i have both a mega mid and a tipi. well 3 tipis. everything said is true about them. however it is like compareing apples to oranges. the tipi is so much better. i added a foot of nylon around the bottom of the megamid trying to seal it, that adds wt and barely seals out the wind. if you cant take time to drive the pegs in the tipi you are just being picky. the number of pegs necessary to seal a MM and make it bomb proof would be equal to a 4 man tipi, or close. the megaid does not get used much.