Why you'll love floorless tents:
-space to weight is awesome...that often translates to a lot more headroom, even standing room
-no-brainer to add a wood stove
-easy to vent
-can safely cook inside if you follow reasonable precautions
-less confining feel, more livable, esp. when there's downtime
-modular--you can add or subtract liners, nests, floors
Why you'll hate floorless tents:
-tent footprint looks big, but space near the edges isn't that usable b/c of angled walls
-fabric tension/solid stake placement are key to good setup. So site selection can be fiddly
-you'll probably end up carrying some extra stakes, cord for different situations, adding to stated weight
-lack of floor and single wall can cause heat loss and condensation problems
-more prone to dust and bugs
There's nothing better than drowsing in front of a wood stove in your tent when it's subzero and blowing snow outside. You feel like you're getting away with something. And it's really nice on the old back to be able to crouch or even stand to get dressed, or wait out a rainy day with room to spare. Stretch, play cards, cook, relax. That's a floorless tipi or 'mid for you at it's finest.
Otoh, on a terrible day, six of your 12 stake placements are marginal. The wind catches at your lousy pitch and the loose fabric blouses up and soaks through. You lose a third of your interior space to sagging fabric. It drapes on the foot of your sleeping bag, which wets through. Noseeums fly in at will. You wonder if you got sold on some ridiculous fad. Or if you're an idiot. Or a p*ssy. Or both.
