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Yes they are legit. We have had a T4+ for close to 5 years now.
I will second Gazelle. To clarify, the T8 has been discontinued, but there is the T4Pus/tandem that gives you a screen room. My wife and I overland with the T4Plus and love it. It's great having the extra room, especially if the weather turns nasty.
Gazelle tents are easy to set up and are indestructible. I (64M) have had a T4 Plus for years
I (64M) have a Gazelle tent and love it. Super easy to set up and they have a new all weather tent. I have their T4 Plus Hub tent.
I (64M) have a Gazelle tent and love it. Super easy to set up and they have a new all weather tent. I have their T4 Plus Hub tent.
I got a Gazelle T4 plus and I’m loving it. It’s heavy, and durable, but it’s like an instant apartment at the camp site. Can’t say enough good things about the Gazelle brand.
The T4 plus is heavy. But if you’re alright with lugging it around, it’s great! Compared to a pole set up Coleman tent I have it takes half the time but is twice the size. There’s plenty of set up and take down videos on YouTube for all the Gazelle brand tents. They like to say it takes 90 seconds. But, real world, it takes me around 10 minutes by myself. You just pop out the sides and put the rain fly on top.
I also should add that the bag it comes in is super roomy! It fits inside with extra room to spare. I keep two carpets and a ground tarp in the bag along with the tent.
I do have the t4+ which is nice as it as the nice big open door. Very easy to set up and tear down. About the only times it takes longer is when you have to steal out all the guy lines on windy days. But yes it is big and bulky and can be hard to move around. Took it on a road trip from WI to Utah and used a roof top carrier to haul it with.
I have a gazelle tent which is bulky but also nice. I have also looked at the 10x10 ez up canopy tents with side walls or inserts. I know they make some that are 10x15 or 10x20 with side walls. May not be as fully enclosed as some other tents, but gives you plenty of room.
I have the T4 plus and love it with one exception. A full-size air mattress does not quite fit with the fixed room divider. Last trip we took and attempted to use two complete sets, one in each room, and it was very tight. As a compromise, we are moving everyone to a large cot and getting the kids bunkbed-style cots. But overall, we love the tent, great build quality ect.. It would be amazing if it was just 14"-24" bigger in each room. There is a new model but I dont think its much larger
Do you have any other requirements, and how will this be used? If you're mostly overlanding or car camping, the best value for the money is a Gazzel Hub tent, but there are downsides, like its weight and size. But I love the fact that I can order replacement parts, including the detachable floor panel.
I have a gazelle T4 plus and it’s the coolest piece of gear I’ve ever bought. I have two kids so the separate rooms are nice. My biggest complaint is how giant and heavy it is when it’s in the bag but I get it since it’s a hub tent and big. I usually take my old two man tent or hammock setup when it’s just me
Gazelle t4 plus, put a queen double high air mattress in one room and a kitchen setup in the other room, have spent some long rainy days 100% in the tent and not been uncomfortable
I love that the roof height is over 6’ for the majority of the inside, thats a huge bonus, but yeah it takes up 1/4 of the jeeps cargo area
I’ve never personally detached the floor and it works just like a normal tent, i suppose if you got something terrible on the floor you could peel it out and hose it off. however i think the big plus is, if you punctured it or wore a hole in it, you could order a replacement instead of patching or buying a new tent
Just looked at gazelle’s site, looks like they no longer make the t8 or non overland t4+ (the orange one i have) overland editions have thicker wall material
I have a T4 plus. I’ve taken mine to the outer banks (windy) about 5 times and it’s been rock solid, including last time when a cold front came through and we were getting 30mph gusts. I’ve camped in rain about 3 or 4 times otherwise. I do guy out the hubs but nothing special or time consuming and have never had a hub collapse. Rain fly has been tested and works well with no water intrusion in light to moderate rains/sprinkle. Have not had it in a thunderstorm. I think ventilation would be relatively poor if you had to close all of the vents for a heavy rain as the design relies on top ventilation due to design. I think wedging pool noodles at the top, underneath the rain fly over the top netting would help airflow. Haven’t had any quality related issues. It’s huge and heavy-but all hub tents are huge and the bag has a nice shoulder strap. Strongly recommend the overland edition for the stakes and tarp.
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