I am the one who posted about the Megamid in the previous post. It is a great tent and incredibly versatile, but I wouldn't want it as my only tent. I much prefer a traditional, double wall (separate tent and rain fly), free-standing tent as my "go-to". If you get the footprint there are lots of pitching options. I have worked in the outdoor industry for a while and in my experience most tents are very good quality-- probably better than most people need. I think there is a big difference between lightweigt and ultra-lite-- very much like bikes. Shop smart -- lighweight comes at a cost (cheap, light, durable--- pick two). There also seem to be a little bit of a price war over the last few years with companies trying to have the best entry level tent. These tents are made out of great materials, great quality, smart/ simple set-up and at great prices. Marmot, Sierra Designs, Eureka, Big Agnes come to mind as great values. I really like Marmot's lower priced tents. That said, the Big Agnes Seedhouse 2 and Seedhouse 2 UL (discontinued/ replaced with the Fly Creek 2 i believe) is the bees-knees for lightweight, packable, reasonably priced, and free-standing tents.
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