I'm curious, don't you get food smell in the tent and beddings when you cook under the tent opening like that? Maybe that is why i prefer not having the tent above the tailgate. But hey, that is just me and that is just you. I guess we simply set-up as we like!
Don't you think?
Quite true, matter of preference.
As for food odours, not an issue with the tent door zipped up.
The ARB annex I bought last year and have yet to try out will also provide an inclosure around the back of the Jeep, more convenient for my use of the equipment.