hey all, lots of movement here since I logged in this morning - for some reason I was not getting email updates from posts here? beadblaster and icedrifer68, I have you guys both down on my list as of now; thanks for the interest. Gadgetech, it's pretty well documented around the forum world that most of the RTTs are the same in design and almost downright copies of one another so it's really down to price, slight variance in materials, and the buyers perceived value of the product. I did some extensive research for a couple other forums that I am a member on and my XLS grid got posted as a sticky - I've included it here so you can see my level of research to compare items. I am looking for a family sized tent and currently basing the group buy assumption that any TENT purchase will qualify under the deal (still awaiting confirmation from CVT). Ultimately they are a middle of the road quality tent with the right price point and inclusive of the annex room; couple that with their locality (to me) and their sales plan I think they are the right choice; they are also built in USA as well while many others are produced off shore and shipped in - doesn't take away from quality of those models, but good to support a local company.
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This is by far NOT the end all list, but for my needs was a good start and baseline for others' research as well.
Thanks guys for the continued support and interest and hopefully I'll hear something back sooner than later on the outstanding questions.