We have this tent and used it last summer . It performed very well in high winds and moderate rain. It’s goes up and down like a dream. We replaced the stakes as they bent very quickly. I have been camping for 30 yrs and this tent is a winner!
I cook in my tent all the time, its a 6 man robens shack, the reason I can do this, is because I live in the UK and most of UK bears are called "Paddington"...lol
I have a t4 plus overland. Been through very extreme weather, including wind gusts to 70 mph. Even staking the pop out walls, it still collapsed. Also, the roof frame came apart. This tent is fine for normal weather, and occasional use. But, it is not indestructable, as some portray it to be. A better design for heavy winds would be a tunnel shape, which is more aerodynamic, and have less windage. I give the t4 plus a C plus.
I really like your review. We have a 5 side Gazelle hub tent. We always tie the hub eyes to stakes or trees. The top hub can also collapse with snow or ice. You can use a pole inside such as a pvc pipe to help support it. Thanks again for the review.
Dude, you were in my back yard. I live near there. Leaving your door and windows unzipped just a couple/few inches will make packing up quicker and easier by giving the air a way to escape as you fold it up. Also - bears. Bears in the SE are afraid of dogs since they are hunted with dogs. My 100 lb labranard is a big sissy, but the bears don't know that. I almost never see bears when hiking with my dog and they are never close encounters when I do. I also found a .357 to be a good deterant with black bears - .44 mag or better if you're in grizzly country. Honestly, mice and squirrels getting into my food has been a way bigger problem than bears.
Thanks for the outstanding review! Ordered & received my Gazelle Overland Edition (comes w/ upgrade in heavier stakes & a footprint) because of your video! Put it up today in my Florida backyard. I'm soon to be 67yo & not in best shape but had no problems. Nothing came w/ the tent about the guidelines but after watching you I knew exactly what to do w/ them. The whole bag a bit heavy for me, will be keeping footprint, rainfly & stakes in a separate duffle to lighten the load! Thanks again! Take care!
Great idea to have separate bags to divide the load. Thanks. I'm 62 so we gotta watch what we carry! Even if our backs feel okay today, the next day is the Tale of the Tape.
We live and camp in Northern Michigan. Definitely bear country. We’ve not had an encounter with bears while camping. I employ the three rings of defense: a trip alarm, an three strand electrified fence designed for backpacking, and bear spray. I use this system when we dispersed camping away from campgrounds. With campgrounds, there’s safety in numbers and a lot of human and K9 scent, so there’s no need for the defense system. We also keep our camp site clean and store food in plastic bags, inside a cooler, locked in our truck. We have a Crua Tri. It’s a beast! I am thinking about buying my girlfriend a Gazelle T4 for the camping trips she makes with her nieces and nephews. I like it.
Concerning the wind. If you are having difficulty with loose or sandy soil, I picked up a hint that called for adding a some collapsible buckets that you fill with dirt and tie off to the center pulls instead of staking to the ground.
After 3 years, I finally pulled the trigger on the Gazelle T4. Your video was one of the ones that set me on this odyssey! RE: Cooking in my tent: No. Cookin' in your tent? I'm down with it!
I camp in bear country. No food near my tent. I have a kitchen setup in the back of my vehicle with a great awning. I still make sure to put everything in bear canisters, and then wipe it all down with Pine-sol. Bears hate it. My Dad taught me that 40 years ago, apparently the State of Alaska agrees with him. I have never had an issue with them. (those pesky Bigfoot however...) I just bought a T4-plus, It made it through some big storms in Cherokee and Pisgah NFs my Next test will be Mt Washington in NH. Windiest spot on earth.🤞
When my kids were little, we did a lot of tent camping, and nowadays, I'm sticking to "camping" on the patio, and the main things I like about this tent is the ease of setting it up, not crawling in and out of it, all the windows, the quality, and the doors! A great presentation for a really nice product! You have beautiful scenery there, and it should be a pleasure to camp out. Remember to lock your vehicle doors to keep the bears out, because they can easily open unlocked doors!
If a bear wants in it’ll just tear up the door or even easier it will bust the windshield and get in, after is done chewing everything including upholstery it’ll probably leave a steaming present if you catch my drift. Best if there’s no bear box in the campsite you’d have to place cooler in the car and cover it, they know what a cooler looks like and what it has. I live in the mountains and also been camping for 40+ years in the Sierras in California with lots of black bears. So far taking precautions I’ve never had issues.
I enjoyed your previous review of my current tent, the Coleman 6 instant up, and I appreciate you covering what may be my next addition to the camping fleet. Thanks, dude. Back in the 80s when I started camping and spending lots of time outdoors, YKK zippers were standard on tents, cycling gear, jackets, etc.. So good to see them back in vogue. Well done!
One of the better reviews of the gazelle T4 I have seen. Thanks for including air flow within the tent and showing the space it took up in your 4Runner during Transit.
I love my gazelle t4 it feels like a little cabin, and for its size super easy for one person to set up. I bought it for when the wife and I go camping. I like that you can order new parts off the website. I am planning on taking mine snow camping this winter and seeing how it does. My only complaint is like you said the door is a little small... and earwigs can make it through the velcro on the floor. I do have to run it corner to corner in the bed of my Tacoma because it is so long but not a big deal.
