Gazelle Tents - T3 Hub Tent
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"the Gazelle is very very fast to set up and tear down"
"I can set up my tent in a minute flat. ... no poles are required, sets up and takes down fast"
"It takes like 45s to set up."
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"Been through some pretty nasty storms in it. It always stayed dry."
"It handles inclement weather and strong winds (with the guylines staked down) very well"
"very durable. ... I had mine up in gusting winds and it withstood the elements"
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"The footprint of the floor is a square for the T4 hub tent, so you should find the available space easy to work with, even with mattress. ... We have the T4 plus, which is just two squares with a room divider. We use cots and there is room for 5 and the dogs."
"not 4 sided. That way you can setup a table in the middle and still get around, or set up multiple tables on the walls with tons of room."
"I like to have the room and be able to stand or sit in it with a chair shoud it be raining, all while having my pad and bags in there."
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"I can tell you I just used a gazelle tent in Ottawa last week for six nights with tons of mosquitoes and biting horse flies and everything and not a single bug in my tent at all."
"Hahaha I have never experienced that. It’s a regular tent that is waterproof and rainproof, let alone bug proof."
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"It handles inclement weather and strong winds (with the guylines staked down) very well"
"very durable. ... I had mine up in gusting winds and it withstood the elements"
"much more durable floor (for dogs nails)"
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"it is HUGE when folded down for storage transport ... You need to have a large SUV or a roof rack to transport this thing."
"Downside it’s heavy and big. ... Like the size of a small person in the bag. ... And I think it weighs maybe 30 some pounds."
"My husband hates the size and weight of the Gazelle"
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"the mesh is so tight that the ventilation is horrible in temps over 70."
"My beef with nearly all nylon tents is how they collect condensation. ... I’ve had 5 people and 2 dogs in the Gazelle. All of that breathing made the inside pretty wet."
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"You have to make sure to guy out the hubs in strong winds, and the more horizontal the guy line can be the better, or else wind can collapse the hub. I'm taking 15-20mph plus wind. Was in 30-40mph gusts and it held up, but I'd guyed out the hub the direction the wind was coming from with two guy lines, each as horizontal as I could get them, 45 degrees from each other."
"Oh, and I ditched the stakes that came with it and instead use heavy, all metal spike stakes."
"It doesn’t do well in high winds, though"
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"The silver exterior will wear and you'll soon have moisture ingress."
"I did have an issue with water seeping in during very heavy downpour. I'm taking several inches of rain in an hour downpour. It would soak in through the stitches around the hubs, and also where the interior mesh bags are on the sides."
"And, if it’s dry."
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"mine had a bunch of needle holes that I needed to seal ... Also some loose stitching ... Not very well made for roughly $400 in cost."
"2 out of 4 metal sheath ends for the rain fly poles went loose into the dirt."
"The silver exterior will wear and you'll soon have moisture ingress."
I just went on this very search myself. Landed on the T3 Hub tent from Gazelle. Couldn’t be happier. Sets up in minutes. Super durable. Second room turns into a screened in porch. Tons of pockets. The catch is it’s 550. And is the size of a small man when all put away…
r/CampingGear • Looking for suggestions on 6-8 person tent with screen vestibule ->The Gazelle T3 has been my favorite as a solo camper. They larger ones. Setup is quick and so is tear down. The floor or tray is removable for easy cleaning. Been through some pretty nasty storms in it. It always stayed dry. Definitely not a backpacking/hiking tent.
r/camping • I need a new tent; what do you recommend? ->Had a Gazelle T3.. love it. Though wished I had gotten a T4 for the space. Had to have my cot diagonal on the T3 to fit. Had a Resmed too though I’m afraid I’m gonna sleep through anything that’ll happen while camping… lol
r/camping • Camping 2025 new Gazelle ->Gazelle tents will have something to fit your needs… They are bulky but nice, my wife and i use a variant of the T3… We also nixed the idea of a rtt, too many pitfalls…
r/overlanding • Tent Recommendations ->Started with the t3 and liked it so much I got a T4 as well.
r/camping • Gazelle T4 Hub Tent?? ->I have a T3 and with the rain fly on it's ok. However, like Loose\_Mission if it's damp enough or pouring enough the seams aren't the best and you can get a bit of water in areas the rain fly isn't. That said It's an excellent tent otherwise.
r/camping • Gazelle t4 overland ->I also have seperate setups for backpacking vs car camping. Nowadays ultralight backpacking gear is so expensive and thin, that using it for car camping is a waste of its limited durability. These thin materials only have a finite lifespan on them. Given your height, a Gazelle T3 or T4 would work well, those style of tents will have the highest headroom and usable space. They pack up pretty large though, so it depends on your vehicle space.
r/CampingGear • Spacious car camping tent recommendations for one person ->Gazelles are super fast to setup and offer the best head height. But for a tent that caters to taller folks, the door sucks for taller folks... at 6'1" i'm always tripping getting in and out of it. That Fanttik tent looks interesting in that regards. Setup does require you to "pop" the ceiling up, not sure if your rotator cuff issue will prevent you from doing that. And it's a pretty big tent packed, since you mention limited storage space.
r/CampingGear • Standing height tent: which is easiest to set up: hub, instant, or clip pole? ->Gazelle tents are pretty awesome but you need a roof rack to transport.
r/CampingGear • If weight is no longer a constraint, what would you choose for a freestanding tent? ->Gazelle t3 or the 4. Awesome tents and extremely easy to put up alone. The biggest drawback is you will need to mount to the rails on your vehicle. Unless you got a pickup.
r/CampingGear • Spacious car camping tent recommendations for one person ->We have a two Gazelle tents (one one-room and one two-room) and their gazebo. They are a breeze to set up and definitely not a gimmick!
r/CampingGear • Are instant up tents a gimmick? ->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.
r/camping • Tent suggestions! ->I’ve been camping for 30 years and I’m a huge fan of our Gazelle brand pop up. With little kids including a baby who doesn’t like to be put down, it’s a huge time saver!
r/camping • Best pop up tent? ->Hahaha I have never experienced that. It’s a regular tent that is waterproof and rainproof, let alone bug proof.
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