I'm a little late to this party, but here's my suggestion. Get a good quality tent cot, and use a cheap instant-tent (properly sprayed and seam-sealed) to store your gear and serve as a place to change. You'll appreciate being off the ground and comfortable. I mean, when it comes to car camping, Rover events, etc, why not haul the heavy gear and live it up?
Revisiting as I am in the market. I spent 28 days in a tent in oct 2020.
1 cheap tents either decent to live in from 10+ degrees or easy to set up and will not hold up to rain, snow, wind. Tent cot? Forget about it unless summer and perfect weather.
I had simple large self pitching tent an screen room i tested in WY snowy mountains for 1 week. About 65 lbs. Umbrella like. Took 13 stakes on tent. 12 on fly and struggled. Sold it. Took 2 min to set up and 30 min to dial in.
Next... tent for 28 days one location.
Great tent. Crap for stakes, tough for 1 to setup.
Enough space for queen size airmatress, 2 chairs table, lightweight. Took a lot of stakes to weather rain, wind and snow. Decent down to 32 with Mr heater an 0 deg bag. 10 degrees and snow was a cold night.
Could not stand completely upright.
After weeks in it still like new, but a gave to some hopi's working on stabilizing ruins.
Used my 5p 30 year old 4 season Sierra designs the rest of trip... another week, mut on the move every other night or so.
Bullet proof. 5 min set up, self supporting, then stake in. Queen-sized mattress, heater fills it. Fine for dining. Tent is now unobtainable and s.d. refused to make zip in solid panel for some of their larger designs.
So.... future options.
Hunting tent. 8p. Not an option as stakes poles canvas will easily weight 125lbs. Too much. There may be some nylon or similar alternatives at bass pro, but toug set up.
Gonna go for a real mountaineering base camp dome. Its got size, easy set up. Exterior fly, footprint and if you need interior to use as 3 season. Att at 25lbs. Drawback? $$$$$