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I just got it yesterday after work and I had it up in like 5 minutes! LOL!

The carbon fiber pole is unbelievably light and the 2 sections are less than 24" to pack.

The whole thing looks to be very compact and light to pack.

The build quality is SUPERB - the stove jack installation is particularly so. There looks to be 14 pegable loops and I only had eight handy so a full setup and overnight will hopefully happen this weekend

I really like the color.

Nice.

I didn't get to camp out this weekend but I seam sealed it though

It looks like it weighs about 2.5 lbs with pole and stakes.

It'll fit two low cots side by side quite handily if you use exterior poles

do the walls have the built in sod cloth at the bottom? What is the height when using the pole that came with it? Did you get the small stove for it?

Thanks for posting pictures, I am thinking about picking one up.

Yes, they do have sod skirts

The very apex of the thing went to my nose so the height must've been something like 5'4".

I did not get the small stove for it because I'm sorta waiting to see what SO's new small stove will look like. I will likely go DIY in the interim.

I made a mistake on the weight of the thing BTW. It looks like it only needs 12 stakes but I weighed it with 18. I'll be packing the Vargo Ti Ascent stakes with this so those will be 12*(0.35oz) = 4.2 oz. The carbon fiber pole is actually 5.3 oz on my scale and the shelter with bag is 22 oz (w/out the stove jack).

That means the whole thing with CF pole and Ti stakes is UNDER 2 lbs - COMPLETE. The stove jack and seam sealing added about 0.4 lbs

I would use a sapling as an external pole whenever I could with this thing but still be packing the carbon fiber poles . It is very likely that you will be able to just find poles at your site though because the shelter is small and only needs about a 5+' stick/branch for the internal pole. The extra stretching and hanging out room that you get is huge from using an external pole setup though. It allows you to put a Mystery Ranch/Helionix chair in the middle and sit in the thing. Being able to use a cot in it is huge for me also because I plan on bringing the BT2 for my wife when I finally get her to go canoe camping. The cot will put her comfort over the top.

I plan on always bringing this shelter with me on family trips and canoe camping even though I am a hammocker because it is light and small enough to bring for weather emergencies. Hammocks are no good in strong winds. This thing is very compact and has low footprint with the most minimal of materials so I dare say that it may be SO's most snot proof tipi because of form factor alone.

What does "overbuilt" mean?

Also, have you been out with your BT-2 and used a stove? How do you like it so far?

That's great!! Now get some food prep in front of that shelter under your belt.