Gazelle Tents -T4 Plus

[Rspayde]

I am going to look at a lightly used Gazelle tent this Friday that presumably was a Covid knee jerk purchase by someone.

Anyone have any items I should specifically lookout for?

Also has anyone hasld one for any length of time struggling to find long term reviews.

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[msujay2012]

I ordered a T4 and I'm trying to figure out how to stow it for overlanding trips as it is bigger than my Bronco.

 

[Rspayde]

I ordered a T4 and I'm trying to figure out how to stow it for overlanding trips as it is bigger than my Bronco.

Yeah I see they take up a TON of space. I have dreams of strapping it up on the underside of my BAMF topless rack straight down the center of my moar door unless I go topless then it just goes on the outside of the rack.

 

[BlarneyStoned]

I have one and I like it, but I end up having to put it on the roof rack of my LR3 most of the time depending on how much stuff I'm packing. The LR3 has way more interior space than the 4 door Bronco so it would require external stowage.

The removable floor is great for cleaning after a trip or if you just want to convert it to more of a gazebo BUT if you aren't careful reinstalling it and placing the tent in heavy rain, it makes it easier for water to ingress through the bottom.

 

[JediMcMuffin]

I have a T3 but not a ton of use with it. In the bag it fits nicely in the footwell of the rear (I have a 4DR). So far no premature signs of wear.

 

[KhoiPhish]

I have the T8 and I shove it into my Thule XXL cargo box. Thing is stupid long. Before the cargo box, It would basically take up the whole right side of my 4D Bronco w/ seat down.

 

[Hopeless Diamond]

Have had the Gazelle for a couple years now. Taken all the way down Baja, about to do it again. Have used it the snow. Sets up easy, take down is pretty easy too. It's bulky, but not too bad

 

[The Beaz]

I stuff our T4+ into our 2dr....but have to have it strapped to the sport bar behind the passenger seat to get it to fit. Other than the bulk, love the tent. The main issue I've run into is wind pushing the sides back in, so I never set it up without the guy lines. If you do release the floor to clean, etc. make sure to get it Velcro'd back tight with no gaps, otherwise you will get leaks in the rain, or ants....

 

[Rspayde]

Well I ordered the tent and it is HUGE. Looks like it will have to be down the passenger side of my moar door. In the summer it will go on the roof rack but to cold for that right now.

Not sure why but this website was about $130 cheaper then any other option. If someone is smarter than me and can attempt to figure out why that would be cool. only thing I could think of is that its an old model but new stock?

https://www.marinegeneral.com/product/gazelle-camping-hub-tent-w-screen-room-8-man/

 

[RustysBronco]

Here's a video I did to show how easy/quick the setup was.



I also ordered a set of brackets from American Adventure Lab to transport it on the roof rack.

Enjoy!

 

[e.alleg]

With camping season coming up I'll do a review of my gazelle t4 tent. It's been cross country 4 times in 3 years. Set up in desert, rocks, forest, swamps, and of course campgrounds. Dog camped 100% of the time. Survived a small tornado. The tent is durable. Zero problems with the zippers or major leaks. In high winds meaning 60mph + it will collapse. You need to tie off the sides to your truck or whatever. It's long and heavy. But setup is extremely easy which is important when you have just driven 600 miles and it's raining and you are debating sleeping in the truck. Literally 1 minute to pop it up and it's sleep-able. You need better stakes but that's a given with any tent really. So my long term review is all positive. My floor has some holes from my dog and general carelessness but I camped in this over 200 nights so I'm not complaining.

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