still pretty happy with it though, or at least I’m not considering a replacement. When I use it, I am typically setting it up once for 5-10 days of camping so any inconvienence becomes pretty trivial. I would definitely not consider this for backpacking – the TarpTent Notch is still my top choice there.