Yup.. fantastic review getting close to pulling the ‘trigger’ on one like your other viewers. As for condensation in really damp conditions, ventilation of course is your best friend. Can you vent any number of those windows during a storm to create air flow? As for cooking at your car in bad weather (for bear deterrent reasons) consider a DIY awning. Simple, a tarp size of your choice, then some DIY piping attached to your roof rack to hold that end of the tarp taut along side your rig. One DIY’er just bought an 11’ extendable yellow fiberglass (?) rod (used to change light bulbs) to attach to his rig, then the tarp. Just search the topic on YT, you’ll find videos. A few seasons ago I made myself a 10’x12’ dining fly (to cover most campground picnic tables) out of tyvek. ‘Set me back’ a whole $39 bucks. Tarp came w attachable (sticky tape) grommet mounting points. You’ll tear the tyvek somewhere else b4 the mounting points fails. I have more cost in my Ridgeline and guy out points. I will use the yellow rod ‘method’ to create my own awning hack as well. Stake out the ends of the awning with cheap extendable poles sourced at your big box store or online. ‘Campercovers’ is the guy I buy my tyvek from, he has both an ebay and Amazon store. Happy trails Fwiw, Memorial day weekend last year while riding my gravel bike, right before sunset, on a decommissioned logging road, came around a blind corner only to find one if those black four legged ‘critters’ munching on bushes in the middle if the road. Lucky for him, heh, he was more frightened by me than I was of him, off he went, full speed. Impressive beasts. Cheers.
Hi sir William. I am an Alberta proud 55 yr old woman that loooooves tenting. I make my own critter ridder as u call it. Recipe. Ground: cinnamon white pepper Black pepper Ghost pepper Jalapeno pepper Cheyanne pepper Habanero pepper Or your own choice, Pepper flakes. Mix mell and put in a shaker container. Shake around perimeter of campsite, and vehicle. 🔥🔥🔥(Please wear gloves and mask). Works on MIST living creatures. Stay safe and warm.
My encounters with bears have always been on the trail, never in camp; one encounter with a mountain lion as I was answering the call to nature but it reeled and ran off when I yelled for my buddies to come help. Squirrels and chipmunks seem to find a way of getting into my trash bag which I hang like a bear bag from a tree but they are just being rodents...no big deal. I never cook in my tent except to boil water for coffee only. I affix a Smittybilt awning to the hatch on my Jeep SUV and cook on a stove or BBQ on a portable grill/fire pit. If I don't sleep in the SUV I will set up a cot or a One Tigris Bungalow at one end of the awning and sleep there. My best sleep occurs during rain storms...absolutely love it. I returned the Gazelle T3 as it was taking up too much space in my car and bought the OneTigris Bungalow which I love (great backpacking option, too).
Excellent review on the Gazelle tent, one of the best that I have seen. I have the 4 person in orange and camped in once the Mojave Desert, it was great just as you described . We had some pretty strong wind and the sides didn't collapse inward, but I was concerned. I did stake all 4 sides that helped a lot. I found your use of the guidelines very helpful in case of strong winds. I bought the Gazelle for the ease and quickness of it going up plus the roomy size. Thanks for the video, great review .
Dude im getting one of these next weekend. Im coming home next week from my deployment with the guard and back home my friends and I do volunteer search and rescue so these tents would be absolutely perfect for when we setup camp somewhere when we take the truck. Thanks for the review man!
I am VERY impressed with your authentic field testing! I know Nothing about setting up traditional tents and your Through testing has convinced me that this is what I require for my height, 6' 3". I am seriously grateful for your review! Thank you Very much and may you and yours stay healthy during this serious time.
Thanks glad you enjoy. funny that you say you have no idea how to set up traditional tent because I plan on releasing a video within the next few weeks about just that after watching a couple struggle with one at a campground I realize some people may not have ever been shown how to do it
Love my T4 for wife, and 2 small kids under 4 for summer and winter camping. With Covid still in full effect here in Ontario, many day parks do not have access to a washroom. Allows my kids to play in the tent and when the adults need to pee, we close up the windows!
I just had a camping trip with this tent last weekend and it held up to non-stop rain all night but it does need the panel points securely guy lined to stop them from popping in during wind gusts. Also the rain fly flaps around a bit more than other tents in the wind gusts. I will guy line both the pop-out points and the rain fly separately next time there are 35mph wind gusts in the forecast. I'm not sure any other tent would do much better in the wind but I feel that wind is the biggest weakness of this tent. The tent does have a lot of condensation when you close up the windows which is necessary during a heavy down pour. One other issue I have noticed is after using it about 6 times the floor is getting holes in it near the center where the folding poles contact the floor so be careful when handling it to set it up and don't grind that point on the floor against the ground too much. As far as bears... Always cook somewhere other than where you are sleeping and definitely not inside a tent in bear country.
This is a really good review. Most reviews are first set ups in the back yard and not really reviews. Just first impressions. Thanks for this in depth review!
This review sold me on the T4, I bought one. I had a rooftop tent (not hardshell) and it was just annoying, especially carrying my dog up and down the ladder.
@@SirWilliamGoes not to mention if it rains a lot and you dont have the ceiling space at home to open the rtt to air dry, forcing you to remove it off the rack to open. Every time. I live in the Pacific Northwest
I just went on a 10 night camp trip With my t4 plus tent ( in Colorado, Arizona and Utah). It did great as far as wind and rain. I used it just for my self . It is a 8 person tent. And i was able to set it up and stake it down in less then 20 mins. The take down take about 15 mins. Again i was by myself so 2 people could do it in half the time. I used this company's ice fishing tents too. So i was very used to how to set it up and take it down. I was definitely the envy of the other campers.
I have been shopping for a while, found the T4 a few months ago, almost bought it, then they sold out. Back to shopping again, found 2 or 3 prospects that do almost everything I want and may have come full circle back to T4. Love all the positives. Downsides for me? (1) I am taller than the tent overall so no standing headroom for me. (2) Some reviews comment that the corners of the floor don't quite seal and some bugs get in (solution, food grade diatomaceous earth in a scouring pad, stored in a zip bag ready to deploy if at risk). (3) The small doors at my size.... (I think the T4 Plus may be my rig). Other PLUSSES for the floor. I am adamant about drying the tent completely SO DETACHABILITY SOLVES THAT WHEN WET UNDERNEATH. I am also concerned for grit wearing out the tent too early. The removable floor lets me remove the floor and keep the tent body and roof cleaner and hopefully longer lasting. Thanks for this review as this is how we camp and get some of our best experiences and the quality of weather AFTER the storms. Cheers.
