Originally Posted by
sstorkel
I don't think this is the case. The Quarter Dome T3 Plus tent that Chef posted appears to be similar to other REI Quarter Done tents that I've seen: REI calls it a single "hubbed" pole, but it's really three poles with two different lengths. Since the poles are connected to hubs, you'll likely have all of them or none of them. As I recall, the vestibules need to be staked to maintain shape; they don't use any additional poles.
OK. There is a minor liability there with loss of the hub, if it's the same arrangement as a car tent we have. But stacked up against the other positives, as I see it, including that extra length, it's not really a deal breaker.