I have stayed fairly cosy and dry in my homemade Lunar Solo clone tarpent during numerous nights of pouring rain in Ireland, only moping off the condensation from times to times (when the wind woke me up). The lovely irish weather digusted many other campers. Heard them swear and finally put the tents down before the early hours: cheap domes, or pop-up tents, soaked inside out, dripping sleeping bags and gear...