NORTENT - Gamme 8 PC

I ended up with the Nortent Gamme 8PC. It's got a mix of features that I preferred over some of the others you listed. One is that it's a freestanding dome tent with fairly easy poles to set up. The 8 is a bit large for 2 + dogs, so I'd recommend the 6 or 4 (depending on how much space you prefer). They also make a few other tent styles (tipi/etc). Otherwise, I've seen a lot of love for Esker as well, which is more the classic cabin style hot tent.

I ended up getting the floor and gearpockets (addons). If you get just the Gamme 8 or 8 PC (PC is the one where the top 80% is canvas), it's just the outer tent with poles/stakes. Like many hot tents, it comes without a floor, but can be added on using clips on the inside. The inner tent is sort of like an actual tent with mesh, zippered doors, and a full bathtub-like floor which clips into the inner side of the main tent. Since I'm mainly using it in snow/cold conditions, I didn't get it as it's more for bugs than anything else. The inner tent covers 75% of the inside with the last quarter being left for the stove placement. (imagine a slice of pie taken out so the stove can go there). If you go to the nortent site, under accessories you can see the inner tent pictures as well as the floor and gear pockets. The floor also has a cutout that you can unzip for the stove to sit on the ground and not on the tent floor.

I haven't had a chance to test it in snow yet, so haven't used the stakes in snow. I generally use every other stake point since I haven't been in crazy winds yet. Sorry I can't be of more help for this question! It also has a snow skirt so if you want, you can simply do that for the tent, and only use stakes for guylines. (my plan is to bury the stakes sideways in the snow for guylines and mostly use the snow skirt)

Another vote for Gamme 8 PC. I have 2 now. One for wife and kid 1 and one myself and kid 2 as its a tight fit with 4 self inflating matrress otherwise with no walking space inside 1 gamme 8 PC tent. The tents are great. Takes me less than 15 mins to pitch 1 tent. I also have the nortent helleren PC tarp and use it above the tent to provide shade in summer and protection from rain. highly recommended both the tent and tarp. I read that you asked below about if water seeps in around the edges of the gamme 8 pc floor which I also have and if it rains a lot, and you stand/walk around the edges of the tent inside then just little amounts of water will come up around the edges only. As recommended by genmort, use a tarp below the tent and fold it under the tent just a bit so its not prtoruding outside the tent boundary else water will come inside the tent if it was to flood.