I've had a good read through this forum and it's been great having some first hand information!
My family and I are looking at getting into backpacking and camping however do not have any of the gear yet.
We are currently looking for a light three person tent. It will be for me, my partner and our 4 year old child. Ideally we want this quite light as there may be times one of us has to carry our child and the other has to carry a lot of the gear. There may also be times that I go walking with a friend and my child so I would be carrying the full tent then as well. We are going to start of small but hope to work up to longer trips as our daughter gets older and are looking at investing in a good tent that will last now rather than wasting money on a not good one and having to buy another.
We live in Tasmania where the weather can at times be unpredictable so I want a reasonably solid tent that can cope with a range of conditions (however we do not plan to do intentional snow camping).
The final factor for us is that we try to be as low toxic/environmentally minded as possible to would prefer to support companies who aren't using PFAS and who are trying to produce sustainable and long lasting products.
Would anyone have any recommendations for tents that suit our situation? Thank you!