REI Co-op  Screen House Rainfly

The rain tarp worked well with the REI Coop screenhouse. I would guess that if you plan to use the screenhouse to protect from getting wet when it rains the rain tarp is essential. If you're just planning to use the screenhouse to protect from the sun and bugs then you don't need to purchase the rain tarp.

This is a poor design. As others have said, why would a rain fly come with just one side. During the Labor Day sale I purchased 2 of these hoping I could take the side wall off of one rain fly and attach it to the other rain fly. This way I would have a rain fly with 2 sides. The side wall is stitched in the top so there is no way to do this. I am going to return the 2 rain flies and likely the screen house. We go tent camping with other families, and would be nice to have a screen house with at least a 3 sided rain fly. When it's raining it's nice to have a place that the whole group can sit together out of the rain. This product does not fit the bill.

The wind renders this screen house and rainfly basically useless. Any wind coming in at an angle would drench the sides and roof of the screen house because the wind lifts the rainfly away from the screenhouse. Neither of these products are worth the money.

I bought the screen house and the rain fly at the same time and used them for 9 days at a waterfront campsite. We had sustained high winds for 4 of those days and the construction and partnering of the screen house to the rain fly it *extremely* problematic. Anytime the wind blew off the water, it caught the rain fly from underneath like a parachute, exposing more than a foot of the screen house roof to rain. By the end of the vacation, we had added spare paracord to several loops where the roof connected. The primary problem is there is no connection between the 2 structures at the midpoint of the fabric between the upright poles, nor a loop at the midpoint to attach a guy line for extra staking. I was really disappointed with this as a purchase, especially from a brand that markets itself for "real outdoorspeople." This doesn't hold a candle to a Coleman you could buy at Walmart, let alone a classic Eureka.

Not really a rainfly as others noted, but a "sunfly" - keeping the southern exposure shaded. Potentially if the rain is coming predominately from one direction, I suppose. Staying in the shade is what I needed and it fits the bill. For those asking about getting four flies to turn the Screen House into some sort of tent, it could work. You'd end up with four layers on top, and then the wings on each side. The corners would still be exposed though.

We got it to enhance a Coleman dining screen room - essentially same as REI Screen House but already has a waterproof roof. We returned this REI Rainfly because while it was well-made and fit our screen room, just one sidewall won't provide meaningful additional rain protection. Would be super useful product with at least 3 rainfly sidewalls. If REI adds those two additional sidewalls (3 total) I'd buy one.

As several other commentators noted, this is a single wall fixture. When I ordered the Screen House Rainfly, the "studio picture" provided an impression to me that it was a four-wall fixture. After ordering, I returned to these comments and read that it was a single-wall fixture. I wanted four-wall protection against rain. The suggestion to point the screen house against the wind is remarkable in that you have to figure first the direction. The second is that like light, rain can bend around corners. It was returned without being taken out of the delivery box. I had thought the $99 was quite a deal. For alternatives I started thinking about a roll of clear 6-mil plastic, cutting it to size, adding stick-on grommets. Or tarps. Creations that seem lame and have a short work life. Looking at an LLBean site, there's a similar sized screenhouse. An accessory product is a four-wall, roof and attachable floor. It fits perfectly.

What a disappointment. Bought the rain fly believing the rain fly covered the top and 3 sides. NO....only top and 1 side or top and a canopy. Poles not included. Also could not get the 4 corner supports in .... They are too long so using without them. Love the screenhouse though for bugs. Using the rain fly and an additional tarp to protect from rain. Also no instructions included.

This is only a Rainfly. No instructions or assembly/ mounting info. Figure it out as you go! NOTE: NO Tarp Poles included to utilize the wind shield as a canopy as shown in the images (reading the small print it does state tarp pole not included). They CAN be purchased... individually... for $30... EACH! Seems kinda pricey.

Why, oh why, did REI not read the reviews from the previous iterations of this rainfly? It NEEDS all 4 sides protected, not just the one. Your customers want that! Make it four sided and able to zip down when weather is coming. While using the side(s) as awning(s) is nice, it’s not nearly as important as keeping everything dry. The 10X10’ tent has barely the coverage of an 8X8’.