I vote for a tent too. I brought both when I toured in Europe and liked the (camo) tarp for facilitating quick and dirty stealth camping/napping sites but if I had to choose one I'd go for the tent because of all the mosquitos and spiders and other creepy crawlies. The security factor was a bonus. FWIW I brought an el cheapo 2 person tent with a nice sized vestibule and rarely used the tarp. My tent weighs around 6 lbs but boo hoo, it's not a big deal, we all adapt to what we bring.