Fantastic review! I’m buying one, thanks! As for bears, I douse myself in bear spray and eat a half dozen of those little bells 🔔 if a bear does eat me I’m getting the last laugh! 🤣😂🤣😂 Subscribed and thanks!!
Sorry, in my previous comment about cooking in the tent I forgot to thank you for an outstanding review and video, so informative and down to the points. Thanks.
I have an Eskimo ice fishing tent that pops up like that, love it. Today I was wondering why they don't make summer tents like that. Went to my local outdoor store for a black powder rifle, asked about tents and they said they had one POP UP Gazelle made by the same Eskimo company. Imagine that. Checked it out, brought it home for my road trips. I think it's a winner. Great review, thanks
@@SirWilliamGoes It has insulated walls. The Buddy Heater on low will be plenty most days. It has small vents for moisture, and clear heavy plastic windows. Same D door. No floor but a wide skirt around the bottom you screw down and can cover with snow. My heater on low melts the ice in there.
Thanks for the great review! Mine’s on the way. It seems to have about the best headroom in the smallest footprint of any of the tents I’ve looked at. I’ve been using the same 10’ x 12” monster tent for over a decade and it’s been an awesome tent. But, I realized on my last trip that I’m just tired of setting it up... if I can even find a big enough flat spot to set it up:)
Excellent review!! I have the exact same one and really love it. I've used other ground tents and had a Tepui RTT. I moved and it wouldn't fit in my garage. I really prefer this set up. It's just me and the dog, so I can even set up my cleanwaste toilet inside for #2. I've made it through several HEAVY wind nights and the key is guying it out. I kept thinking the top was going to pop in, but it never did. Since I set this up alone, I stake down one side first before pulling up the opposite side to pop it up. This keeps the whole tent from sliding towards me. Plus, if it's windy it keeps it from rotating or becoming the flying house from Wizard of Oz HAHA. Another note, is when it's really windy, if you don't have enough gear to place around the base on the wind side, air will get underneath and the floor will float up like a ghost. I solved it by placing storage bins/blankets anything heavy at the floor edge to keep the floor from flying up.
Pee around your campsite for bear deterrent. Don't actually know if it helps but it's what myself and my hunting crew have done for years. Great video by the way, excellent job!!!
Lol. “Depending on which convenience store I’m rushing out of.” I’m reading about where the poles that extend out from the wall hubs to the floor of the tent make a gap with the Velcro tub floor. Lots of reports of ants and such getting in. Finally: I’ve camped in bear country lots. While in bear country: never bring food into your tent, or aftershave, toothpaste, or even granola bars. Bears have an extremely well-developed sense of smell.
I saw the same review about the bugs, and did some digging. The manufacturer said there was an issue with a certain batch that had problems with a gap in the floor. It was corrected. I just couldn't imagine a tent designed to let bugs in.
Good review. We have seen the gazelle gazebo being used way outside it’s comfort zone so to speak. Mid winter with very strong winds and torrential rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island right on the beach by the tree line. The gazebo was anchored by buckets filled with the shingle beach gravel and buried about half way and guy lines attached to the gazebo attachment points.
I've camped in Wyoming, Montana, Alberta Canada etc. If you cook near where you camp you might as well send up a flag as you will probably die. Dogs only attract Grizzlies in these places. I now live in NM and I wouldn't hesitate cooking in a tent. In NM there are no bugs in the dry areas...most areas...so I don't use a tent at all. Enjoyed your video. Straight forward comments just like a real camper would say and do. Thanks.
@@SirWilliamGoes Actually I wouldn't cook in grizzly country. Truck camping with a rifle, maybe, but I wouldn't want to kill one of those critters. I love nature and like to let it be. When I was younger and backpacked in those parts I mentioned I would never cook. I used homemade gorp for my meals and let that do it and then dreamed of going to the nearest restaurant after a few days on the trail. Usually I would suspend my pack a hundred yards away so I could sleep well. I've been lucky as all the bears I've encountered ran in the opposite direction. Luckily too that they weren't females with cubs. Again, great video and very helpful.
This was a really great review and liked your efforts to present a comprehensive test of the tent. I'm further bolstered in my desire for this tent! Thank You!
I've cooked in my tent and there's not lingering food smell because it's well ventilated. I have a Coleman 10 person Instant Up Tent. After using it 3 times, I now realize that it's not so "Instant Up" for one, disabled guy. That's why I just ordered the Gazelle T4. I think it'll be much easier for me to manage, and I don't need all the room I have in the Coleman when I'm camping solo. I will say this. the Colman is absolutely waterproof. First usage I was caught in 3 days of torrential rain, and stayed perfectly dry.
@@rapmeister1000 over four decades camping here, lots of bears but I camp in the Sierras, heavily populated with bears. I live in the mountains too but I’m not in a tent at home. Just saying, honestly I truly don’t care about the risks you’re willing to take.
@@carmenmartinez2882 so why bother me with it? I camp in the Appalachians & Blue Ridge chain. Plenty of bears here too. I lived in the Rockies for two yrs. Since it’s just about impossible to cook outside of the tent in torrential rains, my solution seems to work.
In 30 years I've never camped inside my tents. However, over the last 5 years I've been using a tent trailer that belonged to my mother for 15 years before I got it too. I've cooked inside the tent trailer hundreds of times. I camp in bear country all the time.
GREAT REVIEW. Never cook, store food, or eat in my tent. Learned the hard way. Throw a bag or leave in auto. I really the color of your T4. Just pulled the trigger on the T4 Overland edition. Now cot shopping....any reviews? Not more sleeping pads :)
I have the Go Kot which is made in USA and super durable. It holds me 250+ and I can jump in the middle of it!!! It also packs down really small. Enter promo sirwilliamgoes for a discount Campingcot.com
Sir William, you probably have thousands of tents. Hopefully you'll have a special lottery and have someone like us win. We can't afford those type of tents. We are the under $300 types. But I love your video. Your aura is very optimistic. Great voice as well!
that is a neat tent, easy to set up for sure. but one sure sign it isnt a great 4 season tent and that it is a fair weather tent is the type of fly it has. also, in our experience the taller bigger tents are much colder in sever weather. a true 4 season tent will have a fly that keeps the rain from ever touching your tent with an air gap in between.helps a great deal with the moister that condensates too. bear tip 101 do not prepare or keep any food in or near your tent.
