I upgraded the T4 to the T-Hex Hub Overland Edition and have been very pleased. It fits two big cots plus one for the dog and still has plenty of space to move around. It's entry is on a flat face, not on a corner like the T4 which is a huge benefit in my opinion.
Only have had a chance to camp in it once, but quality seems as good as the T4. Did fine in 20MPH winds once we got all the guy lines pegged.
I got it it direct from Gazelle for 640$, free shipping on a black friday promotion. Unfortunately it's not listed on their website at the moment and it's over 1k$ on Amazon... so outside your budget for the time being anyways.
We have a Gazelle T-Hex. Just wife and I. We like the single, large room so we can set our queen bed up and have ample room on 3 sides. Even room for the camp chairs inside if bad weather. It measures about 12' across and even more tied down. Never had a spot it didn't fit.
We have the wawona 6 for our shorter, lighter trips and a gazelle t-hex overland tent for longer outings. Love both but the gazelle is the best, but itās big packed down and requires roof mounting or a roof box with gear + people/dogs in the car. We car camp in a Rivian R1S for scale. The gazelles are like 70ā long in the bag. But itās the most amazing tents.
A few years ago Academy Sports decided to use that same pop out technology, and now I have 2 *basically* [Gazelle clones](https://i.imgur.com/eiUXlrM.jpeg) that I paid less than $250 total. They are fking amazing tents. The blue one is my favorite. Butttttt Academy being Academy they never actually pushed it even though they are extremely awesome.
If packed up space and relatively large weight is not bad then consider a hub style tent. I like my Gazelle Overland edition. The doors are a little tricky getting in and out but in all other regards (setup and takedown) it seems like that would be a good fit.
I would suggest two tents then. We have a massive Gazelle tent and it is geared for 4-8 people but if I had to share it, I would only say four people comfortably with our stuff inside the tent too.
It sounds like you have a pop up tent too? These will always be long and bulky because of what they are. Our old tent was very compact when packed up but was not a pop up and took longer to set up. My husband hates the size and weight of the Gazelle but it is the trade off of ease of setting up/breaking down that he gets for it.
I think your idea to go bigger to fit more people inside a tent is not ideal if you are already worried about the size of your current tent.
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