Gazelle T4 Plus Extra Large 4 to 8 Person Portable Pop Up Outdoor Shelter Camping Hub Tent with Rain Fly & Extended Screened in Sun Room, Orange

Here’s my upfront disclaimer: This is being written by a first time, solo user of the Gazelle T-4 Plus. It rambles from first time setup at home to a week of comfy winter camping punctuated by a nasty one night wind and rain storm. There is humor in the first time set up at home. The 90 seconds from out of the bag to set up as shown on multiple videos….not quite. More like 45 minutes – reading instructions and then trying to apply that to actual set up; orienting the tent, miscues on the set up (front is back/ back is front and so on…), learning all of the nuances by trial and error; it all took time. (I ended up marking the front and back of both the tent and the fly for quicker orientation.) Now that said, once the tent is up it is spectacular. The material is top notch, the space is perfect; kind of the Taj Mahal of tent camping. I am glad I did a first few dry runs in the yard. With practice, practice, practice; the tent will go up pretty easy in around 10 minutes. The second time setting up in the yard took about 20 minutes with some reference to instructions. The third practice setup took about 10 minutes with no reference to instructions. Take down also got easier with practice. Now for the field review: After clearing a spot at the campground, finding the right orientation, getting the groundcover down, the tent went up in about 10 minutes. As a solo user, make sure to stake the tent on the opposite side of the hub you’re going to pop first otherwise you’ll simply pull the tent without the hub popping out. The total set up time including installing the front screen room poles, staking and guying the fly was close to 25 minutes. This was winter camping with nighttime temps dipping into the high 20s. So I really only used the back bedroom. It was large enough to accommodate an inflatable twin bed with headboard and a night stand, and still have plenty of room for undressing at night. A 1,500 watt electric heater kept the room comfy warm. I found that lining the top of the tent with a thin Mylar sheet reflected the rising heat back into the tent, keeping the interior at about 65/68 degrees. That made for some cozy, comfy nights. But then a storm hit one night – and hit with vengeance. The tent was pummeled by sustained winds of 35 mph for seven hours with guts hitting 40 and 45 mph. (Confirmed later with National Weather Aervice.) That raging wind also drove periodic rain squalls. Despite the wind-driven rain and a wounded rain fly, the inside stayed dry if not somewhat disheveled because of the wind rocking the tent. It was the wind, not the rain that was the villain. It hit the tent hard; again and again. Despite all best efforts to secure the tent during the initial set up, the tent bucked and heaved under the constant assault by the wind. The roof hubs popped down a number of times, and one or two of the side wall hubs popped in as well; but were easily popped back into place. The wind wrenched one of the poles connecting the fly to the tent so I had to jerry rig a tie down for that corner of the fly and later get a replacement fly pole. The storm knocked the tent at least 6 degrees off its original orientation. Now all of that said: the tent resisted a knockout punch. I am certain that any department store tent would have been torn to shreds by these winds and collapsed within the first hour of the windy onslaught. So it confirms the material in the Gazelle is tough, the craftsmanship first-rate and offers a protective shelter. Invest in the Gazelle footprint for the tent. It’s a perfect match and the material is durable. Replace the supplied stakes with longer, steel spike-type stakes. Add a layer of insulation to the interior floor by using tarps lined on one side with Mylar material. Get a second Velcro cinch strap to hold the collapsed tent tight for easier return to the carrying bag. (Tent comes with one but a second one makes life so much easier.) I’d also suggest watching as many videos of set up and take down of the tent as possible – you can pick up a lot.

