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Thanks JB! Good questions.
We're based in BC, in Squamish and will mainly be tripping around BC and the interior. It's very wet here, but I don't think it gets super humid in summer. It will be me and my partner so we don't mind a squeeze, and we also have an older Alpkit tent that we use for car camping and backpacking currently if we're not so weight conscious.
In the UK we had a Terra Nova Voyager Superlite, and I really liked the semi-geodesic design and general feel of that. It was a tent that could be taken for extended trips whatever the weather and held up well for cycle touring and time in the mountains.
Hiking pole tents could be an option for hiking and on skis, but we really want something for bikepacking on mountain bikes too. We would normally bivvy on our bikes, but the mosquitoes can get bad here and we'd like a tent option for bears too (a tent won't stop one, but it feels less exposed). Similarly when we've been out in winter we've managed with a tarp and digging a snow hole, but want a tent option for spring to add options.
I've never used a single wall tent before, but would be interested to see that as an option and do a bit more research on limitations.
Appreciate the advice.