Used it for the first time this year and it was great. The screened porch is convenient because you can keep things outside your tent that easily get dirty like shoes and other items from a day of exploration. Zippers works fine and it even poured one of the days that we stayed in the black forest campground in Maine. Yes, water will get through the screen pourch so to prevent that we just de-steaked the corners and pulled the screen porch in. The over hood prevented the rain from getting in our tent. Water did not seep through either! Once it was over we popped it back out again no problem. If it was made of plastic lining it would defeat the purpose of being air ventelated and the tent would be much heavier than it already is. Cannot wait to use it again this year in Yosemite!
Perfect tent for a family or couple with dog!
Used it for the first time this year and it was great. The screened porch is convenient because you can keep things outside your tent that easily get dirty like shoes and other items from a day of exploration. Zippers works fine and it even poured one of the days that we stayed in the black forest campground in Maine. Yes, water will get through the screen pourch so to prevent that we just de-steaked the corners and pulled the screen porch in. The over hood prevented the rain from getting in our tent. Water did not seep through either! Once it was over we popped it back out again no problem. If it was made of plastic lining it would defeat the purpose of being air ventelated and the tent would be much heavier than it already is. Cannot wait to use it again this year in Yosemite!