Sadly i don't believe there is much at that price point. I paid almost $500 for our Eureka Assault 4 person 4 season tent and that was on the thrifty end of pricing for a true 4 season tent.
As far as bear repellent, I sprinkle regular scented Pin Sol and straight Ammonia around my campsite. Not too close to the tent mind you unless you appreciate a strong odor of either overnight. Don't ask how I know. And I keep an air horn,bear spray and shotgun with me in the tent. Just encase.
Glad to see the review up. I remember your frustration trying to chase the storms. I like the simplicity of it. But the size for transport, it's kinda big.
I have the idea that if you staked the corners it would be a lot easier to just walk around and pull those tabs. For every action... the other side ought to stay put. For this tent, it's the other side. Great rain fly toss. I'm jealous. For dummies like me I'd have a line on each side, then attach one side and toss the line over or walk around and pull on it. I'll cook inside my rain fly - no worries. It's a fly, 360 degrees of GTFO and my JetBoil (contained flame) is on ground not on the bottom of a tent that's going to move if something happens to the wall. In my tent I'll cook in the vestibule but always off to the side making sure when I do set fire to the tent I've got a clear path out. Mostly I make coffee, I cook eggs, veggies, no meat, nothing really food stinky-yummy like bacon. A friend told me she was in a tent camping with her sister and a bear showed up. She hit the remote for the car alarm which made the bear back away. They quickly loaded up and drove home. To avoid an encounter, make noise. If you think bear, make noise. When I encountered a bear in Japan, I was already just explained that I was walking this way, minding my own business In the 80s saying an outdoor product had a YKK zipper was sort of meaningless - everything had a YKK Zipper. Not true for about twenty years. I wax my zippers and attach pull strings to them. I've found you can make a long tent zipper take those turns like a Shelby Cobra if it's got some wax and you're pulling on a string at least 8 inches long. The mesh is critical. I think 440 holes per inch or better are what's needed. A lot of gear is only about 250. (I made a PDF Tester that you can print out and lay your mesh over and tell just by looking. I should post that somewhere) I bought a tent at Target and the noseems on Cape Hatteras just went in and out like it wasn't there. A 10% pyrethrin spritz and letting it dry before you leave seems to take care of most bugs. The removable floor also makes it usable as a beach tent. I used to use ground sheets and then I realized the ground sheet was an extra hassle, unnecessary weight backpacking (I know this isn't a backpacking tent) , and at worse it got muddy. So why bother. I've had tents for years, good Big Agnes tents, cheap Target tents. It's not the floor that goes bad. The wind test was good. Tents are bubbles they all flop around and make odd noises. A rain fly is low angle and all triangles. In a storm it's like the weather is on TV, and if you hear an odd noise, it aint the fly. I like the idea of yank it out of the car and pop it up. But the duffel is just too big for my small car. Thanks for the review.
Ummm, you asked how we dealt with bears wandering around the area we camp in; for me, it isn't that big of a deal ---- I just stay home and set the tent up in my backyard, 'til it's time to go to bed -- my bed is comfortable. Stay outta the bears woods and ya' don't worry abt them eating your food OR you. Enj'd the review; had wondered abt the Gazelle; thanks for sharing!! Y'all Be Safe!
I guess a few other people have said it already, but this was really an excellent review. Thank you for taking the time to cover it in so much detail and with detailed footage...I know that's a $#1+ton of work to shoot and edit. I've been sleeping in my car but it's just a little Forester and not quite as roomy as a 4Runner. I'm tired of squirming around in that very small space and seriously considering the Gazelle. Thanks again! Thumbs up and subscribed!
William, im from northetn alberta, canada, No Under No circumstances should you cook in the same place as sleeping, always keep Coolers Food Cooking , AWAY fr Tent say 25-35ft, some kind of distance, they also make a great Hub yiu could use for Cooking Room and Relax area !!!
Yeah I almost wish that I could find a camouflage style or maybe Earth tone like an army green. I often don't think that it's a great idea to be 100% visible in the backcountry especially in areas you're unfamiliar with.
Great Review! I just bought the T4 Overland edition. Only done living room setup so far - it barely fit, this thing is huge!! - but looking forward to taking it out. I do wish I'd been able to find the green one though, the orange is pretty bright!
The only difference between the T4 Overland and the T4 in this video is yours comes with a footprint, better stakes and a water resistant carrying bag. So if you buy the T4 Alpine Green (the tent in this video), upgrade the stakes yourself (optional) and buy a tarp of your choice for a footprint (optional). There is about a $70 difference in price between yours and this one depending on where you buy it. You then have that much to play with to buy those upgrades if you like.
Thanks for this review it gelp me decide wc is the best tent for me and my family. It showed how easy to set it up. You can still stand up and the space as you featured all ur stuff inside. We normally put only r stuff and the queen airbed. You also showed while it was raining. Good to see no water coming in.
i went camping in yellowstone and two bears came to our campground the first night. that scared me enough to not eat even as much as a candy bar in my tent lol
Try a Kodiak Canvas Flex-Bow tent. I have never had any condensation in mine. Easy to set-up. Shakes off wind and rain. I had mine in 40-50 MPH winds, it shook and rattled a bit but stayed standing.
@@SirWilliamGoes The first time you set one up will take 20 minutes. The second time is a breeze. Stake 4 corners, put the flex-bows in the roof and the uprights.
