This has been a really great tent. I got it because I liked the full screen top for star gazing, but a storm rolled in and the rain fly worked great through 4 days of hail and heavy rain.
The one pole design does require you to use the stakes to keep the tent up. But once it's setup it is solid. I used only 4 stakes for the screen tent and an additional 4 or 5 for the rain fly since it was raining so much.