G'day Chris,

Unfortunately not, the length is usually dictated by how small the pole set can collapse & how long each pole segment length is.
You could probably remove the pole set and pack that in a different bag, or get a waterproof bag for it and strap it to your packs externally, or along your bike frame even?
Hope that helps!

G'day Jamie,

Yes, the Limelight 3P is classified as a free-standing tent, so it can be erected and will stay standing without tent pegs/stakes. We'd always recommend staking out/securing the tent when you can to stop it from being blown away and to improve the water shedding of the fly.

G'day,

There's nothing you can really do to increase the water head rating on your tent, and off the shelf it's going to be more than capable of keeping you dry.
1500mm is a decent waterhead rating so I would have any concerns from that side of things, just make sure you tent is pegged out properly and the fly is fully tensioned so there no rain pooling in places.
The fly is actually coated on the inside with waterproofing and coated on the outside with DWR (durable water repellancy) which causes the water to bead on the surface and roll-off.  Maintaining the DWR coating is the best thing you can do to support the waterhead rating on your tent fly.
Don't use any detergents to clean it, and after a particularly dirty trip if you need to wash it, use something like Nikwax Tent & Gear Solar Proof Spray afterward.  This spray is also good to use once a year as a standard maintenance thing as well.

The Marmot Limelight 3P will come wth all required guy ropes, so no need to purchase them seperately!

G'day Sang,

Great question!  The specified weight of the Marmot as 2.985kg is provided both by the Australian supplier and also Marmot themselves.  We have actually weighed it in-store and this spec basically lines up with the tent in its own right, not including the footprint.
If you weigh the whole package as it comes, it rolls in at 3.41 Kg on our scales.
Majority of hiking tents do not come with a footprint, so I'm assuming Marmot have chosen to use the tent only weight in their specifications so hikers can more readily compare it with alternative tents..
We really appreciate the question though as it prompted us to re-jig weight listings, providing more clarity.
Hope that helps!