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Nigger here who bought this tent a few months ago. Took the wife and little kids camping where my wife has only been camping a few times (all at a KOA style setup) and the little kids this nine day trip was their first time.
Long story short, the tent to setup and get three out of the five poles going such that the poles start supporting the weight of the tent evenly is a bit difficult as a lone person. Really this takes two adults to set up in any meaningful and timely way. However, once set up, the structure is amazingly solid and interior spacious. The whole point was fulfilling a request by my wife for the ability to stand up completely in the tent, so this one is quite tall. Dollars to donuts this tent held up to extremely poor weather over three days where everyone around us had to bail on their camps to seek shelter in hotels or their cars. We stayed near a river which rose close to six meters in 12 hours and resulted in local authorities coming out to tell everyone to prepare to evacuate from the camping area. Irrespective of rain fall so severe this tent didn't leak water anywhere and stood up to winds which were snapping branches and downing trees around our area. The family loved the experience which was paramount for me and future outings where I can sell them on places a bit less populated and more toward bivouacking.
Pluses:
-water tight
-tons of space
-extremely good ventilation even with rain fly
-strong structure withstands high speed gusts
-lots of pocket and storage options inside
Negatives
-expensive (approaching 2-meter dome price)
-difficult to set up without two people
-no vestibule (can purchase separately)
