Is it just you? I really like the Cabelas ultimate Alaknak tents, but even the smallest one (12'x12') is pretty big. I have the 27'x13' with vestibule and roof protector, but I generally camp with 4-8 people, and honestly it's overkill for anything under 8 (the 12x20 or 12x12 are better for up to 8 and 5 people, respectively). However it's extremely good in bad weather and has amazing ventilation. I've had it in 30mph winds down to 12 degrees with no issues. My only complaint with it is that the stakes aren't the highest quality, I've bent them up some pounding them into and removing them from frozen ground. They can be bent back and I've only actually ruined one, but I plan to invest in some better stakes at some point. Takes me about 45 minutes to set up/take down by myself, but that's for the stupid big one and half the time is spent pounding in stakes. The 12x12 would be way less. Rain and snow are no issue, biggest issue in it is condensation, and they have a lot of ventilation for that. The tradeoff in bad weather is you have to balance condensation vs. insulation (wood stove helps), but contrasting to a canvas style tent, it does not hold water/moisture in the fabric. I put it away in a snow storm and when I took it back out to dry out it barely held any water and really, if you took a towel to it while packing up it wouldn't be an issue as the fabric doesn't hold any water itself.
I usually set up a base camp and explore from there, if you're more one that changes locations every night, it might be too much work (imo) as you'd probably still be looking at 15-20 minutes to set up and take down the small one. Not horrible, but that's half an hour to 40 minutes a day just for the tent. Weight wise the huge one weighs about 180lbs with the accessories, the 12x12 would probably be under 100lbs. The poles are the heaviest part. I have a Thule roof bubble for my JLUR, I put the tent and all accessories in that with some other stuff, and the poles in the back of the Jeep (they're too long to fit in the bubble). I also have a trailer, depends on how much stuff and how many people I'm taking in my vehicle. Last trip we fit everything for 2 people without the trailer and the rest met us there. More than 2 people and I need the trailer.
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