I gave up on tents, the ones lite enough to carry on a long trip are out of my price range. I use what they call an Alpha thent on alpharubicon. Basiclly a poncho supported by custom cut (easily done yourself)fiberglass tent poles. It is easy to set up and works well as a three season tent, and for me the big bonus is the since I normally carry everthing it takes to make and set it up there is no extra wieght except the poles. The only draw back for some is the lack of a floor, but it's easily fixed by my casaulty blanket.