I have that tent and use it for car camping. It is a very high quality tent, and comfortable for two people. Have been using it regularly for about 4 years now and it is holding up well.
The tent weighs 5-6 lbs, which is fairly light and small as a car camping tent (doesn't take up much space in the car), but is quite heavy for a backpacking tent. It still could be used as a backpacking tent, but it is worth considering if you can find something a bit lighter. There are good options out there for sturdy freestanding tents in the 3 lb range. You'd likely be happier carrying one of those, rather than the Elixir.
Big Agnes makes some nice backpacking tents that are popular, but the lighter weight ones tend to be a bit more expensive than the Elixir. See if you can find one on sale? Cost vs weight is a factor to consider, depending on your budget and use case.
I have an elixir 2 and hubba nx 1 and rarely use them. Subpar tents where you’re paying for the brand name. I have a xmid 1 solid which I much prefer but it’s by no means a 4 season tent.
Maybe look at the new Fjern Stormgrotta when it’s back in stock. It looks like it can take a beating and you can’t beat it for £160.
MSR, any of them, own the elixir 2 (from 2019 and passed on my 2016 to my mom, both going strong), both backcountry and front, recently picked up the habitude last spring (doesn’t look like they make it anymore), it has been great for front country camping. Looking to get free lite 3 next for backcountry and retire my elixir.
I had a Half Dome Plus for almost 25 years and it served me well, but I just replaced it with an MSR Elixir 2 after returning a flimsy-feeling Nemo Aurora 2. Perhaps you should look at the Elixir 3.
Hmm. I just got the msr elixir 2 and it’s been great. I live in Cambodia but used it in the Himalayan foothills. So it’s been great for higher altitude between 3000m to 4000m as well as the humid climates of south east Asia.
Your tent alone is 17 kg. The way you are describing it now you'd be carrying much much more than feasible, or have you walk twice.
I would go for several smaller tents, with a tarp in the middle for a living room. You'd be more flexible, also in finding flat spaces, can change one tent when the kids are growing, and it would be lighter. Look at secondhand msr elixir, for instance, 2 and 3p, you'd be looking at around 9 kg for three tents, add a tarp (and groundsheet) for 2 more, and the price would be similar.
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