Gazelle Tents - T3X Hub Tent Overland Edition

Check out gazelle tents. I have the T3x and the T8. Love both. The T8 is too much for 2 people IMO. I'd take a look at the T4. Not the T4 plus. A bit big, but super easy to put up and take down.

Yeah i have one, will probably never use it again, love my gazelle though

I’ve tried everything to avoid putting a rooftop tent on my Jeep, and the best solution I’ve found is my Gazelle T3X tent. It’s compact enough not to take up too much room in the Jeep, and once you get the hang of it, it sets up in just 1-2 minutes. Since it’s separate from the vehicle, I can go for rides or move the Jeep without packing up everything or rearranging my gear. My friends with RTTs may have a slight edge in setup and teardown time, but it’s only by a few minutes. Plus, having the tent on the ground gives me space to stand up, change clothes, and enjoy a bit more room than some RTTs offer. Exact tent I use personally and enjoy: [GAZELLE T3X TENT LINK](https://gazelletents.com/collections/3-person-tents/products/t3x-hub-tent-overland-edition)

Just got the T3X Gazelle so excited to break it in

Another vote for Gazelle

As a long time Gazelle owner I think the only asterisk is weight/transportation. I love our T3X but its not Honda CIvic Trunk Compatible :) and at nearly 30+lbs it can be an issue lugging it around if you're not camping within a reasonable distance of your car. Just my .02c, never owned anything as easy to setup.

I just bought a gazelle T3x. It’s super easy to set up and I did a raging thunderstorm in it and stayed dry. Also shout out to Exped Megamat for comfortable sleep

I have a deluxe gazebo, T4, and T3X. My friend has the T4+. They’ve given me many good years and are still like new. Camp setup is mere minutes. My only gripe is that I will bust my butt on the triangle doors EVERY SINGLE TIME.

I really like my Gazelle T3X. It is 5 ft long when in the bag. It’s 30 lbs. Easy to setup and take down. The bag is slightly oversized, no need to sit on it to get the zipper closed. I’m 66.

Backpacking 1P or 2p ultra light setup. Car camping I have a 3 person gazelle that I can stand up in. I bring a mega mat and a cot, a little folding side table. Whatever fits in the car is coming with me lol.

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

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…

Started with the t3 and liked it so much I got a T4 as well.

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.

Gazelle is an easy recommendation, most usable space for any tent design and it can handle tall people. Downside is that when packed it's fairly long. Depending on the size of your car, it might not fit in there. I have an SUV and will fold down a seat for it.

Pretty much the walls are solid with limited mesh in the windows/doors, the roof is mesh but there's the rainfly that protest that. So if it's heavy rain, you do have to ensure your windows and doors are zipped fully to prevent water from intruding.

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 tents are pretty awesome but you need a roof rack to transport.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Bought mine from Amazon. Apparently the green color T4 and the blue overland are available at REI

Lol. No, we aren't bots. You'll see really positive reviews outside of reddit as well, including video reviews on YT. The biggest draw is the ease of set-up. It's so nice to have it up in literally 1-2 minutes. But also the height all throughout the tent makes for a wonderful camping experience. I actually enjoy hanging out in my tent. It also feels sturdier than most tents but would definitely need guy lines in windy conditions. The only problem I have with it is its size when packed up in its bag. It can be a pain if you don't have a truck or van to transport it. Not everyone likes the door but I have no issues with it.

How many people are you traveling with? If it's just you, or you and another person who is not huge, just setup a sleeping platform in the 4Runner. Tents that setup on the ground but attach the the vehicle have always felt kinda gimmicky to me, and to some degree the worst of both worlds. If you don't sleep in the rig just get a quality fast deploy ground tent like the Gazelle.

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!

Hahaha I have never experienced that. It’s a regular tent that is waterproof and rainproof, let alone bug proof.

We had a trunk tent for almost 2 years. The main thing we couldn't get over was the limited airflow. Ended up hardly ever using it attached the vehicle. Once it fell apart, we went with a pop up tent like a gazelle for ease of setup and best of all, 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.

