I have about 30 nights or so on my Nemo Hornet 2P and have weathered some pretty good rain in it without any problem. When I first got it the material on the floor seemed pretty light but has held up great. I did not buy the footprint but instead just cut my own polycro footprint that weighs 1.8 ounces. I would not really consider it a even a semi-freestanding tent with a normal setup. But I did find a hack that if you have 2 trekking poles will make it pretty much a free standing tent. The picture below is one I found on the internet but use my trekking poles to accomplish the same thing that this person did by using a custom made tentpole.