Quarter Dome 3 Tent

REI SL 3p. I'm 6'7" and it works fantastic. I smashed one on sale and only use that for backpacking.

Have a few and have learned a little from each. As mentioned, you’re generally paying for ounces, materials, packability, and weather resistance. I have the previous gen REI Quarter Dome. It has been good and have already replaced the shock cord on poles, a common issue for REI tents. But I’m always jealous when looking at my friends MSR Hubba Hubba. I also have a Durston Xmid 2. An amazing tent and design, but requires a little more work to learn how to pitch and takes up a little more space. Also needs good ground to secure to. They also have a freestanding option that looks real nice. And then I have an old 3P Mountain Hardware. Not something I use other than for car camping. Materials are thicker and more resistant to having a kid and dog inside. More space for all our stuff, traditional air mattress, etc. dumb vinyl windows on the fly failed years ago and I’ve been running with it taped ever since.

Where are you based? If you're in the US, REI's house brand has a couple of options - Trail Made and Trail Hut 2P tents that go for under USD $250. Sounds like your usage is pretty low, so I would also consider exploring your local FB Marketplace for 2P tents. You might get a higher end version or older models of REI tents for far cheaper. Lots of people who are new to camping go buy new gear only to find out that perhaps it's not for them. I found a used Half Dome 2 on Craigslist 5 years ago for $30. The Half Dome goes on car camping trips, or trips where it'll sit out in the sun for day. I've also had a REI Quarter Dome and a Passage before - they are decent tents. If you're buying used, just inspect the waterproofing layer for signs of wear and delamination. Good luck!

A 3-person tent it the best all around option for two people for a standard troop camping trip, where you aren't backpacking in a significant distance. A two-person tent is going to get tight with two people, that assumes you will not have your gear in the tent with you. I use a two-person REI half-dome tent for our regular troop campouts, just me alone in the tent. I also have a one-person REI quarter-dome that I use for back-packing trips, but my backpack needs to be left out in the tent vestibule, or under a tree. There are lots of decent options on ebay and such. Many people buy tents, and only use them once, and will sell them cheap to get rid of them.

I'd recommend the Dan Durston X-Mid 1P if you can find one used, they hit most of your requirements and are a lot lighter than the Tadpole. I switched to the Quarter Dome a couple years ago and haven’t looked back. There’s a ton of good budget ultralight options popping up these days too if you shop the used market.