Decathlon Quechua - Air Seconds 4.1

I have the AirSeconds 4.1, which is a great tent. Withstood quite some winds during camping in Ireland as well. One considerable downside is the diagonal opening 'door', which means you'll get water in the tent when it is wet and it limits the amount of usable indoor space.

Hi, I am looking for a cooler tent for the hot holidays here in Europe. I spent hours but can’t decide which one will be better between the Air Seconds 4.1 fresh and black in polyester or the Air Seconds 4.2 in polycotton. The tent is from decathlon, Queshua brand. Polycotton is prone to breath better than polyester but I really like the fresh and black darker room. Did you had the chance to compare the two tents ? which one will be cooler under the sun ? Thank you !

Here is my final result : If budget is not a problem and you love camping just buy the Air seconds Polycotton 4.2. Air seconds Polycotton 4.2. > Air seconds 4.1 > 4.1 standard I took time to compare a lot of models at home : - The Air seconds 4.1 fresh and black - The Obelink Air Summer XL - The Air seconds 4.2 Polycotton The Air seconds 4.1 fresh and black Advantage: It is easy to set up The night room is quite black.Great for late morning. Cheaper than the others. Quality tent peg The tent fabrics is well stretched. Disadvantage: The height is not as important as the 4.2,not great to stay inside. It heats up very quickly under the sun. No magnetic doors. Less volume inside because the fabric is inside the air tube. No storage pockets. The main door can’t be fully close with a zip The Obelink Air Summer XL: Advantage: It is delivered with a pump (not included in the air seconds tent). Great room and height inside the tente. The night room is quite dark. The main room stay fresher during day time) (fresher than the 4.1) 2 doors, great for ventilation Disadvantages : Too difficult to set-up, honestly I just doesn’t want to set-up si tent again vs the others. The dark room heats a lot because of the dark fabrics and you can’t stay in during daytime. The tent stake are bad quality. No cap on the front door. The main door can’t be fully close with a zip. The tent is heavy and take place in the car trunk. The tent canvas is not well stretched. The Air seconds 4.2 Polycotton Advantage: Easy to set-up Quality tent peg Cap on the front door A lot a room and height in the tent A lot of storage pockets 2 windows in the night room, great for ventilation Look great on a campsite. The tent canvas is well stretched. Magnetic doors The main door tent can be fully close with a zip. This is not the case with the others. It is delivered with a carpet. I feel good user it. Disadvantage : The nigh room is not as black as the 4.1 fresh and black. The tent is heavy and take place in the car trunk. Price

Had the original 4.1 air seconds. Amazing tent with zero issues since 2019. It’s been through rain, wind, and snow for me. I only recently replaced it with a Dometic tent because I wanted to try technical cotton.

I also own the 4.1 tent. I haven't had issues with water coming in from the front door, but I always close the mosquito screen if the weather forecast predicts rain. I agree though that the inclined door is a nuisance. For me the most annoying part is that I have to press my face against while kneeling down to reach the zipper.

People who have negative experiences with products are a lot more likely to make videos about it or write reviews sharing their frustrations. But the reality is that the Decathlon 4.1 Air Seconds has sold very well and is praised by many of us who owns the tent. The inflatable poles are made of TPU, so you have to be really rough with the tent to puncture those. That is not to say that in very rare cases, there could be a manufacturing QA issue. I can only say that for me, and those I know who own the same tent - zero issues. Is there room for improvement? Yes, there'se always room for improvement. It's mind-baffling that the vestibule front door does not have any way to fully secure it, either with velcro or ideally a zipper. I don't understand the logic behind this. It's also less than ideal that the small corners at the back of the vestibules are opened and exposed to the outside. I've never had insects crawl in, but if I were to leave food on the ground inside the tent, I'm sure they'll find their way inside. I guess they left this area open to increase ventilation

