Thread: Designing the best back country tent in the market - Need you help

Im in the market for a new tent.
Finally my old Fairydown 2 person, NZ made tent is leaking from floor corners and seam tapes are delaminating. Ive had this tent for twenty years plus and used it extensively from the West coast to Fiordland and Stewart Island with all the weathers one can get in the hills. At a guess it would have done 250 or so day/nights of use and never let me down.
My thoughts are that I will look for something similar to it with rain and windproof as possible. A little extra weight doesn't worry me but climbing into a wet damp tent and sleeping bag do. Ive got a bad back and crawling in and out of a tent is a pain as is getting dressed inside. So a bigger entrance would be good for me.
I generally use a fly over tent [even though the tent is double skinned] with a lean to over entrance so its easier to get changed and leave a bit of gear drying under it. I don't mind spending good dollars on a tent as long as it is going to work the way it should.
Good luck with your venture and I watch with interest and would look hard at a NZ made tent if it met with my ideas of dryness and strength.