Big Agnes - Blacktail 3

Agree. We have a 3p that we use for motorcycle camping. It's great for that - we put our riding gear in the vestibule, which was really helpful on the rainy days that we always seem to find. But it's heavyish and the footprint of the tent + vestibule is very large. We've been to campsites with platforms were the tent+vestibule barely fit. We do like the utility of a large vestibule but we wish there was a way to pitch the tent + fly without it sometimes. Big Agnes has some models were a vestibule can be added. That might be the best of both worlds. We also have a Six Moons Design Lunar Solo 1p. Our first single wall. It's ultra light and small but susceptible to condensation.

We uses this as a family, when we do our four week cycle tours in summer: my wife and me share a MSR Freelite 3 and our three kids share a Blacktail Hotel 3. On rainy days we all five hang out together in the Hotel 3, eat and play games in there. It is a bid heavy, but quite robust. So I don't mind when the kids do their party in there or fight in there about whatever.

I’ve got several tents and the one in your picture is one of them. Blackmail 3P I think. I’ve also got the copper spur. The black tail is a tank. I only use it for trips where there’s support, like ragbrai. I use the copper spur for overnight/easier riding trips. For actual bike packing / serious miles, I go with an ultra lite HMG mid-1. The black tail is cool and giant, but it’s a big heavy load too.

I have the 3 person which fits my wife and I with gear nicely (we are both tall). Given the weight it was worth for comfort on multi-day hikes. Good tent. I think I paid $300ish for the 3 person years ago so they do go on sale.

Can’t go wrong with a Big Agnes and at that price I’d definitely scoop it up. Me personally I’d try to get a 3P. I just upgraded to a 3P from my REI half dome 2.5P tent that I’d used for over a decade. I wanted a little more room for me and my pup. Additionally I’m right at 6’ tall and I always struggled to keep my feet or head off the sidewalls when I was sleeping.