We have a Northface Tadpole, and absolutely love it. We used it for two tours in IRELAND, some of it in sideways rain, and it was fabulous. Even in 40-50mph winds it was stable and from inside the tent the rain never even woke us up. My only critique of this tent would be the fact that you enter it from the end rather than the side, which (a) makes it more difficult (IMHO) to get two people bedded down comfortably and (b) makes the vestibule smaller so that we had to leave some of our waterproof panniers sticking out in the rain. Both panniers (Orbliebs) and tent were brilliant. Wish I could say the same for the Irish weather.