Appreciate all the advice guys and the pic BP Hunter. I think I am going to go Mega Tarp/Annex/Small Stove for now. Then save for an 8-man and large stove and purchase that later this Summer.
Thanks for the responses. The tipi would be mostly stationary for each outing. The reason I was thinking Paratipi is for bad weather/freezing temps and to be able to have a stove. For solo trips in warmer weather, I have several tarps and a Hennessy A-Sym Explorer already.
Have been researching and looking for a couple of years. And think I need a 2 shelter system, if I can swing it. Most trips out would be solo or at most with 1 buddy mainly 1 or 2 days at most. For family excursions, that would mostly be car camping or short hikes in, it would be myself, my...