First I love it, I have lived in it for now for almost 2 months on a job site. I keep the dirty stuff and storage in the front and my bed, computer and flatscreen TV in the back, home away from home. Never in a million years can you set this up in 90 seconds as they advertised. Shure rip it out of the bag, throw it on the ground and pull all the sides it is up, but that is not really not ready to camp. Unfolding everything, laying everything out, doing a tarp, 8 tent stakes, rolling up the fly or staking it, etc. 10-20 minutes depending on practice. Big and heavy, but it is a big tent, probably not going to fit in a small car. Floor space is 110 SQ Ft but it is much, much bigger inside all around because the sides pop out, very nice. The two rooms with a divider is great. Doors open out on both sides so people can change and sleep in semi-private. The material is very nice and extra thick with waterproof coating on the inside, someone said the material soaked up water like a sponge, I did not see that (see pictures). The floor is very thick and waterproof. I was worried about the Velcro on the front bottom door flaps, but it turned out to be super strong Velcro and works great. Considering I had to get rid of few tents because zippers broke, Velcro is pretty reliable. I didn't even stake out the fly, I had it rolled up the whole time on the sides so I could see out the windows and get better flow and the windows did not leak when zipped up. I really like how the fly does not touch the tent and has a large overhang. I was worried about the floor being removable and would allow water to enter, but it is in a bucket shape so it can sit in 5 inches of standing water and not leak, better than any other tent I have owned. There was some seeping of water in the stitching at the bottom corners (see picture), but it did not get inside the tent because of the bucket floor. I am just going to brush some waterproofing sealant on the stiches and won’t happen again. The aluminum stakes are a joke and they all bent the first time out, buy some real ones. In very high wind the sides can pop back in, just get some cord and tie the sides to the fly stakes, problem solved. Someone said they broke the fiberglass poles. Don’t push them to far, they work fine, a new tent will be tight, go slow the first time. Someone else mentioned holes from shipping, I think they fixed that problem, everything was wrapped and had paper liners for protection everywhere. I had no defects in material or stitching. My camp has two RV trailers, a ocean cargo container, a 20 FT carport and 3 EZ-Ups and a 15FT Gazebo tent.

This tent, it's been my husband's dream for the past few years. Now it has it, and we will use it in Europe. it is well made, it is really very easy and fast to put, even teenagers can handle. there is a factory warranty for 1 year and when registering the product, you get to the site where there are all the spare parts in case you have to replace any parts. so far everything is liked, we'll see how it will be after application. It's pretty spacious for 4 people. I can stand full-length there. There are many holes in the milking of ventilation. It's just as good that the floor can be detached, which is very good when it needs to be cleaned inside the tent. The only downside for me personally is that the tent is quite heavy and long and you have to think about it in advance.

Awesome tent!!! This tent is very spacious and tall enough to stand up in. It has one large door in the front and a smaller corner one in the rear. I love how the screen room walls can be folded down and turned into an enclosed room with a zip up wall in between rooms. There are pockets on the center wall too. This tent is very durable, it’s made with a thick fabric on the walls and even thicker on the floor. The tent is very large folded but it fits nicely in our roof top cargo bin on our car. If you’re looking for something compact and lightweight this is the exact opposite, you get durability and ease of setup in return. My mom has the smaller 4 person version, we borrowed it and loved so much we had to get this one. It stood up to a crazy wind and rain storm by the ocean with no damage.

The tent itself is amazing, it’s huge and very easy to set up and take down. HOWEVER…we received our tent and figured it would be in perfect condition so let it sit in the garage for a few months because we live in super rainy Oregon. The first dry weekend, months later, we opened it and set it up. There were 5 different places that had holes. We contacted the seller and we’re told we could receive a discount of $65, that was great and we were happy with it because then we could buy our own patch kit. A day later we received an email that we were no longer receiving a discount and there was nothing we could do about this $600 tent that we have now but it came with holes in the floor and wall. My advice is to set it up and check throughly as soon as you get it!

