I have a 14x16 as well. I've had it for five years now and it's one of the best investments I've made. I have waited out some very ugly storms in my tent. The first year I set it up, there was one of the worst fall snow/rain storms I have ever been stuck in. One of those storms that can only happen along the east side of the Rockies, along the Prophet River. 15 cm of wet pack snow covered everything, last week of September. We were in the middle of an old logging camp clearing thank goodness. 25cm x 10 m trees were snapping around us like matchsticks. The trees still had green leaves on them and just couldn't handle the weight of the saturated snow. Smaller trees were bent over and laying on the ground, effectively blocking the road in and out. That tent, saved our lives. A lesser shelter would have collapsed under the weight and likely, we wouldn't have had a stove in it.
I agree wholeheartedly about throwing a tarp over the roof. Not only for sparks. When the fabric of the tent roof/walls gets wet, it increases the weight by 200% over the weight of the canvas. Try to keep it as dry as possible. The stove will help with that.
I only have one gripe with my tent. The frame. It is very heavy to set the tent up, without help, especially as I age. The weight of the poles, along with the weight of the tent is almost to much for me these days.
My method of set up is about as easy as it gets. First I put together the top frame and put in the poles of one side for the walls. Then, I slide the tent over the frame. I go inside and lift the side without wall poles, high enough to slip a pole into the end socket nearest the door. This is a good method but I have 5ft sidewalls as well. I am not tall enough or strong enough to lift the covered frame high enough to get the pole into the socket. OK, enough was enough. I cut a Y shaped branch so that I could get the frame up a bit higher than my shoulder could lift it. All was well from then on. It works well to take the tent down too. Now of course, I have made one up out of a spade handle with a hand grip. It is handier and makes the job even easier.
Mighty Peace, I really like the vestibule at the entrance to your tent. I have a tarp that is 30ft x 50ft and I use it to cover the tent and the area immediately around the tent as well. It's just way more convenient to have the extra covered and dry/wind blocked area.
As mentioned, a stove is a must. So are good lights. My Coleman lamps are great but the new high lumen battery operated units are better. Especially when nature calls in the middle of the night.
There are two other "must haves" for a tent to be comfortable. Cots and slip on waterproof shoes or boots. Making a nature call in the middle of the night, when you have waited far to long becomes extremely urgent when your feet hit that cold tarp on the floor. I have a friend in the carpet business and he is kind enough to save me a couple of pieces of indoor/outdoor carpet to cover the whole floor of the tent. This is a god send. The 40 pounder of Glenfidditch is well worth it. I cut out a spot for the stove and the wet boot frame.
DO NOT COOK IN YOUR TENT... That is just plain stupid. If you want to boil coffee on the stove, go for it. Most food has fat of some sort in it. That fat gets carried all over the tent and everything in it, after it gets hot. Your tent will smell like bacon forever and it will turn brown.
The same goes for smokers. Throw them out if they insist on lighting up in your tent. They will make it and everything in it stink as well as the nicotine and other chemicals in the smoke will soon turn your tent brown. I loaned my tent out to a fellow and his wife that were heavy smokers. She wasn't much of an outdoors girl and spent most of her time in the tent smoking cigarettes and reading. I was POed. I had to spread the tent out on the lawn and wash it with sunlight detergent, inside and out. Took two days to dry and I had to do it again, after it dried. He smoked cigars and a pipe. The thing reeked. I will never lend it to a smoker again.
Anyway OP, these are just some of the things to watch out for and take into account. Enjoy that tent. There is something about being in a tent that beats the hell out of a camper or trailer. You can hear the soft wind in the trees at night, you can hear animals walking around camp and not only that my Jack Russell Terrier loves the tent as well. She starts off on her bed but sometime during the night, she has managed to get under the blankets at my feet. Yes, I said blankets. Much more comfortable than a sleeping bag and you can layer them to use as many as you need to be the right temp for a good sound sleep. Another thing with a tent, you don't need an alarm clock to get up at the right time. I don't know why?? Maybe because it is just so much fresher???
Enjoy your tent and spend a bit more money on heavy, woven plastic tarps. The ground tarp should be as heavy as you can get.
One thing I noticed about the tent by the river/lake, in the slushy snow. You didn't dig a trench around your tent, about a foot away from the walls. A trench as wide as your shovel and half as deep, angled away from the tent will save you all kinds of grief. That's why my camp area is covered with a 30x50 tarp. By the way, the overtarp will need some support poles in the center. One at each end of the tent is just about right and another at the edge of the entrance end. The poles will need a top on them so that the material of the tarp won't tear. Half of a 6in round block that is about 18in long and nailed to the top will do well. One of those half moon hubcaps is even better.
