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NEMO Aurora Highrise™ Camping Tent

NEMO Aurora Highrise™ Camping Tent

by NEMO Equipment

8460 g Packaged Weight
3Season Season Rating
6 Capacity
NEMO Equipment Brand

Description

The NEMO Aurora Highrise is a large, freestanding 6-person dome tent aimed at car camping and family use, not backpacking — at 8460 g packaged (7210 g minimum trail weight), no one would carry it far from the car. What that weight buys is standing-height livability: a 196 cm peak height lets most adults stand fully upright, and the 7.7 sq m floor area (about 83 sq ft) across four aluminum poles gives real room to move inside rather than just lie down. Two doors and two vestibules add 4.38 sq m of covered entry storage, useful for keeping muddy boots and coolers out of the sleeping area. Weather protection is more modest than a backpacking tent's: the 68D polyester fly is PU-coated to 1200 mm and the 150D polyester floor to 1500 mm, ratings suited to fair-weather car camping rather than sustained heavy rain or high-alpine conditions. With floor area per person at about 1.28 sq m and total living space over 12 sq m for the group, it prioritizes shared space and easy setup over any kind of portability.

Specifications

Tent Type
Dome
Season Rating
3-season
Intended Use
Family camping, Car camping
Freestanding
Freestanding
Wall Construction
Double-wall
Packaged Weight
8460 g (18.65 lb)
Minimum Weight
7210 g (15.90 lb)
Packed Size ( Length x Diameter )
66 x 24 (2.2 x 9.4 ft)
Floor Area
7.7 m2
Floor Dimensions ( Length x Width )
254 x 305 (8.3 x 10.0 ft)
Peak Height
196 cm (6.4 ft)
Capacity
6
Number of Vestibules
2
Vestibule Area (total)
4.38 m2
Number of Doors
2
Number of Poles
4
Pole Material
Aluminum
Fly Material
Polyester
Fly Denier
68
Fly Coating
PU (Polyurethane)
Floor Material
Polyester
Floor Denier
150
Water Column - Fly
1200 mm (47.24 in)
Water Column - Floor
1500 mm (59.06 in)
Weight per Person f(x)
1410 g (3.11 lb)
Minimum Weight per Person f(x)
1202 g (2.65 lb)
Floor Area per Person f(x)
1.28 m2
Total Living Space f(x)
12.08 m2
Vestibule to Floor Ratio f(x)
57 %
Space Efficiency f(x)
0.91 m2/kg

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Expedition weight· mainstream zone 976–2584 g· ranked 345 of 364

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