Honestly if you are planning having 4 people in a tent, then I would get a really good ground tent like a gazelle or something similar. You will be able to have a better mattress and it's just as easy to set up. Also, on the trips when it's just you I would get a second smaller tent for just you. Roof tents are cool but there is always a tradeoff. Ground tents are a fraction of the cost and allow more options.

I love my Gazelle. From the inside, it has a smiling face. https://preview.redd.it/q1pj3tjxh9de1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76c1a899f46a5a1e9502a4754044d726496ff4b3

Tried the Gazelle, liked it until I put it away on the first trip and 2 out of 4 metal sheath ends for the rain fly poles went loose into the dirt. Terrible quality for the price, went back to REI and got the Nemo Aurora.

We like the gazelle too. Husband can stand up in it. Quick set up/tear down. Very roomy and seems to be holding up really well.  

Check out Gazelle, it's bulky but I love it anyway.

If you're spending that type of money, look at the gazelle tents.

I came here to say this. It's big, but it's easy peasy.

+1 for Gazelle. In addition to being very roomy, the Gazelle is very very fast to set up and tear down. It handles inclement weather and strong winds (with the guylines staked down) very well

It's always kind of amused me that Gazelle is known for being heavy. Gazelles, famous for their immense bulk and weight. And yes I know it's called that because it's fast to set up lol. They really are super nice.

I saw over a dozen gazelles that totally failed during a storm at an Overland event two years ago. They did not hold up well at all. Guy lines were used etc, but they were some of the worst fairing tents among them all. I was a volunteer and had to go around taking stock of the damage and help people and after that I would not buy one of their tents.

I can only give my experience with my Gazelle. Overall it is great, and I've used it for over 40 nights over the past two years. 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. I put seam seal on all of these and it helped a lot - instead of a drip it just gets slightly damp to the touch. No issues with seams around the zippers at all. I would buy it again. Oh, and I ditched the stakes that came with it and instead use heavy, all metal spike stakes. 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.

I have a gazelle - great tent - super easy setup and it’s tall enough to stand in. 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. Like any tent you have to make sure it’s dry before putting it away etc. I also don’t like the fact that the floor is velcro-ed on. I haven’t had any issues but it seems strange. I’ve also had a sundome - it’s light packs small mine was a 3 person so it’s short and tight inside. Takes time to set up as with the poles etc. Some of the taller domes a shorter person would struggle to get the fly on. I’m 5’4 and have to keep that in mind if I plan to put them up alone. I have a tensleep I love - but it’s essentially a dome and a super large fly — hard to set up in the wind.

If you can spend a little bit more and don't mind a little bit bigger when packed away, Gazelle tents are great. I love mine. I know it's way too big for a single person, but 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. And if I go somewhere i can stick my bike inside it so it's out of site. SUPER easy to set up. I also have a small 2P bikepacking tent for tight areas or when I don't want to take the big ol tent.

We’ve had ours for going on 4 plus years I think…Love this tent. Been great in numerous types of weather. Easily fits my six foot husband who can stand up in this tent without stooping, our yellow lab, her bed, our air mattresses and room to spare. Such a great tent. Fortunate to have purchased new when they weren’t quite so pricey, but truth be told, I’d pay up for one now for the same tent. We use it about 3 times a season for week long trips. A very big 👍🏼

Unless you have an 8’ bed it will be too small. Get a Gazelle: Easy set up and break down with a much more durable floor (for dogs nails).

Look at gazelle tents, buy once, cry once. As long as you have the space to store it in travel its the best tent ive ever had.

Buy a Gazelle. You won’t regret it.

Do it now. You won’t regret it. Then order some stakes on Amazon that you screw in with a drill. Your set up with only take a couple minutes. No more messing with poles and annoying tent stakes.

Definitely an instant tent. Core and Coleman make decent ones. Gazelle is great but a bit pricier. I would say a minimum of a 6 person so they can stand straight up.

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. Never had an issue when it went through a severe windy thunderstorm when camping other years.

If you have kids or camp with a dog and have space to store it, the Gazelle tent was a game changer for me. I can set up my tent in a minute flat. The floor is replaceable if it ever gets damaged and you can stand in it. The downside, its heavy and does not pack down small. The positives: no poles are required, sets up and takes down fast, lots of space and windows, very durable. I had mine up in gusting winds and it withstood the elements

Gazelle! You won't regret it

Gazelle is a great tent if you have the vehicle to haul it. It’s a long tent when packed up. And, if it’s dry.