0 degrees your gonna need a different setup. Something like a canvas tent with a wood stove or a shift pod with a diesel heater something that gives off heat, not this tho
Yeah seriously I hot tent allot but I don't cook inside the hot tent, but I do make coffee on the wood stove ,with my t4 tent though I use a swarey 100 watt solar panel on the roof attached to a jackery adventurer 200 power station, and a use a bear fence around the tent plugged into the power station at night .
I bought a Gazelle T4. I did not tuck the footprint under the edges of the tent. When a storm came water got between the tent and the footprint. Inside the tent wherever there were pressure points on the floor such as under the cooler and under my air mattress water seeped through the tent floor. I contacted Gazelle and asked if the floor was breathable? They responded and told me to spray both sides of the floor with a water resistant spray.
Springbar makes very nice tents be sure the one you're looking at is made in USA if you go with the springbar. The Gazelle can't be beat on setup and take down time.
I have one of these. Have to use the guide ropes even in moderate wind. Also watch out if you have kids in the tent. If they catch one of the sides buckling it's like a punch I'm the face.
Add a 10x10 Goutime waterproof canopy..$110. Room outside for cooking. Keeps tent dry. You NEED a tarp underneath, this is not negotiable. Orange Tent $379 Orange canopy $110. 3 Canopy Side Panels $60 total. Peace of mind Priceless
If you don't mind the slight noise, put up a small wind chime near your camp site. The bears will avoid the noise. Works in Alaska.
That's a great idea
A hungry bear will ignore all that 😂.
@@carmenmartinez2882 Not really.
We have this tent and used it last summer . It performed very well in high winds and moderate rain. It’s goes up and down like a dream. We replaced the stakes as they bent very quickly. I have been camping for 30 yrs and this tent is a winner!
nice!! yeah the setup and take down is certainly a dream
Same here the supplies tent stakes bent here in the hard ground
Get the t4 overland stakes for $20 and you’ll be happy you did.
One of the best dam reviews I have ever seen on any tent. After watching your review I have decided to invest in a T4 👍
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I cook in my tent all the time, its a 6 man robens shack, the reason I can do this, is because I live in the UK and most of UK bears are called "Paddington"...lol
lol "Paddington"
Legit just started singing the song.
I have a t4 plus overland. Been through very extreme weather, including wind gusts to 70 mph.
Even staking the pop out walls, it still collapsed.
Also, the roof frame came apart.
This tent is fine for normal weather, and occasional use. But, it is not indestructable, as some portray it to be.
A better design for heavy winds would be a tunnel shape, which is more aerodynamic, and have less windage.
I give the t4 plus a C plus.
I really like your review. We have a 5 side Gazelle hub tent. We always tie the hub eyes to stakes or trees. The top hub can also collapse with snow or ice. You can use a pole inside such as a pvc pipe to help support it. Thanks again for the review.
Dude, you were in my back yard. I live near there. Leaving your door and windows unzipped just a couple/few inches will make packing up quicker and easier by giving the air a way to escape as you fold it up.
Also - bears. Bears in the SE are afraid of dogs since they are hunted with dogs. My 100 lb labranard is a big sissy, but the bears don't know that. I almost never see bears when hiking with my dog and they are never close encounters when I do. I also found a .357 to be a good deterant with black bears - .44 mag or better if you're in grizzly country. Honestly, mice and squirrels getting into my food has been a way bigger problem than bears.
Nice thanks for the tips
10 mm works pretty well for griz if you're running buffalo bore ammo then you have a shit ton of firepower.
Thanks for the outstanding review! Ordered & received my Gazelle Overland Edition (comes w/ upgrade in heavier stakes & a footprint) because of your video! Put it up today in my Florida backyard. I'm soon to be 67yo & not in best shape but had no problems. Nothing came w/ the tent about the guidelines but after watching you I knew exactly what to do w/ them. The whole bag a bit heavy for me, will be keeping footprint, rainfly & stakes in a separate duffle to lighten the load! Thanks again! Take care!
Awesome!!!
Great idea to have separate bags to divide the load. Thanks. I'm 62 so we gotta watch what we carry! Even if our backs feel okay today, the next day is the Tale of the Tape.
We live and camp in Northern Michigan. Definitely bear country. We’ve not had an encounter with bears while camping. I employ the three rings of defense: a trip alarm, an three strand electrified fence designed for backpacking, and bear spray. I use this system when we dispersed camping away from campgrounds. With campgrounds, there’s safety in numbers and a lot of human and K9 scent, so there’s no need for the defense system. We also keep our camp site clean and store food in plastic bags, inside a cooler, locked in our truck. We have a Crua Tri. It’s a beast! I am thinking about buying my girlfriend a Gazelle T4 for the camping trips she makes with her nieces and nephews. I like it.
Good tips. The gazelle is a great option
Concerning the wind. If you are having difficulty with loose or sandy soil, I picked up a hint that called for adding a some collapsible buckets that you fill with dirt and tie off to the center pulls instead of staking to the ground.
Nice. Good idea
After 3 years, I finally pulled the trigger on the Gazelle T4. Your video was one of the ones that set me on this odyssey! RE: Cooking in my tent: No. Cookin' in your tent? I'm down with it!
I camp in bear country. No food near my tent. I have a kitchen setup in the back of my vehicle with a great awning. I still make sure to put everything in bear canisters, and then wipe it all down with Pine-sol. Bears hate it. My Dad taught me that 40 years ago, apparently the State of Alaska agrees with him. I have never had an issue with them. (those pesky Bigfoot however...) I just bought a T4-plus, It made it through some big storms in Cherokee and Pisgah NFs my Next test will be Mt Washington in NH. Windiest spot on earth.🤞
You definitely have THEE best review of the tent. The only issue I have now is if I want to start with the T4 or the T4 Plus. Thank you!!!
