How Screen Tents Improve the Camping Experience

Camping is a great way to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life for a few days. When you’re camping, you can fish, make s’mores, have a campfire and tell ghost stories. You can also get bitten by hundreds of mosquitoes.

When mosquitoes are thick, you might consider using a screen tent.

Sometimes known as a “screen house,” this piece of equipment can dramatically enhance the enjoyment of your camping trip. It can provide you with comfort, protection, and an appearance that adds appeal and charm to your campsite. In addition, they protect you and your food from insects and wind-born particles like leaves and other air-born particles.

The most basic type of camping screen tents is the canopy, which is normally made from a canvas or vinyl-type material stretched over a framed roof covered with tent poles. There are some canopies that come without walls.

Make sure your canopy has screened walls, or that screened walls can be added to it. There are screen tents with zip-out walls, and ones with built-in walls. Having zip-out walls gives you added flexibility, but these tend to be more expensive.

A screen tent can become the centerpiece of your campsite, and the hub of your camping activity.

For example, you might use your screen tent to store all of your outdoor gear and food supplies, such as coolers, backpacks, hunting, fishing, or bird watching gear, water jugs, unlit stoves, lanterns, pots and pans. You can also add a picnic table in the center of the tent, and you have an immediate kitchen, pantry, and storage closet.

For added charm, you can decorate your screen tent with colorful lights in the evenings. The benefit of using ornamental camping lights is that they give you a soft, warm, glow - exceptional for activities like dining or playing cards.

Make sure you choose the right location when setting up your screen tent. Don’t place it too close to the fire, and don’t place it on the outskirts of your campsite, as it will be the center of activity.