“a minimum investment”

“I bought this tent because it was a great price and a good brand. It is not a freestanding tent and extremely stiff through my first couple of uses. This tent is light and compresses fine for backpacking, however setup is not cool. I imagine being very wet and frustrated if I needed to setup this tent in a sudden downpour. Rocky surfaces would also be a huge problem as this tent relies on the stakes as anchors to hold it up. Here's the deal, only but this tent if you are a casual backpacker hiking through casual places in decent weather. If you do this you will be happy with your purchase. If you want efficiency and practicality for more intense packing trips spend some more money and get a frestanding tent.”