When my kids were little, we did a lot of tent camping, and nowadays, I'm sticking to "camping" on the patio, and the main things I like about this tent is the ease of setting it up, not crawling in and out of it, all the windows, the quality, and the doors! A great presentation for a really nice product! You have beautiful scenery there, and it should be a pleasure to camp out. Remember to lock your vehicle doors to keep the bears out, because they can easily open unlocked doors!
If a bear wants in it’ll just tear up the door or even easier it will bust the windshield and get in, after is done chewing everything including upholstery it’ll probably leave a steaming present if you catch my drift. Best if there’s no bear box in the campsite you’d have to place cooler in the car and cover it, they know what a cooler looks like and what it has. I live in the mountains and also been camping for 40+ years in the Sierras in California with lots of black bears. So far taking precautions I’ve never had issues.
I enjoyed your previous review of my current tent, the Coleman 6 instant up, and I appreciate you covering what may be my next addition to the camping fleet. Thanks, dude. Back in the 80s when I started camping and spending lots of time outdoors, YKK zippers were standard on tents, cycling gear, jackets, etc.. So good to see them back in vogue. Well done!
Awesome glad you find the vids informative.
One of the better reviews of the gazelle T4 I have seen. Thanks for including air flow within the tent and showing the space it took up in your 4Runner during Transit.
I love my gazelle t4 it feels like a little cabin, and for its size super easy for one person to set up. I bought it for when the wife and I go camping. I like that you can order new parts off the website. I am planning on taking mine snow camping this winter and seeing how it does. My only complaint is like you said the door is a little small... and earwigs can make it through the velcro on the floor. I do have to run it corner to corner in the bed of my Tacoma because it is so long but not a big deal.
Awesome. I had wondered about something like a Tacoma bed
Thanks for the detailed and weather tent review. Not many ppl do reviews in bad weather !
That was the goal!! Thanks for watching.
Yup.. fantastic review getting close to pulling the ‘trigger’ on one like your other viewers.
As for condensation in really damp conditions, ventilation of course is your best friend. Can you vent any number of those windows during a storm to create air flow?
As for cooking at your car in bad weather (for bear deterrent reasons) consider a DIY awning. Simple, a tarp size of your choice, then some DIY piping attached to your roof rack to hold that end of the tarp taut along side your rig. One DIY’er just bought an 11’ extendable yellow fiberglass (?) rod (used to change light bulbs) to attach to his rig, then the tarp. Just search the topic on YT, you’ll find videos.
A few seasons ago I made myself a 10’x12’ dining fly (to cover most campground picnic tables) out of tyvek. ‘Set me back’ a whole $39 bucks. Tarp came w attachable (sticky tape) grommet mounting points. You’ll tear the tyvek somewhere else b4 the mounting points fails. I have more cost in my Ridgeline and guy out points. I will use the yellow rod ‘method’ to create my own awning hack as well. Stake out the ends of the awning with cheap extendable poles sourced at your big box store or online. ‘Campercovers’ is the guy I buy my tyvek from, he has both an ebay and Amazon store.
Happy trails
Fwiw, Memorial day weekend last year while riding my gravel bike, right before sunset, on a decommissioned logging road, came around a blind corner only to find one if those black four legged ‘critters’ munching on bushes in the middle if the road. Lucky for him, heh, he was more frightened by me than I was of him, off he went, full speed. Impressive beasts.
Cheers.
Hi sir William.
I am an Alberta proud 55 yr old woman that loooooves tenting. I make my own critter ridder as u call it.
Recipe.
Ground: cinnamon
white pepper
Black pepper
Ghost pepper
Jalapeno pepper
Cheyanne pepper
Habanero pepper
Or your own choice,
Pepper flakes.
Mix mell and put in a shaker container.
Shake around perimeter of campsite, and vehicle.
🔥🔥🔥(Please wear gloves and mask).
Works on MIST living creatures.
Stay safe and warm.
I really appreciate you taking the time to do such a thorough review - even including a wind test! This is very helpful.
Glad you enjoyed
I have a Gazelle T3 tent and was in a couple of storms with high winds including hail last week in Texas, and the tent has held up beautifully.
Just gotta tie it down
Thinking about purchasing the T3 - how is for standing up inside (i'm about 5''8). That's why I'm considering either a T3 or T4
My encounters with bears have always been on the trail, never in camp; one encounter with a mountain lion as I was answering the call to nature but it reeled and ran off when I yelled for my buddies to come help. Squirrels and chipmunks seem to find a way of getting into my trash bag which I hang like a bear bag from a tree but they are just being rodents...no big deal. I never cook in my tent except to boil water for coffee only. I affix a Smittybilt awning to the hatch on my Jeep SUV and cook on a stove or BBQ on a portable grill/fire pit. If I don't sleep in the SUV I will set up a cot or a One Tigris Bungalow at one end of the awning and sleep there. My best sleep occurs during rain storms...absolutely love it. I returned the Gazelle T3 as it was taking up too much space in my car and bought the OneTigris Bungalow which I love (great backpacking option, too).
Man great info, thanks!! I'll have to check the bungalow out. That's the only downside to a gazelle, too much space
What I like is that all the walls are under tension, That help to keep the wind from flapping it around like a flag on a pole.
Excellent review on the Gazelle tent, one of the best that I have seen. I have the 4 person in orange and camped in once the Mojave Desert, it was great just as you described . We had some pretty strong wind and the sides didn't collapse inward, but I was concerned. I did stake all 4 sides that helped a lot. I found your use of the guidelines very helpful in case of strong winds. I bought the Gazelle for the ease and quickness of it going up plus the roomy size. Thanks for the video, great review .
This video turned me onto that "plus" model, with a screened-in annex. That'd solve your cooking-indoors issue.
Dude im getting one of these next weekend. Im coming home next week from my deployment with the guard and back home my friends and I do volunteer search and rescue so these tents would be absolutely perfect for when we setup camp somewhere when we take the truck. Thanks for the review man!