Stay away from Decathlon if you wanna camp in peace. Some of their tent models have severe engineering faults almost as if a total noob derived from any common sense designed them and nobody ever bothered testing them outdoors either. I've actually spoken with a regional manager about this once and the problem is that Decathlon is soo big that it's gotten really hard to make any product changes at all without affecting supply chain and profit margin. They basically know their products are crap but they cannot do anything about it and customers in poorer countries aren't that picky either so nobody cares. The list is long but here's a few examples: The door on the Airseconds 4.1 is not mounted with the bottom, during windy rain it thus gets blown inside and then acts as a water slide for rain water. Lots of customers have reported this over the years and I even saw it in person when visiting a Decathlon store once (they had their tents set up outside and it was a stormy rainy day). Almost all bigger Decathlon tents don't have fully sealed bottoms, thus insects will slowly crawl inside over time. It should be noted that similar priced tents from Easy Camp (budget brand from Outwell), Kampa (budget brand from Dometic) or Coleman all have fully sealed bottoms. Decathlon pole based hiking tents and pop up style tents are all too short for an average sized 180cm humanoid male, your feet and head will be touching the walls when sleeping on a 8cm thick pad (I tested that myself). Making the tent just a few cm bigger would resolve this but it would also cut into their profit margin. The only great Decathlon tent is the "2 seconds easy" because it can be set up in a few seconds and offers a real 205cm useable length due to the upside walls. I've got the 2P and 3P sizes of that model and spent many nights in them, they're really unique on the market. It remains a mystery why they forgot to add vents on the 2P size (the 3P got them), but I went ahead and added them myself.

I have the 4.1 of this and love it. I came here to recommend the 4.2!

I love Decathlon Air Seconds tents, but have no experience with the Coleman variants. Air Seconds tents are easy and fast to set up, very durable, and cheap for what they are. Remember that the air tubes are not just cheap plastic bags, but actually are quite sturdy and reinforced with multiple layers of encasing. Most of my friends own them as well. We've been through storms, heatwaves and freezing without issues. I used to have a Family 4.0 XL, but have since upgraded to the 4.2 technical cotton variant. Yes; it comes in a huge heavy suitcase. But sooo good.

I have the polycotton 4.2 one and also have extensively used the plastic variants (like 4.0, 4.1 4XL) in the past. The plastic variants are darker. There's no doubt. The polycotton variant is darkened, but nowhere near as dark as the true F&B variants. In terms of temperature; it's complicated. I have a feeling the plastic variants may stay cooler a tiny bit longer in the morning than the cotton one, but that turns around quite quickly. As you said; the cotton variant does have better ventilation and is more breathable, which makes a hot day in it more bearable. While the plastic one on a hot day in the full sun will become an oven sooner or later. And one with condensation in it as well if the conditions allow it. So, do you want to sleep a bit longer in the morning, or enjoy a comfortable day in the tent with only a bit more light shining through as a caveat? Other things to keep in mind: polycotton absolutely wins in terms of durability. Both in terms of life and weather resistance. As long as you maintain it properly. Polycotton 4.2 is heavy as heck. The tent is 40kg! It comes in a bag with wheels. Don't even consider using this if you need to walk longer distances from the car to the campground. Because of its weight, it's also more work to set up and break down. But, the polycotton 4.2 is significantly larger with more living space than the plastic variant. Especially in terms of height for tall people like myself. It also has a handful of luxury features like magnetic sleeping cabin doors, but don't expect life-changing differences. Plastic wins in terms of price, weight and if it's marketed as Fresh and Black, darkness. Polycotton in terms of general comfort, no matter the weather. There are more minor differences between the two. The choice is difficult. For me, I chose the polycotton for my current set up for its height, space, ventilation, comfort and durability. I own multiple tents, and can always switch to something smaller or more lighter depending on requirements. If you don't have that luxury; take that into consideration as well.

This! I have an AWESOME Decathlon tent that was a gift. It’s small, but I’m only 1 person and 2 dogs. It doesn’t have poles, so you just unclip 4 clips and viola a fully formed tent! It’s so helpful for when you get to camp a little late and the sun is going or gone. I’ve been using mine for 4 years and it has zero wear on it. There are other copycats but they’re not made nearly as well IMO. Mine is also funny blackout, so you can sleep in a bit.