I've been camping since I was a kid about 40+ years or more, so I know tents. The best I ever had was a 2 person Bibler tent made of breathable goretex and weighed about 2 lbs which I used on the Appachian trail. The Gazelle is not that tent. It's big. It's heavy. It is meant for car camping. It is meant for a family. Which is fine and what I was looking for to replace my last two family camping tents that were destroyed by wind. We were camping lakeside and a springtime squall came across the lake and was more powerful than we expected with winds exceeding 50+mph. The tent took a broadside unprotected hit from the full force of the storm. My wife and daughter took shelter in there and stayed completely dry while I ran around trying to help other families in the group secure their tents being blown away. One sidewall popped in which I think allowed a 12"x7" puddle to form in that corner, but quick cleanup. I did not stake down the sidewall panels which would have prevented this. Otherwise, the tent did great. Unfortunately most of the other families were not so fortunate and their tents collapsed resulting in all their stuff getting soaked. The Gazelle did great. Worth the money. Thank you for a great product.

I can’t recommend the Gazelle T4 Hub Tent highly enough! This tent is an absolute game-changer, boasting top-notch quality and features that made our trip both comfortable and hassle-free. Setting it up was a breeze—thanks to its intuitive hub design, we had it ready in minutes without any frustration. Cleaning was just as easy, with durable, high-quality materials that wiped down quickly and packed away neatly. A standout bonus tip for anyone camping in hot weather: we faced mid-90s temperatures, but using a portable AC unit in the sleeping area, paired with the tent’s rain hood for ventilation, kept us cool and comfortable all night long. The spacious interior and thoughtful design made it feel like a home away from home. I wholeheartedly recommend the Gazelle T4 Hub Tent to any camper looking for reliability and comfort. I’m already looking forward to our next adventure with it! Update: love it even more - on second trip, was absent minded, put on lower area. Heavy rain came day three, I was in a pond! Absolutely no water inside. The high floor wall seams were phenomenal. Not sure how high, maybe 4-6 inches, but it saved me. Really enjoying this tent!!!

Very Excited To Order this... Open and set at home, important to line up the Rain fly evenly, 2 nd use correct Height for the poles in front, otherwise will be crooked.. not label which is which. More importantly the hubs are of a cast metal.. this is the weak point of the tent since so much pressure is put on them... Had Left front fail.. took 1 hour to reset and make workable. Definitley need to be upgraded to 7075 Aluminum. Very Disappointed. not sure if Inwont to deal with the eventual failure of the other Hubs... Love this tent! Plenty of room, easy set up..definitly heavy... but I wanted a quick set up. Up Grade the Hubs... or keep 4 or more replacements on hand... recommend buying If they Upgrade the Hubs.. otherwise you will be disappointed near future

Wir haben uns nach langer Suche für das Gazelle T4 Plus Hub entschieden und waren vom Konzept sofort begeistert. Der offene Wohnraum, die Größe und der unglaublich schnelle Aufbau haben uns sofort überzeugt. Unsere drei Töchter wollten das Zelt nach dem ersten Aufbau am liebsten gar nicht mehr verlassen. Für unseren Schwedenurlaub ist es genau das Zelt, von dem wir geträumt haben. Leider hatte unser Exemplar direkt beim ersten Aufbau einen Produktionsfehler. An einem tragenden Befestigungspunkt war eine Metallöse ausgerissen, wodurch das Gestänge nicht mehr korrekt gehalten wurde. Was ich jedoch besonders hervorheben möchte, ist der Kundenservice von Luna. Vom ersten Kontakt an wurden wir freundlich, verständnisvoll und mit viel Wertschätzung behandelt. Auf jede Nachricht wurde schnell geantwortet, unsere Fotos wurden sorgfältig geprüft und ohne Diskussion wurde uns ein Austausch angeboten. Man hatte jederzeit das Gefühl, dass wirklich versucht wird, eine gute Lösung zu finden. Das Austauschzelt war innerhalb einer Woche bei uns angekommen und einfach nur ein Traum. Wir sind absolut begeistert. Vielen Dank an das Luna-Team für den freundlichen und respektvollen Umgang. Wir freuen uns schon sehr darauf mit dem Zelt nach Schweden aufzubrechen.