See my comments on your other thread...
Most people over 50 find the difference between doable and comfortable a lot greater than when you are 25. There is a very good reason why most keen backpackers or through hikers don't use $30 tents and snobbism is not it...
But I am glad that it works for you.
I wonder why when folk try a good brand after having used a K Mart type tent don't go back to the El Cheapo version...
BTW having sold cameras for 30 years, I have had the same comments about lenses. "why would I pay $3k when I can buy the same for $300 ?" Never had a case of a $3K buyer going back to a $300 lens...
Franco