I am VERY impressed with your authentic field testing! I know Nothing about setting up traditional tents and your Through testing has convinced me that this is what I require for my height, 6' 3". I am seriously grateful for your review! Thank you Very much and may you and yours stay healthy during this serious time.
Thanks glad you enjoy. funny that you say you have no idea how to set up traditional tent because I plan on releasing a video within the next few weeks about just that after watching a couple struggle with one at a campground I realize some people may not have ever been shown how to do it
@@SirWilliamGoes Awesome Sauce! Hopefully all goes well and we can check it out! ^__^
Love my T4 for wife, and 2 small kids under 4 for summer and winter camping. With Covid still in full effect here in Ontario, many day parks do not have access to a washroom. Allows my kids to play in the tent and when the adults need to pee, we close up the windows!
This video has sealed it for me. Im getting one! I really appreciate the thorough review testing all limits of it!! Thanks man!
i love this tent, get the foot print for added protection.
Finally I review that gets to the point without all the droning on great job I just hit subscribe
Thanks
I just had a camping trip with this tent last weekend and it held up to non-stop rain all night but it does need the panel points securely guy lined to stop them from popping in during wind gusts. Also the rain fly flaps around a bit more than other tents in the wind gusts. I will guy line both the pop-out points and the rain fly separately next time there are 35mph wind gusts in the forecast. I'm not sure any other tent would do much better in the wind but I feel that wind is the biggest weakness of this tent. The tent does have a lot of condensation when you close up the windows which is necessary during a heavy down pour. One other issue I have noticed is after using it about 6 times the floor is getting holes in it near the center where the folding poles contact the floor so be careful when handling it to set it up and don't grind that point on the floor against the ground too much. As far as bears... Always cook somewhere other than where you are sleeping and definitely not inside a tent in bear country.
This is a really good review. Most reviews are first set ups in the back yard and not really reviews. Just first impressions. Thanks for this in depth review!
We just purchased the Gazelle Gazebo and its great! Would recoment these for anyone.
I like the gazebo too!
Awesome video and lots of good information. Thanks for the demonstrations! Beautiful views from your Camp too!
This review sold me on the T4, I bought one. I had a rooftop tent (not hardshell) and it was just annoying, especially carrying my dog up and down the ladder.
Yeah that's one of the reason we can't do an rtt is because of dogs.
@@SirWilliamGoes not to mention if it rains a lot and you dont have the ceiling space at home to open the rtt to air dry, forcing you to remove it off the rack to open. Every time. I live in the Pacific Northwest
I just went on a 10 night camp trip
With my t4 plus tent ( in Colorado, Arizona and Utah). It did great as far as wind and rain. I used it just for my self
. It is a 8 person tent. And i was able to set it up and stake it down in less then 20 mins. The take down take about 15 mins. Again i was by myself so 2 people could do it in half the time. I used this company's ice fishing tents too. So i was very used to how to set it up and take it down. I was definitely the envy of the other campers.
Nice!!! I bet the plus is nice
@@SirWilliamGoes i really like it. I do have to say, i am part of their pro team. But my feelings are true.
My Instagram to check out my setup JacobGreenhaus
@@jacobgreenhaus6973 will do
I have been shopping for a while, found the T4 a few months ago, almost bought it, then they sold out. Back to shopping again, found 2 or 3 prospects that do almost everything I want and may have come full circle back to T4. Love all the positives. Downsides for me? (1) I am taller than the tent overall so no standing headroom for me. (2) Some reviews comment that the corners of the floor don't quite seal and some bugs get in (solution, food grade diatomaceous earth in a scouring pad, stored in a zip bag ready to deploy if at risk). (3) The small doors at my size.... (I think the T4 Plus may be my rig). Other PLUSSES for the floor. I am adamant about drying the tent completely SO DETACHABILITY SOLVES THAT WHEN WET UNDERNEATH. I am also concerned for grit wearing out the tent too early. The removable floor lets me remove the floor and keep the tent body and roof cleaner and hopefully longer lasting. Thanks for this review as this is how we camp and get some of our best experiences and the quality of weather AFTER the storms. Cheers.
Fantastic review! I’m buying one, thanks! As for bears, I douse myself in bear spray and eat a half dozen of those little bells 🔔 if a bear does eat me I’m getting the last laugh! 🤣😂🤣😂 Subscribed and thanks!!
haha jing aling jing aling!!!!
Sorry, in my previous comment about cooking in the tent I forgot to thank you for an outstanding review and video, so informative and down to the points. Thanks.
I have an Eskimo ice fishing tent that pops up like that, love it. Today I was wondering why they don't make summer tents like that. Went to my local outdoor store for a black powder rifle, asked about tents and they said they had one POP UP Gazelle made by the same Eskimo company. Imagine that. Checked it out, brought it home for my road trips. I think it's a winner. Great review, thanks
How well does the Eskimo do keeping cold out and healtvin
@@SirWilliamGoes It has insulated walls. The Buddy Heater on low will be plenty most days. It has small vents for moisture, and clear heavy plastic windows. Same D door. No floor but a wide skirt around the bottom you screw down and can cover with snow. My heater on low melts the ice in there.
Not a lot of bears in Texas, so cooking in our tent really isn't a problem. That said, we still cook outside mostly. Or in our Gazelle Gazebo.
Thanks for the great review! Mine’s on the way. It seems to have about the best headroom in the smallest footprint of any of the tents I’ve looked at.
I’ve been using the same 10’ x 12” monster tent for over a decade and it’s been an awesome tent. But, I realized on my last trip that I’m just tired of setting it up... if I can even find a big enough flat spot to set it up:)
thanks, you will enjoy for sure.
Just bought two of these and so far everything is great other than the crappy aluminum stakes.
I have a T4 plus! First time trying it out!Going to mountains soon!
