Manufacturers pull out all the stops in designing tents with multiple functions and characteristics.
If you want to buy only one tent, for instance, you might want to consider Sierra Designs' Lookout CD 2.0 . By shedding wind-resistant interior panels, best suited for cooler times of the year, to reveal mesh that lets in warm summer breezes while keeping mosquitoes out. And Sierra Designs has added an interesting twist to its design for this tent. Sierra Designs puts it on the roof. And it's zippered, so by opening a panel in the tent canopy ceiling, then the clear window, a camper can stand up periscope-like to take in the surroundings.