Have spent enough time in everything from a paratipi to a 12 man from a moose hunts in a skeeter swamp to bou on the tundra to mt goats in the costal mountains of BC. Worst of all weather I have been in was 85 recorded winds
And sideways rain for over 60 hours straight on a bou hunt. Never got wet
never had to reset a peg and never have dug a trench. It is purely a
matter of what makes you feel comfortable. I can say this, I will never own a tent with a floor ever again, and when it's 10 degrees outside I don't care how much of a he man you think you are getting warmed up just feels good.
