Screen is just more work, more pole, more to carry - no good function.
Good tent overall, but extra screen area is unnecessary and really has no benefit - besides maybe providing another zipped area to protect from bugs in main tent. The screen you have to hunch over to almost crawl into main cabin, the zipper location is at bottom so have to bend over and pull up zipper (hard to get hold of zipper so have to hold down tent to get the right leverage - meanwhile more cramping and bending over). Would have been better if they put screen zipper at top of tent and zip down. Less bending over and since attached at top better leverage to zip as soon as your grasp it. Water will get into screen area - there is no cover - but the main tent is protected from screen area even if it gets wet. There is not a tablet net. There is a eyelet at center at top of tent to hang lantern or such - there are 2 inside side pockets. Better if you go for the regular main tent and get more height! My sister bought the one with more height in main tent without screen - and what a difference it makes. THe higher the ceiling the bigger it feels and more comfortable because you can stand and dress / move about easier. This tent I can stand in middle but I am short I am 53.
Screen is just more work, more pole, more to carry - no good function.
Good tent overall, but extra screen area is unnecessary and really has no benefit - besides maybe providing another zipped area to protect from bugs in main tent. The screen you have to hunch over to almost crawl into main cabin, the zipper location is at bottom so have to bend over and pull up zipper (hard to get hold of zipper so have to hold down tent to get the right leverage - meanwhile more cramping and bending over). Would have been better if they put screen zipper at top of tent and zip down. Less bending over and since attached at top better leverage to zip as soon as your grasp it. Water will get into screen area - there is no cover - but the main tent is protected from screen area even if it gets wet. There is not a tablet net. There is a eyelet at center at top of tent to hang lantern or such - there are 2 inside side pockets. Better if you go for the regular main tent and get more height! My sister bought the one with more height in main tent without screen - and what a difference it makes. THe higher the ceiling the bigger it feels and more comfortable because you can stand and dress / move about easier. This tent I can stand in middle but I am short I am 53.