I guess I'm just not a tent type guy. I would think in bear country or something like that, a tent is just another way of saying "sack lunch". I prefer to sleep open air as it were. Get a nice breeze blowing through, gently rocking me to sleep. Now that's livin'! Got the fire nearby to keep warm on cold nights too. Plus, it's really hard to hang a hammock in a tent. I can understand the attraction to a tent, but for me, it's just more comfortable swinging to sleep. Especially after sleeping in that crock pot that passes for shelter.