Marmot Limestone Tents (2012) vs Black Diamond Mega Light Tent

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options instead.

The Marmot Limestone 6-Person Tent (2012) hasn't managed to earn a top spot in any roundups from sources that conduct trustworthy hands-on testing. Nevertheless, reviewers from sites, such as OutdoorGearLab, gearinstitute.com, and Switchback Travel all gave it a spot on their list.

Taking a look at the Black Diamond Mega Light 4-Person Tent, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - OutdoorGearLab and divein.com - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like OutdoorGearLab, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Black Diamond Mega Light 4-Person Tent.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Backpacking Tent received. We found that the Marmot Limestone 6-Person Tent (2012) managed to earn a rating of 8.6 from gearinstitute.com, whereas the Black Diamond Mega Light 4-Person Tent got its highest, 9, score from reviewers at OutdoorGearLab.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Backpacking Tent on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Backpacking Tent being 6.2 out of 10, whereas the Marmot Limestone 6-Person Tent (2012) and Black Diamond Mega Light 4-Person Tent managed averages of 7.9 and 9.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Marmot Limestone 6-Person Tent (2012) vs. Black Diamond Mega Light 4-Person Tent comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.