You've heard the expression "like a kid with a new toy"?
Well I couldn't resist spending a couple of hours this afternoon generally poking, prodding, sniffing and fondling the thing
I'm very impressed with the quality of the construction, sewing, and standard of finish
Got used to the pole now (though still indoors). Instead of the more common eyelets in webbing, the pole ends fit into small alloy plates which are also attachments for the guys. MSR call these grommets, and they make setting up very easy
The short widthways pole should lie above the main hoop/arch. It is held in place with a rotary fitting, which means you don't have to worry about getting the main pole the right way up; you just swivel the short pole round if you need to
Also the pole is symmetrical - same shape & height each end
On the rear of the flysheet there is a small pegging loop halfway along the bottom edge. A video recommends extending this slightly to keep the fly well off the inner, and I've done that with a short loop of guy elastic
Getting any item back into the box just like it left the factory is difficult. The footprint has a pouch sewn on, but it's a real fiddle to use - and that's dry & indoors.
I'll probably remove it because -
The supplied bag is a top opening holdall style - a valise, no less
I've been playing around with old stuffsacs and found that I can fit the inner, outer, peg bag, and footprint into a simple tube stuffsac about 38cm long X 14cm dia.
I usually carry my tents horizontally across the outside of my rucsac. If I do this it will not be so wide that it catches on stiles, gateways etc. The poles can go vertically down the side
The tent does not have any semi-permanent small poles like the Akto or Laser Comp, so it would be easy enough to carry internally
So far, I like it. All I need to do now is to use the damn thing!