Lynn,
Haha. The most accurate statement about the tadpole ever made. :-) I took it on a winter trip expecting not to come away with it and sure enough it held the test of time. I'm not a claustrophobic person but I recall waking up in the night with the roof almost completely collapsed and freaking out. I just brushed the snow off and it went back to form, no permanent deformations to see here.
Pretty amazing to see those poles bend and such angles and not one seam tearing apart under so much weight.