Sierra Designs Zeta 4

Very roomy, great tent for a backpacking family. Poles are like origami.

We got this tent to backpack Yellowstone with the family (2 adults, 2 children, and a dog) three years ago. Have used it over 70 nights so far in California, Wyoming, and New England. Spring to fall. No issues at all, never a bit of wetness inside the tent. Even in New England downpours. Tent vents well in hot weather so we wouldn't take it into the winter.

Tent is easy to pitch with two people. Harder, but not impossible, alone. We really like how the footprint/fly attach to the tent and the color coding its super easy to figure out how to set everything up.

We pitch our tent very tight. There are no guy out points on the long sides which can make it harder to pull sides away from interior, Sierra Designs does sell extra clips for this, but we wish it came with it.  

The narrower end can cause problems with four full length mattresses in place the two mattresses on the outer edges get pushed towards the center. It does work, but not as smoothly as it could be. We usually use shorter mattresses with our children and put them on the outside.  

It's a bit heavy for backpacking, I wouldn't want to carry it hundreds of miles, but for the occasional backpack trip when shared between two adults it's not too bad.

For us this tent has everything we need at a cost we could afford.

Two friends and I took this tent out backpacking in Shenandoah National Forest in VA. We arrived past midnight and had never set it up since it was brand new. We got it out and set up on top of a windy mountain in the middle of the night in 5 minutes.

It's super easy to assemble and disassemble. The rain fly is incredibly tough and withheld the 20-30 gusts all night no problem. 

It kept all the wind out and kept us all warm. It's a 4-person tent that actually is for four people rather than cramming into it. Slept three adults with plenty of room to spare!  

It was easy to carry, strapped onto the bottom of my pack, isn't too heavy. Great tent, it's the only one you'll need!