Expandable tent with adjustable height and internal volume

An expandable tent, comprising:

• a. a tent structure having a side wall made of one of mesh and fabric material, the tent comprising an open internal volume, the side wall including at least one access panel, the access panel providing entrance into and egress from the open internal volume;
• b. the tent having a roof portion connected to the side wall, the roof portion and the side wall fully enclosing the internal volume;
• c. a hatch portion forming part of the roof portion, the hatch portion connected at one end to the roof portion, the hatch portion extending over an opening in the roof portion, the opening defined by edges of the opening;
• d. the one of mesh and fabric material attached to the hatch portion and along at least one edge of the opening;
• e. at least one rib pivotally mounted on the tent structure at one edge of the opening, the at least one rib supporting the at least one of mesh and fabric material;
• f. the hatch portion moveable between open and closed positions over the opening, the internal volume of the tent structure vertically expanding when the hatch portion is in its open position, the opening of the hatch portion vertically expanding the open internal volume.