Literally just picked this tent up 10 minutes ago. Can't wait to pitch it. *

Just completed our first 3 night 4 day stay. The tent is ELITE. So well engineered. The room is a seperate conpartment on the interior of the shell so it's super insulated. If you get the "fresh black" version, it's reaaaally dark inside. Great for naps. The living space / canopy it has out front is incredible. Lots of headroom to stand. It does get a lot of forest debris in it so bring a broom. I'd highly recommend it. Additionally, I'd buy separate hard Ground Stakes as the soft soil stakes bent the first use. *

We have the Air seconds fresh and black 4.1. and it's really nice and cool in the heat. I mean it's still a tent, but with the light color and dark inner tent it's the best there is. I would highly recommend the one with the airtubes. It's a breeze to set up :)

My family has a tent that uses inflatable arch supports (three of them), and it has been unbelievably reliable. We purchased it while living in Italy, and used it all throughout Europe, without a single problem. It’s been inflated/deflated too many times to count. We used it in areas like the Croatian coastline that is VERY rocky, and haven’t had a single leak. It works as good as the day we bought it, goin on 7 years ago. Now living back in the US, we’ve used it for camping in West TX, and still no problems. The brand is called Quechua, and can be found in a store called Decathlon. I couldn’t find a similar one on the US site, but here’s pretty much what we have, from the Italian site. https://www.decathlon.it/p/tenda-gonfiabile-campeggio-air-seconds-4-1-fresheblack-4-persone-1-camera/_/R-p-302837

Decathlon has shops in 24 EU states. It’s literally the biggest chain of outdoor and camping stores. Edit: if you’re tall, make sure to check the length of the inner tent on the website. Remember that someone laying on their front is longer than they are standing up because of their feet being flat. The inner tent needs to be longer than the tallest person by about 30cm at least. Also you can search eBay and look for any tent you see online but a used one. It’ll save you a lot of money and you may find a really light one cheap. This is a Decathlon Quechua tent on eBay France: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/376269358032?_skw=tent+4+personnes&itmmeta=01JX81S2KG3MC4CSC64K4A4FRQ&hash=item579b66c3d0%3Ag%3AkxIAAeSwsetoLt5Z&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1chX1f9bn%2Fex4kLrNdMsDZYFv52yA5VNNksG8y5%2FTZqwN2tHZnXD6bP%2FR2paYx9EsyEzbOvOSdrB1JqRK2M7uPdtuAHqUUge5x%2FLcSPNx3Bm01LHrXPypu0sLGEL2Hqd80gXN0St3YruKeppSLBg5pFauTqt7Ay6W9655SNlv3tiEjhSKF3fYAKNffY0ULix0DuthKP3fMk9KvcHPNnJT3KvKfTV6pMRWFPI1M4TG1q6MzCkakszwOffuW7UivUj3ibZv4kl3aHKgT%2FOj5xXVDqFJ1rFK3ximxT%2F9QljvSqDQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iq5IHqZQ&LH_ItemCondition=4

Had a 4 man fresh and black tent. At night had to put on layers as cold and slept in until late morning. Such a difference experience compared with previous tents, i wouldn’t go back

I have a Quechua inflatable tent and I love it. Really really good - a bit heavy and you need to take the big pump with you, but super easy and super stable - especially in strong winds.

Decathlon inflatable tente is incredible build and comfort, id go with it

I got this exact one last autumn after being unsure for ages - really glad I got it, it's incredibly easy to set up on my own (even with two young kids "helping") and very stable. I can't speak to it's durability but it feels good quality - the material, particularly for the inflatable columns, feels very thick. The one downside is it's heavy, I wouldn't want to carry it a long way.

I went with the F&B this year and it was actually too good. It was so dark that when I went to bed at 8am I ended up waking up at 17:00 and missing my favourite sets. Was gutted, will be returning it. 10/10 for sleep, 0/10 for self control

Have had the standard Quechua blackout and it has honestly been great. You aren't roasting at 9am scrambling to get out the tent.  A 3 man for one person will be absolutely fine. We are a couple and have the 3 man and are looking for a slightly bigger tent now (it is doable but theres basically no space if its two people plus bags) and will likely just stick with the same brand just in a bigger size. It isn't super light but to be honest at this stage I'd rather take the better tent that I can actually get a bit of rest in and deal with the carrying than get a lighter non blackout tent I can't stand being in. Worried about the weight of the bigger one but think it will be a better experience!