Homestead Super Dome 4

I've got the North Face Homestead Superdome 4 and I really love it! Definitely meets all your requirements, plus it's just a neat design. My favorite feature is the 3 door setup, so each person has their own tall side-door to exit the tent without disturbing the other person. In good weather with the rain fly off, about 2/3rds of the roof is mesh, so it's great for star-gazing! It's a pretty simple 3-pole design, and I can set it up by myself in about 20 minutes.

Costco has some great sales on these from time to time. At 200+ I prefer something on sale from North Face, I picked up the Northface Superdome 4 for 199.00 at [Sierra.com](http://Sierra.com)

10yo might be on the edge. those light weight fabrics of the outher shell become sticky over time and loose their waterproofness. polyesther/nylon can't be re-impregnated. my North Face Chatanooga lost it after some 15 years, while poles, zippers and inner tent are still OK. sealing of the sewing is also to check. never found a replacement for the tape that is used, but without the tent will be leaky. below €100 you *could* have fun for a few years, but no guarantee.

I've got a Eureka 3 man which good for 2 people and gear, nice tent, full fly. And 2 North Faces- a 4 man and an old 2 man. They are awesome but definitely pricey. I like a good nights sleep so I pony up $$. I'm out west and also need to have a solid tent for shoulder season snow, especially the wet stuff and summer wind down bursts from thunderstorms. Strictly aluminum poles is my rule. NC weather is definitely different (I'm from WNC) like harder T. storms, tropical storms and worse but I'm not camping when a hurricane is coming through

I am also partial to Big Agnes, but my current car camp tent is a North Face, and it is built very well. Go to REI and have a look at their various offerings. Nemo, MSR, Big Agnes, the REI brands (half dome series of tents have a great reputation for value) Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, etc... all have great products.

I was thinking the tent is 82 inch long. I could sleep in it, but I would be more comfortably laying in a larger tent. I have a North Face tent that I thought was a great find, just to find out it's so tiny inside it annoys me (I think it is only around 80"). I would rather pitch a tarp and sleep in my bivy sack underneath.

Honestly you just need something with a fly. We’ve had a North Face, and Coleman and a McKinley all with fly’s and all have been perfectly fine riding out rainstorms. A ground sheet/tarp tucked under the tent is never a bad idea either as long as it’s not sticking out catching rain. Set the tent up properly with the guy lines out and you should be good. A vestibule has always been something we have too, one with the full fly not just mesh screens.