Update: We've used this tent several times now and I want to update my review. It's still 5 stars but here are some things that might help in considering the tent.The vestibule is actually quite difficult to work with. I tried to get some pictures. Pic 1 kind of shows how far away from the tent the vestibule fly gets. It seems to just stretch on forever! And while I originally thought this would be great because of how much room it allows for- it doesn't allow for room. The angle is so narrow that we have difficulty utilizing the space with efficiency. For example: we cannot stack backpacks under here without them pushing on the mesh of the tent (I worry about them tearing the mesh).Although it is frowned upon, we use the vestibule area to cook in when it is 20* out and we're freezing, or it is raining. Of course no one else should do this- its just something we do- and never in bear country!This tent however... no cooking in the vestibule. No way! The angle of the fly means we would have to set up our stove right next to the tent for clearance. If I had to choose which item to melt with stove I would choose to not cook under the vestibule. So this is pretty annoying when it's raining. We ended up buying a secondary tarp to create another covered area in order to cook. This means more weight and more gear.Pic 2, trying to capture the angle off the tent. I use the Kelty Acadia 2 tent all the time and my dog (big Chessapeak Bay Retriever) is very comfortable laying in the Acadia vestibule. We took the dog with us camping with this Grand Mesa and OH HOW I WISHED FOR MORE VESTIBULE SPACE!! There wasn't any way on the planet my dog was going to fit in that vestibule! He ended up taking up 1/4 of the foot space of our tent, which meant our backpacks were hanging out with rain covers on leaning against our tent outside. This was not the best way to be camping. We ended up leaving the fly open so that we could swat raccoons away from our packs all night!! And since the dog thought it was all great fun to have critters about we were being stepped on every few hours...Pic 3 and 4: This is pic of the optional gear loft which we have found is awesome and really, needed. There are two internal pockets for gear, but the over head loft has been pretty invaluable for us. Once when it was raining and we were stuck for hours, we put my ipod up there and laid back to watch an overhead movie!Original Post:Originally ordered the Kelty Acadia 2- which is a kick butt awesome tent!!!. Switched to the Grand Mesa when I realized we couldn't break down the Acadia to less than 24". Since we have to get it into motorbike panniers I needed something smaller- bring on the Grand Mesa!Oh my god I can hardly believe how small it gets! We did three packs, one water proof sack for the tent, another for the rain flap, and the poles hang out all their 14" or so in their bag. Three small sacks and it fits totally easy onto a motorbike!This is awesome. We set up to check it all out in our living room. We love the screen top and plan to use it for star gazing without bugs! Set up seems easy enough even for one person- easier if you can stake it first. Love the vent flap in the back- awesome feature.Easily fit two sleep pads and two sleep sacks, room for some gear but after a pack or two it would be tight. I don't think I'd want to try to fit two people, our gear, and a dog.I took some pictures.Since the photos were taken I added some reflective tape to the poles near the stakes and around the zippered door. I did this because seeing at night in the woods is difficult and I hate tripping on stakes and guy lines.