MSR  Habitude 6 Tent

I bought this as a weight saving change from a 2016 REI Kingdom 8 with a shed. Its intended use was for car camping and minimal portage canoe camping in BWCA for a family of 4 and dog all in one tent. This time, I wanted to cut the weight in half and maintain a large spacious tent - mainly for days where we are pinned inside from rain. Weather: Sun, torrential rain, 80 degrees PM, 55 degrees in AM, wind and calm. Pros: Roomy and nice to have standing height. Lots of internal mesh storage. Internal loops good for hanging gear or drying lines. Setup time is <5mins for 1 person with novice helper. Harder, but possible to set up alone. Guy lines are easy to tension. Stakes are strong. It is lightweight compared to any other 6 person tent. Really the only lighter weight option on market. In torrential rain, we were bone dry. Cons: Hot and humid with rainfly on - there is one small overhang/layered vent on the rain fly opposite the storage shed side and it requires a guy line to pull it open it form the outside. Even then, it does not open very far when the rest of the fly is also tensioned. No vent on the other side without unzipping the storage area, which then eliminates its utility. Although this makes it really rain proof, it eliminates any possibility of flow-through venting. The screen mesh on the sides is integrated in the door, but it is proportionally small and only up high, greater than 3 feet form the ground - Just makes it a bit more airtight. The other issue with this lack of flow-through is that in the cool morning, there is a massive amount of condensation on the underside of the fly from 4 adults and a dog breathing for 8 hours. First person out of tent unzips of hits the fly and it drops on everyone else sleeping. Recommendations for improvement. Better airflow design or larger screen door for venting Include a footprint at this price point

I want to love this tent as all the parts seem very high quality (material, poles, zippers, tall enough for my 6'2" husband to stand, etc), but there is VERY little air ventilation when the fly is on. I don't mind just having one door, but the design doesn't account for any ventilation (minus a very small 'window' opposite the door side) when you have the rain fly on. We live in Colorado so when we camp on the western slope or UT, etc, it gets HOT but when it rains, you need the fly. It also helps to keep sand out when it's windy. If you camp in cooler temps all the time, this would be a truly fantastic tent, but if you're looking for a tent that breathes when the rain fly is on, I'd go for something different.