Kelty - 4-Person Camping Tents
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Last updated: Nov 3, 2025 Scoring
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"All that to say they slap really hard for the price"
"Its very well made for the money."
"Kelty tents usually exceed my expectations for the price."
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"Up until last season my car camping 4person kelty that I literally got fifteen years ago. ... It still functions fantastically in dry conditions ... they slap really hard for the price and are very durable."
"I've been rocking a kelty tent for 6 years now. ... I have used it since. ... the kelty has been great."
"the quality of the materials is noticeably better."
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"Love my Kelty for car camping."
"Up until last season my car camping 4person kelty that I literally got fifteen years ago. ... It still functions fantastically in dry conditions ... they slap really hard for the price and are very durable."
"if we we car camping somewhere dry without a lot of space for the footprint we will use the kelty."
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"I had a relatively cheap Kelty tent that held up very well in storms solely because the fly covered the whole tent."
"will keep you dry"
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"The windows started peeling on my kelty tent - I sent it in and they repaired it (and the stretched out elastic in my poles) for free just FYI"
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"too heavy to backpack with"
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"My kelty doesn’t."
"too heavy to backpack with"
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"Zippers on the cheap models are frustrating and get stuck a lot."
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"A week in, a pole broke in the wind"
"One of mine broke when it shouldn't have and I found other people reporting the same issue."
"the stretched out elastic in my poles"
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"we got SOAKED through the thin floor"
"We used the leak as an excuse to get a North Face Wawona 6"
Coleman is great as people are suggesting. I would say the next step up is kelty. Partner and I have been using a kelty 4p for car camping we got on the cheap and it's been great.
r/CampingGear • Best tents for newbies? ->I have a kelty 4p tent that is too heavy to backpack with, I love the tent, for car camping. I just bought myself the big Agnes cooper spur hv ul 2 for my dog and I. With the foot print it weighs in at 3lbs and packs down really small. My kelty doesn’t.
r/AppalachianTrail • Is my tent too heavy to be sustainable? ->We loved our Ozark Trail tent! Set out on a cross country camping trip with a brand new Kelty that we spent a pretty penny on. A week in, a pole broke in the wind and we got SOAKED through the thin floor. Went to a Walmart, picked up an Ozark Trail, and left the Kelty in a dumpster. Never looked back on that decision.
r/camping • Ozark Trail Tent Experience? ->Kelty is always a solid bet. Good quality many choices Helleberg tents will last forever. But the price is high. Many other quality suggestions are listed from others too. Good luck and have fun!
r/WildernessBackpacking • Tent help ->Get a Kelty, way higher quality and will keep you dry
r/camping • Ozark Trail Tent Experience? ->Seconding this comment. My first tent was an ozark lasted me almost a decade, upgraded to a nicer Kelty eventually but still have the ozark pop up. Great stuff for the price highly reccomend
r/camping • Whats the cheapest 2 man tent you would recommend for someone who is looking to get into camping for the first time? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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