Awesome piece of equipment.

This fits over an 8' picnic table. I squeezed a folding chair, but not really practical. I have a shorter table that is not as wide that I could also add chairs to, so I imagine that is what I will be doing. You can stake out the side walls to the ground, and a skirt lays flat to the ground (not sure how well this will work in the wind). I tried different poles, the ones pictured were 6' tall, this item says it has a peak height of 6.5' but I don't have poles of this height, at least not with a point that would go into a grommet. Not sure the pocket inside the tarp are strong enough for my slightly higher poles, and once that poles slipped out of the pocket onto the netting (so won't try that again). 6' seemed good for a picnic table, anyway.I was able to put this back in the stuff sack, but had to re-roll it, as I wasn't paying enough attention the first time. I wonder if one should put up the screening before taking it down? I dropped this onto the picnic table and folded the netting into the center, and then fold the solid tarp into the center which happened to make it just right for the stuff sack. I folded the ends in, then folded the tarp from the end, then rolled up.I put it up without the table to get used to it. then dropped over the table and put the poles I decided worked best again. I think the table kept the pole from falling to the side. A tarp I have you stake out the 2 front sides which also kept the pole from falling, but you would have to get the length of the line fairly accurate. Then just walk to the other end keeping the Ridgeline taut, and when you reach the other end insert the other pole and keeping it taut by its guy line which you stakeout. Then stakeout the rest. I think this might work with this tarp, staking out the sides first, before staking out the ONE guy line for the pole, and like the other tarp keep it taut while walking back to put the other pole in etc..Of course trees will be. much easier. I am not used to the tensioners on the cord so I might replace them, and the black cord I often trip on, surprised how much the flash light light it up. Might replace it too. Finally the rubber band to hold the rolled up cords is a good idea just not sure how long that will last. I might use an "S" hook to attach the line to tarp, so I can store these without fiddling with the rubber band. (if you just fold up the tarp with loose lines, they will become tangled for a real mess.I might use this by itself , or under one of my car-camping tarps, the larger one could cover this and my tent. One might get bitten a few times while putting this up as it took awhile at least the first time.Most places I camp the bugs are light and take awhile to gather if at all. This will be nice if hanging out for awhile, not wanting to retreat into my backpacking tent etc.I wouldn't take this backpacking. Surprised that this works in Canadian canoe-camping, 50 years ago we had canvas tents with netting with a zipper down the center and snaps to connect to the floor. We put all our extra clothes over that and the bugs still got in. But I believe the other users which might open up sleeping under this, time will tell. Not sure about rain either if you are on the ground.

One of the first things I noticed with this screen house was the size. I really assumed you wouldn't have much room left over once the hammock was in place. I was wrong! There's enough room left over for me to add a small chair and table to one side, and then put all my gear on the other. I can easily walk around the inside without feeling cramped. One thing I really liked to do was to unhook my hammock on one side and lay it down on the floor during the daytime while I would be needing the house for other activities like cooking, bathing, kicking back in a chair with my coffee, whatever. When I need the hammock, it's easy to just hook it back up to the tree strap.I've used this quite a few times and another thing I like is that you can decide to use it without a hammock, then, if you change your mind, you can easily add it onto the tree. You can open and close the ends of the house to add or take away a hammock.This is a fairly large house, so you won't be taking this backpacking. But car camping, boat camping, overlanding... this is perfect.I used this in the middle of summer when the yellow jackets, hornets, biting flies, and mosquitoes were in full force. Although I would get the occasional intruder when I would go in and out, it was still a peaceful respite when trying to eat, sleep, or just hang around.I never used this during storms so I can't attest to it's ability to shed rain, but gusty winds didn't seem to bother it at all. The seams still look brand new. Just need to tighten up the lines when the wind blows.

Un outil vraiment grand et bien fait mais reste fragile. Il ne s'est jamais déchiré jusque là. Vraiment pratique contre les moustiques en camping ✨

Haven't used it yet but seems like it should do it's job. No poles to have to pack in when ATV camping will save some space for other supplies.