Oztent (rv5 is the one I’ve used). Good strong poles, lots of points to peg out from. If you set up the door facing away from the direction the wind is coming it copes best, but I’ve used it near the beach in super strong squally winds and it held up well.
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
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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
RV5 has the wall kits for the awning you can buy to seal off the awning section, I have the full kit and it's survived storms just fine.
Tentworld will likely have it set up but probably not the awning part.
I got a Drifta bag for mine and I'm not convinced it's worth it, it's great in terms of actually being able to get it into a bag but you're probably better off getting the Oztent Travel Bag for it instead. The canvas is easy to damage, mine has a small hole in it now from a bit of contact with the driveway while I was putting it on the roof of the car.
The tent is definitely solid, and the extras like awning walls are a good investment. I've left mine up on a headland during thunderstorms and heavy rain and driven around for the day, and come back with everything dry and in one piece without using the fly. It was mid to high 30s most of that trip and it was easy to cool everything down thanks to all the ventilation options too.
Yeah they're fine, the massive screen front door helps as does the big back window, and the Plus series has a roof panel you can open too. On hot nights it's fine with the little slots at the top of the front panels open along with the side/back windows. The lighter materials heat up a lot easier than canvas.
The tent itself is literally 30 seconds, the awning is a bit more annoying till you get used to it.
Youtube it and you'll see how easy it is, I always set mine up solo
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