I have a gazelle and love it. It takes like 45s to set up. It doesn’t do well in high winds, though

https://preview.redd.it/lonhowt0plne1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=335f4215cd1ffa7c9be7d777690142c3ad7253b5 My Gazelle has been a go-to for the speed of setup and sturdiness in wind. Well worth it. Pretty large tote, and heavy. Not for packing distances.

Honestly, not often these days. We aim for cold weather camping so we can use the stove. The Gazelle has become our loaner that we set up our friends and family with. 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.

Those huge 10 person tents are less durable, giant windsails, and are a pain in the culo to set up. I finally sold my cousin one of my old Gazelles because he kept bringing one of those big box mega tents on dispersed weekenders and needing help to set it up for like 10 minutes. The first time he brought that Gazelle out he was like, "Okay. Thanks." Unless you're at a campground with multiple snotnosers running around, I would not recommend one. Get a quality 4-6 person, 3 season vented Kelty/Nemo/Big Agnes/Gazelle, throw your mattress down, and you'll be loving life.

I loved my ez up but the canopies would always break. Not very good in wind. One night had a really windy night and the canopy broke and stabbed the tent. Was the end of that.Great for a summer tent and good weather but i don't think id buy one again. I have a Gazelle now very good. Easy set up and can handle pretty much any weather. They are going for 400 not bad. Think im on my fourth year with it. I camp maybe 3-4 times a year. Early spring summer fall.

I've had a few similar Coleman tents, they were absolutely great when they are all together. Putting them up/taking them down and folding up absolutely killed the camping experience for me. Got a Gazelle last year and they are 1000% worth the extra cost

Gazelle Tents, you can end your search there. Extremely simple to put up and pack away. They have some big ones I believe you can section off

A Gazelle. It takes two minutes to set up. Room for two cots and a dog. We are on our second trip with it and pretty happy with it. 

A majority of these hub tents come from the same factory with some design specs changed. A lot of the material is some variation of the other. As far as SP goes, its price is all marketing. Anything designed remotely near it at a cheaper price point is probably a better deal. I've ran an XL, III, and a Mini and as a someone previously replied they hold moisture even with the flaps open. The silver exterior will wear and you'll soon have moisture ingress. The newer bags are thicker but I tore through them on their 3rd use. I also run a Gazelle but haven't put it through its paces yet. The SP were good in winter camp because they did hold heat really well.

GAZELLE.

I own 3 of these tents and would put the Gazelle in the top 3 tents I have ever owned for sure. So bloody easy to setup and take down and lots of height for getting in and out. I am over 40 now and can't be bothered to be crawling in and out of tents on my hands and knees when I have to take a leak in the middle of the night lol.

Love my Gazelle, only wish mine was green! Orange is my least favourite colour but at least I’ll always be able to find camp. https://preview.redd.it/4ovi4t1v5g3f1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab820c37e1890129dd322bab8f9cfff4a9aa8673

I have a Gazelle. It's a nice style, easy to put up. But it is HUGE when folded down for storage transport. You need to have a large SUV or a roof rack to transport this thing. Also 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. but, there aren't a lot of other "stand inside" for the average height person. At 5'2" there may be some more options out there for you.

I would research Gazelle tents. They are easy and fast to set up and come 8n several different sizes and configurations. They aren't cheap, but they will least for years under normal use conditions.

If your not using your car for the AC then a knock off Gazzelle tent will give you just as much if not more room. They are also super easy to set up and you wouldn’t have to deal with all the tying and untying the tube to the car.

I sleep under the softopper when solo with a nice exped pad. The 5ft bed is annoying but I have a way to rig up a tarp if needed. When the wife goes i have a big gazelle tent and exped pad that sleeps us and a big dog with room to spare. Rooftop tents aren't for me too much weight and drag for something I will only use once a month. Im trying to keep my current taco a bit lighter after breaking some ring and pinion gears on my last obese build.

We have the Gazelle. It’s built well and all, but the mesh is so tight that the ventilation is horrible in temps over 70. Unless it’s pouring out or massively buggy, we don’t even set it up most times.