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The "Rainbow" to take another popular example, is similarly expensive and only slightly lighter -- and not less constricted in space than a Wenzel, but at best only equally functional, ..or at least that is my contention.


I see your point about the virtues of cheap tents but let's be fair here. The Rainbow and the Hubba are between one and two pounds lighter than the Wenzel. That's a whole lot of weight to many people here.

Just curious.....have you ever actually used a Rainbow or a Hubba? By "use" I mean sleeping in it all night after carrying it and setting it up. Seems like that's the only way to do a truly fair comparison.