The initial picture is wrong. The 4 detailed pictures are the correct tent. If you'll notice, the detailed pictures show only two poles that intersect at the top. There is no 'hub' on this tent, only two carbon fiber poles. Thus it is not freestanding because it has to be staked out in order for it to stay upright. Having said that, I've used this tent in some pretty severe conditions. The most severe was at Ticomb Basin in the Wind Rivers. Here it blew on average of about 30 miles an hour and snowed on us as well. However, when this tent is staked out, it is almost immovable. The carbon fiber poles are stiffer than aluminum and the materials are similar to those used by both the standard Hubba Hubba and Hubba Hubba HP. For the weight, there isn't a better tent that is as weather proof nor as roomy. I call this tent a 'semi-freestanding tent' because I believe the best features of a freestanding tent is that you can shake it out before packing it up and move it to the best campsite after setting it up. All tents need to be staked, period. Most non-freestanding tents collapse onto themselves making it hard to move once set up and shake out after when needing to pack it up. The Carbon Reflex 2 Tent can be shook before packing and moved once set up. However it has to be staked out to be useable... This is a an excellent tent, super lightweight, very weatherproof, easy to set up, and very durable for as light as it is (has a 10,000mm coated floor). No compromises here...