4 Person Instant Cabin Performance Tent (40232)

I originally bought the Timberline 2 for backpacking in rugged terrain during Fall/Winter seasons in northern VT and NY. The simple A-frame style is superior to most designs in high wind or snowy conditions, but most folks today demand more space and comfort. As a retiree, with creaky bones, who can no longer manage hiking, I now normally use an Alps 3-man dome tent or a Core 4 cabin-walled tent. These two are not as rugged as the Timberline, but are spacious and inexpensive. I drive an F150 with a full 8' canopy so I keep the Timberline is case of full-storm weather. The Pacific coast can have wicked winds and sheeting rain during the colder months.

I have tents capable of managing 4-season camping on the PNW coast but when I wanted a summer tent for glamping \[standup height / roomy\] I was at a loss. I made the assumption that Costco would not retail a junk tent so I bought the Core 4 Cabin Wall tent. It's a perfectly conventional design and well made - at a reasonable price. Sometimes you guess right.

I recommend the Core Equipment brand. We have used them for awhile now and are really happy with them. Here is one of their four person tents https://www.coreequipment.com/products/4-person-instant-cabin-performance-tent

Love my Core 4-person straight wall tent! It's 72" at it's highest point. Also I know it's not what you asked for but if you're looking for a bad-back-friendly cot, I swear by my Cabela's lounge cot. I was able to continue camping all last summer with a back injury.

Whenever I’m camping by myself, I use what I’ve begun to call a Frankenstein setup. I have a OneTigris inner tent (basically a bug net with a bathtub bottom) that’s 2P sized and A-frame. It’s roomy, airy, dries super fast, and weighs next to nothing for backpacking, and only requires a pair of hiking poles or a ridge line to set up. It also has multiple zip entrances, giving you options for setup from Baker-style to simple A-frame with a tarp, depending on campsite. Over that, I put a simple lightweight tarp. I’m currently using a cheap FreeSoldier tarp from Amazon until it falls apart, but I’m been happy with it so far. Then I picked up a cheap ground cloth that fits the inner tent, can’t remember the brand, but also Amazon. Overall, the setup I think cost me less than $200, with the inner tent being the most expensive at like $80. Each piece has a stuff sack that is small, and fits into my Kelty backpack easily, and weighs very little overall. For camping with my son, we have a cheap Core Equipment 4P tent that costs like $90 at Academy and is a breeze to set up. Super roomy, we got a twin and full sized air mattresses in no problem.

Well if you want advice on a tent I could probably try to help you out! Just took a quick pass through the tent options and I’d recommend the core 4 person instant tent for $150 just because they’re already an established tent making brand with great reviews. I personally own a 4 person kelty tent and the quality is really good imo and they’re easy to setup. Some of the kelty tents have these sleeves that the bottom of the poles go into and it makes solo setup a breeze. My issue with instant tents like the one you mentioned, the gazelle t4, etc. is that they’re heavy and they don’t get very compact. But if you have both storage space and space in your vehicle go for it.