Like the title says, looking for:

15’ Tandem Swift Prospector in Kevlar or carbon

Marmot Ultralight 2P Fortress

Neither are dire needs so I’m keeping my eyes open on the used market

Was able to buy a Prospector. Still on the hunt for the tent

Any particular reason for that specific tent?

I was able to find a barely used Marmot Sanctum on eBay, I set up a saved search with notification. It was a fairly long wait, first one that came up was absolutely new/unused but went for more than I was willing to pay. A year later another barely used came up which I snagged. This purchase was to replace the Sanctum I bought 14 years ago and is now in fairly "sad" condition (still functional).

Personally I'm not a fan of their newer (last 10 years) tents nor any of the UL versions but I do understand that in some circumstances weight is imports (it isn't for me, within reason). The older models had VERY good construction and materials.

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"What else could I do? I had no trade so I became a peddler" - Lazarus Greenberg 1915

I want a light weight tent for late fall/ early spring and this one fits the bill

I love their tents - own a 2P Superalloy and a 3p UL Tungsten

Call me a grumpy ol man but it grinds my gears that a company has the nerve in 2023 to call a 5lb 2 person tent "UL" it's very definitely not.

It’s called UL because it is considered light as a 3/4 person tent. I have a lighter tent (Marmot Superalloy) but it is mostly mesh. This is for when I don’t want mesh. Do you have another suggestion that is lighter with this functionality? I looked at a lot of options and this was the best thing I found - I imagine next year I will be able to buy it new on sale if I don’t find it used.

Is the Fortress a new name for a previous model? If so maybe you could find the previous model used or deeply discounted.
For instance, I have the Marmot Force, which looks very similar to the Superalloy.

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Brian
http://www.JohnstonPursuits.ca

 

The UL Fortress specs at "Minimum Trail Weight 4 lbs. 3.5 oz."

https://www.rei.com/product/186999/marm ... ul-2p-tent

The regular version is "Minimum Weight: 5 lbs 7.8 oz"

https://www.marmot.com/equipment/tents/ ... t=Featured


Just an FYI - The UL which doesn't seem to be available from Marmot can be had for US$459 at Campsaver, 20% off is you sign up to their spam list (which you can cancel the next day if you want). Don't know if this is a good price or not.

https://www.campsaver.com/marmot-fortre ... erson.html

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"What else could I do? I had no trade so I became a peddler" - Lazarus Greenberg 1915

If weight is a major concern the tarptent cloudburst 3 would be an option
https://www.tarptent.com/product/cloudburst-3/#tab-id-2
just over 2lbs.

Also Hyperlite Mountain Gear's tents get strong review from people who camp in severe weather (above the tree line)

Their 4p 4 season tent is a mere 22 oz (but a little spendy) (and worthy of the UL label)
https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/p ... ramid-tent

I'm a big ban of Zpacks tents - but not sure that they would be considered 4 season.