I roamed around a lot tent camping when I was a young man.
I didn't know what mattered at the time,...we slept on an old air mattress that would deflate by morning.
A bed is everything. As long as the tent keeps the rain out you won't know the difference in quality. But you need a good bed.
Spend what it takes to have a good cot in your tent.
It'll be the difference between feeling good and feeling like chit when you get up in the morning.
I have started to realize this very same thing ... pretty sure it comes with age. Experience means everything. Lol