X-Dome 1+

I’m 6’2” and I fit but just barely. I keep my pack in the vestibule portion. You could look at the Xmid-2 or the Xdome 1+ maybe but both weigh a bit more of course.

Got one this year and can't recommend it enough. And this was after purchasing the most hyped tent in history, the Durston X-Dome 1+. My tent purchases were always conditioned by the typical anxiety of thinking I needed a freestanding tent. Then finally did a retrospection of all my wild camps and realised that not even once I really needed a freestanding tent. Ordered a SMD Lunar Solo with their collapsible pole and couldn't be happier. Much faster to pitch than any other tent I ever tried, super compact, light enough, very robust floor (40D), and as simple as it gets. Big enough inside that I already spent 2 night in it with a 5 year old and even one night at altitude with my wife (wouldn't recommend it as a dedicated 2p tent, obviously, but it does the job for 1 night here and there). I had some hardcore UL friends telling me for years to try pole tents, and I now feel a bit dumb for not doing so sooner

X-dome 1+. It's a palace

I use the Durston X Dome 1+ and love it. Often out of stock (can go on a notification list), + tent and shipping will just tip you over $500. Avail in some Aust stores but higher cost again than direct. It's freestanding, easy pitch and just under 1kg. Good luck :)

I 2nd this I’m now transitioning I went from a family tent Blackwolf turbo tent 300 plus as the tent is too big Its a palace but as the kids are older and do their own thing we don’t take it out anymore We then downsized to a darche double swag Both of these are great for car camping but we hike and the last 20 years we’ve done day hikes everywhere we go with the above set up as a base camp and it’s taking me that long to figure out I actually need a hiking tent Both the swag and Blackwolf tents are big take up so much storage space and you need a 4x4 with a flat rack to throw on the roof because neither of them will fit in the boot and that’s the same for the highly recommended oztent rv5 And if I was to purchase this style tent between the oztent and the Blackwolf I’d still go the Blackwolf as I feel the design size style and space and setup is better The swag at 15kg is manageable to throw up there the Blackwolf is like 45kg of pure canvas they both about 1.8m height and about 0.5m wide when packed so storage is a problem I’m now looking at a hiking tent now I get more room than the swag and majority of tents like this pack down to a naglene 1l bottle or about that and weigh 2kg tops What type of areas you’re camping in and the season you intend to go out in most will determine the tent I feel the versatility durability and bomb proofness of the Mont Moondance is a good starting point you can get the mesh inner and then the full nylon inner only for winter separately Its also a traditional set up with poles that you would be used to and later on when more confident and want to learn knots can get a tension tent like the durston x-mid The sleep system is also very important and you will more than likely like the tent get one for summer and winter likewise for sleeping bags/quilts

For bivvy alton, outdoor research, sea to summit 1p tents there’s heaps of choice the beez neez atm is durston x-mid 1 (hiking pole tension tent)and x-dome 1 (semi freestanding and can use trekking poles to strengthen it up) and both these tents claim to be one of the lightest on the market Also not in your price range but is a lot of tent for a 1p is the Mont Moondance around $800 full price it’s more 1.5p lots of space inside for storage and pretty decent vestibule This tent has the highest water rating on the tub floor 25000 and is virtually bombproof It’s freestanding and around 1.5kg or minimum 1.3kg It’s a 3 season that can also change the inner from mesh to full nylon(fn) for colder conditions 4season sub-alpine and the fn can be purchased separately I prefer the freestanding atm I can get to site set up tent and if I don’t like the ground I can pick the tent up and move or change the orientation to suit it better it’s also easier to use on platforms The x-mid is quite large and need a bit of flat ground some thought needs to go in where you set up