Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
This weekend was hot and humid and I thought about using the tent without the fly, but for privacy/security reasons I kept it on. If I were out backpacking it would not bother me, but in a campground it does.
Does anyone use a mesh tent without a fly in a campground setting?
Am I being paranoid?
yup, but it depends.
as said, tents that have part non mesh on the lower part are nice, but if an all mesh tent, you can leave both doors open if applicable, or I've detached one end of fly for more air flow, ready for easy 2am rain scramble. Helps too with tent direction, open end away from neighbours if possible, but every site is different, so basically use common sense for the situation.
I've had times where other campers were fellow bike tourists, it was hot as hell and no one gave a hoot as we are sleeping anyway, other times just did doors and position doors so they aren't facing neighbours doors.
a real advantage to two door tents is better airflow with both vestibules open, yet reasonable privacy or just close one when changing etc
I'll add also that we too are old enough that at times we don't give a darn, so there's that, but strategic tent placement helps a lot