When truck camping I use a wall tent that is 10x12 with 5' walls. This is great for 2 people. I would not go any smaller.
We have been using 2 cots side by side but i will be making a fold up double bed out of plywood. We have room to hangout, cook and not stumble over the dog. Often times we have another couple with us who come in and have coffee in the mornings to warm up and we are not cramped. I use a heavy duty waxed canvas tarp as a floor that comes just shy of the stove.
I also made up a 4' tall sheet metal heat reflector so that my stove is less than a 12" off the back wall and helps with maximizing space. As it sits right now we can have the tent up, tarp fly on and pegged, cots set up and a fire burning in the stove in about an hour if the weather isnt nasty.
fuzzyone
