REI dividends arrive soon, so naturally I've started drooling. I'm attracted to the Big Agnes Emerald Mountain SL1 - same dimensions as the Seedhouse SL1 I have and like, but with a side opening that seems more convenient and (I think, from the picture) a high-end vent.

I contacted Big Agnes, and found out that the door is hinged along the bottom. I vaguely remember sharing a tent with a buddy back in the late 80's; it had a bottom-hinged door too. I also remember that door being a PITA: it was always, literally, underfoot. Of course, I only used it for one trip, so I never really developed the habit of rolling it open to tuck along the edge, where I wouldn't step on it every time I got in and out.

What's your experience with bottom-hinged doors? Are they an everlasting nuisance, or is it fairly easy to develop a nearly unconscious habit of dropping them open in such a way that you don't walk on them?