T3 Hub Tent

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…

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.

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

Is there any particular reason for having the tent be in the truck bed at all? I ask because there’s not many advantages to that kind of setup. Most of the utility of truck bed camping comes from having a topper or popup camper mounted on the bed, which requires no setup/takedown. There is the alternate advantage of not having to find a spot for the ground tent, but you still have to level the truck, and the camping locations you described don’t seem restrictive enough to make ground tents unusable. If you’re already going to be setting up a tent, just get a good ground tent and maybe some cots. This way you don’t have to empty the gear out of your truck bed every time you want to sleep, and you’ll be able to have much more room. I’d personally recommend something like a Gazelle T3 or T4 tent, as the quick popup setup and box design make it a really nice experience. Also, all this comes from someone who sleeps in their truck bed overlanding, but under a fiberglass topper with a built out bed platform inside. If I didn’t have the topper, I’d stick to my ground tent. Hell, even with the topper, sometimes I prefer to just fill the bed with gear and still use a ground 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.

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.

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.

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.