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Vango Icarus 600 would be ideal for 4 people and can be erected solo.

I have the Khyam Nevada which I can put up on my own and this can comfortably accommodate 4 people too.

Hi - there are a few things to think about with the Quechua pop ups. Firstly, they don't pack down very small, secondly they do not have fully sewn in groundsheets, and thirdly, from my experience of using the Base Full with a small tent acting as the bedroom, its a right faff to unzip three lots of doors (fly and mesh on small tent then entry door on Base) in order to pass through to the living area.

I also agree that tunnel shapes are easiest to handle solo, and that steel poles are still too heavy, so fibreglass poles are easier to manage, though of course they are not as strong. Some models have an extra woven layer around the fibreglass which strengthens them without making them as heavy as steel. I think the Outwell Nevada series uses this pole design.

Hi, yes I would second Sharlene and suggest a pyrimid.  I am a single parent also (just one small child, not three like OP!), and I have tried several tent styles (domes, tunnels, bells, pyrimids, pop-ups) etc in the search for the right tent (ie easy to pitch and sturdy).  Perhaps a Hypercamp canvas pyrimid tent ... peg it out, do in with the centre pole and up it goes ... easy and sturdy as a tent can be ... we've been thru some terrible storms in ours and it hasn't budged or leaked.

Humbird

I've found in general tents with steel poles are easier to erect...You can *half* erect it on it's knees and after you've dealt with the taller bits lift it up to it's full height...They are a little heavier than the *bendy* poles but much more stable.