@Richardh1905 - Yeah, the Southern Cross looks to be perfect for my needs, but it's a bit rich for me I reckon. The one man would be too much of a squeeze unfortunately. I'm thinking (if I've done my research correctly) that tunnels are ok if the winds blowing the right way and give more room whereas dome/geodesic will be more stable all round but perhaps not as roomy?
I'm after fly first or together as I figured if the fly was wet and still raining I could pack the inside away separately whilst still under the fly, I'm assuming that would be possible anyway.
The Nordisk tents look good.
Ignore the HH? Is that not a reliable template to judge them on?
@gunwharfman - I don't think I've come across that site yet, I'll give it a look. Thanks. The door either side was one of the things that drew me to the Southern Cross, it would be very handy, gear one side and dog dried/cooking at other.
@bigfoot_Mike - Yeah, I reckon 2 person is the way to go; although the Scarp 1 was pretty big for a 1 person. Might get away with that but I can't find any and the site I saw it on has none in stock.
Pick any 2 from 3, absolutely, it's just trying to get that balance right. I'm leaning toward taking the extra weight for the stability, just not sure what weight limit I should try to aim for.
@mow1701 & taxino8 - I'll have a wee look at them, thanks.
I came across the F10 Makalu 2 as well, it looks pretty sturdy and I could probably manage with the porch, It comes in just under 2.5Kg though (so I'm thinking nearer 2.6 or 2.7 in reality), which is a wee bit heavier than the others, but maybe more stable?
I know it's a tricky one to answer, everybody is different, but is that a reasonable weight to be carrying (alongside other kit) or way too heavy do you think? I don't think I'd mind a bit of extra weight for a lot more stability and I could get that for nearer the £300 mark.