Guess I'll have to deviate from the crowd here - we bought a Yakima thru REI, their larger one rated as 3 person - it goes up and down with the same ease as others we've seen and "played with" (think Overland Expo East).
Two features that stand out for me as very positives:
1) the rain fly extends out beyond and away from the tent walls so rain doesn't drain down or hit the tent walls and get everything wet (we live in N. GA and travel/camp in lower Appalachian Mtns of TN, NC, AL, & GA) so rain is a VERY common occurrence and I just hate to have wet sleeping bag that has unintentionally been left touching a wet tent wall allowing for wicking action to soak into the bag,
2) the roof of the fly has two clear panels which allows us to watch the stars, moon, trees, etc. These tent roof panels are mesh and can be sealed off with a zipper panel but the views are great most of the time. We really enjoyed this during our desert camping a few months back.
At time of our purchase this was a $1500 set up.
Two features that stand out for me as very positives:
1) the rain fly extends out beyond and away from the tent walls so rain doesn't drain down or hit the tent walls and get everything wet (we live in N. GA and travel/camp in lower Appalachian Mtns of TN, NC, AL, & GA) so rain is a VERY common occurrence and I just hate to have wet sleeping bag that has unintentionally been left touching a wet tent wall allowing for wicking action to soak into the bag,
2) the roof of the fly has two clear panels which allows us to watch the stars, moon, trees, etc. These tent roof panels are mesh and can be sealed off with a zipper panel but the views are great most of the time. We really enjoyed this during our desert camping a few months back.
At time of our purchase this was a $1500 set up.
