Bad weather use report:
I finally was able to use the tent in some truly foul weather last weekend. I saw on TV that we were having a storm front come through on Sat. night, so I set my tent up on the back lawn of my church which is on a small pond.
The winds came across the pond all night, with heavy rain squalls. A gust of over 50 mph. was recorded 10 miles away, so I'm sure I experienced at least a 40 mph. gust.
I pitched the tent as tightly as I could and used the pullouts that I had sewn on (above). MSR Groundhog stakes were used on the two ends and the two main side fly guyouts. Aluminum shepherd hook type stakes were used on the aftermarket pullouts. All stakes held, the tent was fairly quiet in the hour or so I sat in it (I actually used a hammock and new [first night out] MacCat tarp) nearby.
Insight: I realized that the entire tent and fly assembly can be tightened from inside (once it stretches from the rain) by merely unlocking your trekking poles and lengthening them slightly - how easy is that?
I did note that a few drops of water entered from where the strap which holds the door open in nice weather is sewn through the main seam which goes from the end to the peak. This is probably due to poor sealing on my part more than anything else. Beyond that, the tent was bone dry except from where I got the floor wet while entering. I did not bother to wipe it up since I was actually sleeping in the hammock.
With the pullout mods and velcro strips added to the peak to stabilize the spreader bar this tent is a real lightweight winner (especially for warmer months - I wouldn't want to be in blowing snow with it due to all the mesh).
This cocludes my test of the tent.