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We have settled upon 2 tents!
For my wife and I, for travelling, festivals, overseas, everything that isn't silly cold (which I doubt either of us would do nowadays) we're going for the Hilleberg Nammatj 3 GT which is just under 4kg... a bit much for cycling, tolerable for backpacking, perfect for everything else.
That will be purchased sooner rather than later (thank you credit card), and I'll use it next month in the Brecon Beacons and Dartmoor, mostly just to test it out and then we'll use it together for a few weekends before the Winter kicks in.
We chose the 3 person for the extra width and comfort it affords for only 270gm more than the 2 person. We chose the Nammatj over the Nallo due to the mesh door and being able to move the internal compartment fully back and tons of storage, and over the Anjan because some of the usage will be festivals and the high skirt would leave possessions on show.
We went for a 2 tent solution as weight isn't critical in the larger tent for my wife and I... weight would only be critical in the solo tent. There isn't a low weight solo solution that could cover both of us plus equipment comfortably, the "livability" of the solo and smaller 2 person tents wasn't that great and whilst I love camping my wife isn't so hot on it that inflicting a small space on her would be a good idea.
Then for me when I'm cycle touring and solo, I want a Hilleberg Akto or Enan. I'm going to look at them in person when I'm passing through Taunton next month. Prefer the Enan, but will compare them before I buy. I probably won't buy this until Christmas for use next Spring.
These will replace my old North Face arctic base camp tent which I had for over 20 years. I figure the investment in Hilleberg is high, but that if they last a similar amount of time it will be worth it.