Gazelle T4 Overland Edition GT401SS Pop-Up Portable Camping Hub Tent, Easy Instant Set up in 90 Seconds, Sunset/Sedona Orange, 4-Person, Family, Overland

This thing blew me away. I own or have owned, no exaggeration, dozens of tents. I have everything from DCF backpacking tents to huge canvas hot tents and this one is absolutely my favorite. Everything you can think of that a tent should have or be this one has and is.This tent was very well thought out. I can put it up by myself in about 45 seconds (minus stakes, guy lines, and rain fly). Granted I have a lot of experience with similar designs but even a novice a would have this up in less than 5 mins easily.Here are a few things that you look for in a tent that this delivers:-quick and easy setup and take down-a bathtub floor made of a durable and waterproof material (this one is actually removable too)-large, plentiful cargo pockets in the right places-tall enough to stand up in-can provide total privacy even with rain fly removed-rain fly that covers the windows-oversized zippers that don’t bind-good no-see-em mesh windows and doors-high visibility, reflective guy lines (idk why tent manufacturers ever use black guy lines)-adjustable guy lines-good, durable tent stakes-reinforcements in the right places-solid double stitched seams-vents well when opened up yet keeps in heat when closed-blocks wind well-quiet and durable in wind-does not leak in rain-has features to minimize condensation-oversized storage bag (I love the outside pocket for the tent stakes and the padded carry strap)The first thing I’ve always had to do with tents I’ve purchased under $500 is upgrade the stakes and guy lines. This tent came with better stakes that what I normally upgrade to. This is also the first sub $500 tent I’ve ever bought that came with its own footprint! It is such a pain trying to find or make the perfect footprint for a tent. Visually this tent just looks cool. It gives off kind of a futuristic vibe. I normally prefer earth tone colored tents like OD green or coyote tan but the burnt orange color is really growing on me. It’s definitely unique. The cargo pockets are the best I’ve ever seen on any tent. They are very large and not compartmented. Usually tents come with pockets too small to really be practical beyond a cell phone and maybe a water bottle. I really like the two massive pockets near the roof. Lastly I have never seen a silnylon tent with real metal hardware and attachment points. I haven’t been in really high wind with it yet but I can tell this would handle it well.The ONLY things I would change on this tent are minor. I wish it came with toggles on the doors. It also doesn’t have toggles on the windows but I kind of like the way the zipper design leaves a pocket to roll up the window covers more than toggles for the windows. As a matter of fact I believe the only toggles on this entire tent are on the roof cargo shelf. That’s a first for me. Also the zipper configuration for the doors are a bit unusual. I have yet to figure out how to leave the no-see-em attached to the door when opening. There may be a way but it isn’t obvious. I’ll spend a little more time later to see if this is the case. Also the corner of the rain fly is right in your face when entering either door. I could see a situation when it’s dark and you’re tired possibly getting smoked in the face. Just be careful!The tent is pretty big and heavy when packed but I completely understand why. You have to take in consideration what this tent is designed for. It’s faster and taller than most 4 man tents so the trade off is weight/bulk. It’s packed size is about the same if not a little larger than my 2 room, 10 man Core cabin tent. It’s a probably 10 times the packed size of other common 4 man tents. You won’t be hiking in with this tent. It’s a car camping/ overlanding tent for sure. It’s even a little large for a 4-wheeler or side by side.Lastly I’m not a fan of plastic tensioners on the guy lines. Don’t get me wrong, I have seen MUCH cheaper and smaller plastic tensioners on MOST tents, but I will probably upgrade these guy lines with metal tensioners. At least the guy lines themselves are high visibility.This is the perfect road trip car camping or overlanding ground tent. For both of these types of camping you generally only spend one night at a camp site then pack up and move the next day. I will tell you from experience that it is a huge pain to spend an hour setting up a tent just to spend one night at that site. This tent takes less time to set up and take down than my awning. It actually takes less time than some roof top overlanding tents. That’s remarkable for a ground tent.I highly recommend this tent. Yes it’s 4 times the price of similar sized tents but there is a reason for this. If I were to design a tent it would be pretty close to this. You can tell this was designed by people who wanted to correct the shortcomings of other tents.

Easy set up/take down, YKK heavy duty zippers make it easy to get in and out with no snag.The first trip out in the tent I got hit with a bad storm and heavy wind for almost 3 hours, and everything stayed dry. Had the wall taking the hardest gusts (30+mph) collapse one time, BUT that was because the pad at the campground kept me from using the guy lines. Easily preventable if you tie out.So many windows, so it’s great for getting a good breeze inside, but even being stuck inside for the storm with the rain fly and all windows and doors shut, I never felt stuffy. Even took a napI would 1000% recommend this tent to anyone

It took me almost a year of shopping to finally pull the trigger to purchase the T4 after a less than good experience with another tent I purchased two years ago. The T4 set up was as easy as the videos show. I was excited to see the tent came with its own subfloor tarp and probably the most aggressive tent poles I have ever seen...LOL. I loved everything about the T4. I did see some spots of water inside the tent. I am not sure where that came from but they were literally just a very small amount. Take down of the T4 was even easier than the set up. I would recommend this tent to others as long as they don't mind the limited door opening space.

I had been looking at these for years and a few friends have the same model. Since it was near my birthday I decided to splurge. So far, no regrets.The straight up walls are great, there's no wasted space like in a normal family tent. With the frame in each wall/ceiling, the heavy fabric, small windows up high....it feels more like being in a tiny cabin than a tent.The storage features are great. I love all the pockets. It really helps keep small items like phones, lights, keys, etc from disappearing into the pile of bedding. The stakes supplied look more like weapons...and I'm not sure why there are 16. I don't think there are that many tieouts on the whole tent.Biggest gripe: This thing is BIG and HEAVY. It's much like moving a house. It's a few inches too long to sit in the back seat of my 4runner. So it has to ride on the roof or a rear hitch hauler. I could have gone with the T3, but I'm 6' and wanted the extra headroom. That's really on me. The supplied stakes are super sharp, but they're expected to ride in this pocket on the carry bag that's a few inches too short. I've got a separate stake bag on order to fix this issue...but the manufacturer should really figure that out. Every video I watch on YouTube shows a different kind of stake supplied. I guess it's a work in progress.I'm not sure what the point is of having the floor removable. I guess if I had a huge water leak or just got the floor filthy it would be nice to remove it for cleaning. Other than that...it's just a path for critters.Overall.....I love it so far, but only time will tell.

Setup in less than 2 mins with one person. 2 more minutes to attach rain fly. Recently got caught in a storm with it. 30 mph gusts. One wall collapsed in but after tying a guy line to it no problem. Durable under strong winds. It’s huge and heavy, only issue with it.

Absolutely love how easy this is to set up and take down. The quality is great. I love the 2 layers you have for the base of the tent to protect it and keep water out. I used in this summer and the air flow is pretty good on it. I have a rechargeable fan that easily hangs in the center of the ceiling of the tent. Has several storage pouches that make things a lot easier as well.