Kelty - Caboose 4 / Caboose 4P
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Last updated: Sep 24, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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"Its very well made for the money."
"Kelty tents usually exceed my expectations for the price."
"we got on the cheap"
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"Love my Kelty for car camping."
"You can set it up as a freestanding tent with a large vestibule, or extend to vestibule over the back of the truck/suv for an awesome canopy."
"I love the tent, for car camping."
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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"
"Got some rain and it had no issues."
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"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."
"way higher quality"
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"I bought it when I first was getting into backpacking ... I think it is a great tent to start out with."
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"My kelty doesn’t."
"too heavy to backpack with"
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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"
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"too heavy to backpack with"
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"Zippers on the cheap models are frustrating and get stuck a lot."
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? ->I have a kelty 4 man bought two years ago for car camping. Its very well made for the money.
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->Also look at Kelty. That’s what I have.
r/carcamping • Best Inexpensive Large Tents for Car Camping? ->Kelty tents usually exceed my expectations for the price.
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->I have a Kelty, an Alps, a North Face, a REI, a Magellan and one from Bass Pro (I can’t remember the name). All are for different situations. Kelty is a great brand. Just realize you are entering a world where you are going to wake up and ask “Do I need another tent?” and the answer is always yes. Applies to backpacks as well :)
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->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? ->I just got a Kelty, it seems amazing for the $
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->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 ->Kelty makes great tents for the money
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->Get a Kelty, way higher quality and will keep you dry
r/camping • Ozark Trail Tent Experience? ->Love my Kelty for car camping. Zippers on the cheap models are frustrating and get stuck a lot.
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->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? ->I've been rocking a kelty tent for 6 years now. I bought it when I first was getting into backpacking and I have used it since. It's a bit heavy comapared to UL tents but I think it is a great tent to start out with. I keep telling myself I am going to buy a new lighter tent, but the kelty has been great.
r/CampingGear • How is this tent for beginners? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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