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I'm also 6'4 and in my experience the length isn't as important as the shape. I have an alps zephyr 2 and it's pitched down toward the feet end. It's 88" long but I don't feel as comfortable in it as I do in my older kelty trail ridge which is about the same length but the walls are more vertical so it feels much bigger and gives more clearance for my size 15 foot. Just my $.02.
Alps mountaineering got me into backpacking. Even after I took up backpacking as a very regular activity, the 2-person tent was among the very last items to be replaced. Just the right dimensions, good weight, reliable, and damn near bulletproof. It outlasted a hail storm that would have given me concussions otherwise. To be fair, I was freaking the hell out in that tent the entire time...
I like the Alps tents. Wife and I moto camp off our KTM’s and the two person has aluminum poles (fiberglass poles break) and two vestibule for our Mosko luggage and riding gear. It keeps it all dry but out of the tent. I use a stuff sack to pack it small.
I've had an ALPS Mountaineering 2 person for years. Its been a great tent for me. Less than $140 at the time.
Anything by Alps mountaineering. Really good warrantee, great quality, good pricing.
Look into Coleman for decent and affordable. I've been happy with Alps Mountaineering on Amazon. Best suggestions I can offer.
All the tents from Alps mountaineering have treated me very well in wind and rain. Colemans not so much.
Yeah the marketing is so bad. There are 3 season tents that are better suited for colder climates but they aren't advertised like that. So weird. In the south, I recommend Kelty tents a lot because their 2 layer tents have almost-full mesh bodies. I notice that people in the northern US swear by Alps Mountaineering tents... their bodies happen to have a lot less mesh in the body. They're like 3.5 season tents, lol (but they'd be bad in the south).
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