Mixed feelings on the Tarptent. Loved the light weight. Loved the room. Hated the condensation. Hate the stretch factor of Sil Nylon. But the real issue was the "misting". Even though I intellectually know that the misting during heavy rain is not necessarily a deal breaker, it always freaked me out when I was days from the nearest trailhead, stuck in a severe storm, and anxious. I would pack up my sleeping bag, sit on my sleeping pad in my rain clothes, and freeze until the storm stopped, in fear of tent failure. And after the deluge, it would freeze, and the inside of the tent looked like that Russian house, full of hoarfrost in Doctor Zihgavo! The tent never failed but I am such a worrywart that I need a tent that really FEELS secure. And I am getting older, more weight is an issue. 3-4 pound tent, maybe; 5 pound tent- NO. I want to be able to sit out a severe storm in peace, and not get soaked in a week-long deluge. Must be very wind-worthy too.
My "dream tent" has always been a Hilleburg. All about $650 - $700!
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Any suggestions would be helpful. Not saying that I have an upper limit, but $400 is about all I really want to spend.