Little Otter
" Prior to that I thought single wall was a nice way of saying, "too cheap to buy a decent tent" ". That is a very interesting comment that I have never seen before, I wonder how many others think like that (consciously or unconsciously) . Having worked in retail for 30 years I am well aware that a perception is also a reality so it is not that uncommon for products to fail because of some perceived notions.
Most of the single wall tents I think of are actually more expensive than the avarage double wall ( IE Bibler/Integral Design/Stephensons/ Tarptent/Six Moon Design/Gossamer Gear) but as it is with a lot of products (for example HI Fi and cameras) the elite brands are not the ones amateurs are aware of.
Franco