Yeah... shelter. Lol. My new one is around 8 pounds as well, as a single person tent. From what I've read that's from the blackout fabric on the rain fly, which is a feature I like. That and the vestibule and camo pattern.

I wish it was lighter, but since its also free standing I'm probably just gonna stick with it. That or throw the tent body and hardware in an INCH kit and try to run the fly with my hammock in the BOB. There'll be some redundancy then, but its an area I'm having a hard time finding a compromise on. At least hammock setups are light.