Todd - checked out the "tarp tents". I'd love to pitch a tent on all that glorious soil the showed in the demo video. However, tent stakes aren't always an option on slabs of granite here, so I might add "free standing" or "mostly free standing" as a requirement. I typically have to use rocks and bungie cord to pitch a tight tent here.

Glen - Big Agnes site -- sweet! they make a heavier Copper Spur, and call it a Rattle Snake. I'll do more investigation here as well, comparing durability.