The One or Moment

I think Mark Verber is up there in your area and I believe he's currently using The One. Here's a link to his shelter info.

http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/shelter.html

If after further consideration you are still unsure, I'd go for the Moment.

Reason: if you decide you don't like it there will be plenty of people here who will buy it off you and you will get a good resale price. The One has been around a while, and is more expensive (I think?) so not as many buyers on the market.

I would go with the Moment for the flexibility of freestanding with that optional pole.

I hate carrying extra poles. Having played with THE ONE in the past, it sets up extremely rock solid and uses the two poles I am carrying anyway.

It is also 43% lighter than the Moment.

I don't think there is an edge in stability or weatherproofness between either. So really it will come down to whether you want the lightest or the one that does not require trekking poles.

I assume you have already checked it out, but just in case someone hasn’t Glen at Gossamer Gear has done a video. At the bottom of the page there is a video for how to setup the 2009 version.

As I had never seen The One live, it was great to see the video. I just wish he had videoed some of the interior of the tent.

Thanks for all your comments. Choosing the right shelter to me is the hardest thing to do. I haven't decided yet, but since I already have the lightrek 4 poles I'm leaning towards the One. The Moment looks like my Akto I used to have and that preformed excellent, just to heavy for me.