I can't be bothered to read all the posts but a more recent entry in the "cast-metal cookware" market is cast titanium. This looks like cast iron but is better and lighter, so all you Dutch oven fans can do your thing for about half the weight. It is not like thin, ultra-light camp-cooking pots.

I have lived in an Akto for 3 months, camped on sand and rock, survived storms. Akto is better for cool climates and more comfortable in a breeze, so I would often avoid a sheltered location unless the wind was up. The footprint is useful in wet, muddy conditions and keeps your kit in the porch clean. The porch is not really safe for cooking inside. Some people improvise a small porch extension.
You have to improvise when tent pegs can't be used. The Soulo is self-standing.
Akto is a bit old fashioned and heavy but a solid performer.