Tallboy 4

I know you’re partial to Coleman, but the kelty tall boy is a simple dome tent with a 6’ center. It doesn’t have a covered exterior area if that’s important to you, but the quality is significantly better than my old Coleman.

You really have 2 requests: Comfortable for 2 weeks, I have one set of suggestions. But you need to fly with it. So that changes my recommendation. We have a Eureka 4 person tent in a tall configuration that we have flown with. There is a similar tent in production called the Kelty Tallboy 4. It is 5'10" in the center which makes it a little more comfortable. Also, while I know a Scout is Thrifty, considering some of your gear to be disposable might be to your advantage: pick up a ground tarp and a camp chair at a Walmart. Gift it to someone who is driving or donate it to a Goodwill on your way back to the airport.

The Astro 300 doesn’t have a red light but there are options that do. The Cosmo 350 does, slightly more expensive at $35. Sea to Summit makes nice pads. The STS Comfort SI is great for car camping. Mine lasted many many years. Would highly suggest getting the wide version if you are at all broad shouldered, you want to avoid your arms hanging as much as possible. Sleeping with dangling arms is really uncomfortable. Cook stuff. Honestly just buy a solid box and fill it with cheap cooking stuff, grab some old silverware/spatula/tongs etc from home, maybe a couple old pans, throw some basic spices, some oil, tin foil, paper plates, paper towels, some rags. If car camping and you have a camp stove, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel here. If you intend to cook over a fire, you will need to think about it more. Kelty makes good intro tents. Again, solid for car camping. 4 person is good for 2 people maximum.

I have had a normal kelty 4 man and the daydreamer 6. The 4 held up great for almost a decade of use (~6 trips a year with that tent) before we needed more space and upgraded. The day dreamer 6 is pitch black inside which is great for getting kids/dogs to sleep in later than sunrise. The thick fly to keep out light definitely adds a pound or two to the day dreamer vs a normal tent.

it fits my kelty 6 comfortably with space on the size. it was very tight with my kelty 4

I have two tents (both kelty brand) a two person for solo backpacking/short trips where bad weather isn’t forecast and a 4 person for trips where I have another person in the tent with me or I plan on having to spend more time in the tent. Totally a reasonable move and the bigger tents really aren’t usually much harder to set up unless you have some huge 10 person multi room situation

My BF and I have 7 different tents and our favorite one is the 4-person Kelty tent that I bought for myself when I was 17-18 years old. That makes it 36-37 years old. It’s not the same shape as the one OP covets but it has the same basic options with a large back window screen and the zipper screen entrance with the additional layer of solid fabric. Unfortunately it’s so old and the fabric is becoming very brittle and fragile. Wish they still made tents like they used to.