Yeppers the bottomless tent sounds great to me.. NOT... :) Doesn't make them bad just not for me. Then again my Marmot 3 person that has lasted well, withstood 50 mph winds and torrential rains that soaked the ground around and under without getting me wet, will not appeal to others. They will like Eureka or Northface or something. All just as good.
I guess it comes down to how much room you want inside, how much protection you want, and then how easy is it to put up and take down. Putting up and taking down ease is more important to me than weight. Most name brands will be great for what you want. I just purchased a larger Northface for my wife and I. It's 8 pounds or so with ground cloth. Things I liked about it .. Larger doors and a bit taller for my bad knee.. easier for me to get out of. (not a concern for most) Large enough for me at 6'5" and her at 5'11" and our gear to be inside for repacks etc. The Marmot though wonderful and worked well for us together is 6lbs. The extra space and ease for 2 lbs was an easy trade off. Solid waterproof tub. -- I can't always find the perfect spot for a tent. Sometimes water is flowing under the thing. My down sleeping bag is pretty much useless wet so dry is huge priority for me. I'm NOT a minimalist. For me it's a tent I'm gonna be in 30 to 40 nights per year in places where I don't have a car or school to go hide in.. I don't care about the weight for the sake of it .. a great tent will weigh what it needs to. I'm much less picky with my car camping tent. Many brands and configurations out there that will do a great job. Just like the bicycle there are tradeoffs in comfort, and usefulness.. One person tunnel tents are great till you actually try to live in it for a couple of days of torrential rains and they become rather cramped. That 4lb weight savings doesn't mean much then. Good luck shopping Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/l85ejmxoidEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
