Are there situations in which you would take an Itent (or similar) over a Firstlight (or similar)?
I'm looking to get a single wall tent and know that all the big boys and girls have been using Firstlights recently. It's appealing for all sorts of reasons--price, weight--but I'm trying to figure out whether it's the right tent for me. My understanding is that the Firstlight is a fast and light alpine assault tent for use in cold/dry environments (or at least when liquid precipitation is unlikely) and when comfort is not a priority. But that's pretty much the same functions I thought the burlier single wall tents (Itent, Eldorado, MK1XL, etc.) were supposed to serve. Are the latter merely more weatherproof? Is it simply a question about tradeoffs between weight and bomber-ness? Or am I missing something? Are there specialized uses where it would be better to have one rather than the other? Would you feel comfortable taking the Firstlight to Rainier or Peru?