Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My wife, dog, and I have been camping in our Dream House 16.4 ft. bell tent (our yurt) on a new 24 acre wooded property in Northern Arizona that we purchased to build a cabin on. The summer monsoon brings major lightning storms and torrential downpours on almost a daily basis. With expensive electronic equipment in the tent, we didn't want to take the chance of the tent leaking in a downpour. The tent roof tarp is well constructed, comes with everything you need to set it up, and has held up to major sustained winds and heavy rain for several weeks without a drop of water making it into the tent. It was good insurance. I note that the tent roof tarp does not allow trapped heat in the tent to dissipate through the four roof vents because it does not have roof vents itself. In the summer it makes for a little warmer tent, but that's okay because we like to spend the day working on the property and resting under our EZ-Up. I would imagine that if you're winter camping, the tent tarp would provide additional insulation and keep the tent warmer. [UPDATE: August 28, 2017]: We had a small thunder shower with moderate winds blow through today. The roof tarp was ripped off of the tent. Following an inspection of what failed, I found that the sewn in loops that the ropes tie to were all torn apart. When I checked to see why they tore, I found that they disintegrated when I pulled on them. The tent roof has only been up for about a month and was destroyed by UV exposure. If you plan to use the roof tarp one or two days at a time it might last some time but for an extended glamping trip, it won't last if exposed to the sun.