Tents feel more like a house, you're sort of indoors. Plus it holds itself up, so easier to set up than a tarp, unless you just use the tarp as a blanket. I tri

Tents feel more like a house, you're sort of indoors. Plus it holds itself up, so easier to set up than a tarp, unless you just use the tarp as a blanket. I tried that, in the rain, not recommended at all.