Excellent review!! I have the exact same one and really love it. I've used other ground tents and had a Tepui RTT. I moved and it wouldn't fit in my garage. I really prefer this set up. It's just me and the dog, so I can even set up my cleanwaste toilet inside for #2. I've made it through several HEAVY wind nights and the key is guying it out. I kept thinking the top was going to pop in, but it never did. Since I set this up alone, I stake down one side first before pulling up the opposite side to pop it up. This keeps the whole tent from sliding towards me. Plus, if it's windy it keeps it from rotating or becoming the flying house from Wizard of Oz HAHA. Another note, is when it's really windy, if you don't have enough gear to place around the base on the wind side, air will get underneath and the floor will float up like a ghost. I solved it by placing storage bins/blankets anything heavy at the floor edge to keep the floor from flying up.
Very cool. Great tips
We have 5 tents including this one, it's by far the best of the bunch.
I love it!! Ive been spending the last week in it as we speak!
Best review so far! Keep up the good work!
Thanks glad you enjoyed
I thought about getting one of those last summer I’m still considering it, thanks for Your review 🐟🐟🎣🎣
Pee around your campsite for bear deterrent. Don't actually know if it helps but it's what myself and my hunting crew have done for years. Great video by the way, excellent job!!!
I think it works too!!!
Lol. “Depending on which convenience store I’m rushing out of.”
I’m reading about where the poles that extend out from the wall hubs to the floor of the tent make a gap with the Velcro tub floor. Lots of reports of ants and such getting in.
Finally: I’ve camped in bear country lots. While in bear country: never bring food into your tent, or aftershave, toothpaste, or even granola bars. Bears have an extremely well-developed sense of smell.
The gap can occur but I make sure there are no gap by connecting the velcro
I saw the same review about the bugs, and did some digging. The manufacturer said there was an issue with a certain batch that had problems with a gap in the floor. It was corrected. I just couldn't imagine a tent designed to let bugs in.
Good review. We have seen the gazelle gazebo being used way outside it’s comfort zone so to speak. Mid winter with very strong winds and torrential rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island right on the beach by the tree line. The gazebo was anchored by buckets filled with the shingle beach gravel and buried about half way and guy lines attached to the gazebo attachment points.
Best review by far of the gazelle t4!!!! Really enjoyed it and just got myself one!
Glad you enjoyed
I've camped in Wyoming, Montana, Alberta Canada etc. If you cook near where you camp you might as well send up a flag as you will probably die. Dogs only attract Grizzlies in these places. I now live in NM and I wouldn't hesitate cooking in a tent. In NM there are no bugs in the dry areas...most areas...so I don't use a tent at all. Enjoyed your video. Straight forward comments just like a real camper would say and do. Thanks.
How far away from the tent would you cook in grizzly country
@@SirWilliamGoes Actually I wouldn't cook in grizzly country. Truck camping with a rifle, maybe, but I wouldn't want to kill one of those critters. I love nature and like to let it be. When I was younger and backpacked in those parts I mentioned I would never cook. I used homemade gorp for my meals and let that do it and then dreamed of going to the nearest restaurant after a few days on the trail. Usually I would suspend my pack a hundred yards away so I could sleep well. I've been lucky as all the bears I've encountered ran in the opposite direction. Luckily too that they weren't females with cubs. Again, great video and very helpful.
This was a really great review and liked your efforts to present a comprehensive test of the tent. I'm further bolstered in my desire for this tent! Thank You!
Glad you enjoyed. It's a great tent
I've cooked in my tent and there's not lingering food smell because it's well ventilated. I have a Coleman 10 person Instant Up Tent. After using it 3 times, I now realize that it's not so "Instant Up" for one, disabled guy. That's why I just ordered the Gazelle T4. I think it'll be much easier for me to manage, and I don't need all the room I have in the Coleman when I'm camping solo. I will say this. the Colman is absolutely waterproof. First usage I was caught in 3 days of torrential rain, and stayed perfectly dry.
You might not smell it but the bears can. Their sense of smell is way higher than a bloodhound.
@@carmenmartinez2882 4 decades of camping, and not a single bear yet.
@@rapmeister1000 over four decades camping here, lots of bears but I camp in the Sierras, heavily populated with bears. I live in the mountains too but I’m not in a tent at home. Just saying, honestly I truly don’t care about the risks you’re willing to take.
@@carmenmartinez2882 so why bother me with it? I camp in the Appalachians & Blue Ridge chain. Plenty of bears here too. I lived in the Rockies for two yrs. Since it’s just about impossible to cook outside of the tent in torrential rains, my solution seems to work.
Great review, Ive been recently looking at these and plan on getting one now
In 30 years I've never camped inside my tents. However, over the last 5 years I've been using a tent trailer that belonged to my mother for 15 years before I got it too. I've cooked inside the tent trailer hundreds of times. I camp in bear country all the time.
GREAT REVIEW. Never cook, store food, or eat in my tent. Learned the hard way. Throw a bag or leave in auto. I really the color of your T4. Just pulled the trigger on the T4 Overland edition. Now cot shopping....any reviews? Not more sleeping pads :)
I have the Go Kot which is made in USA and super durable. It holds me 250+ and I can jump in the middle of it!!! It also packs down really small. Enter promo sirwilliamgoes for a discount Campingcot.com
Your convenient store joke won me over and got you a sub. Great content dude. Keep it up.
🤣 nice!! Glad you enjoyed!!
Sir William, you probably have thousands of tents. Hopefully you'll have a special lottery and have someone like us win. We can't afford those type of tents. We are the under $300 types. But I love your video. Your aura is very optimistic. Great voice as well!
Thanks. I wish I had thousands I would definitely give them away. Thanks for the kind words
Hi !! Thanks I order it today T4 Alpine Green !!!!
that is a neat tent, easy to set up for sure. but one sure sign it isnt a great 4 season tent and that it is a fair weather tent is the type of fly it has. also, in our experience the taller bigger tents are much colder in sever weather. a true 4 season tent will have a fly that keeps the rain from ever touching your tent with an air gap in between.helps a great deal with the moister that condensates too. bear tip 101 do not prepare or keep any food in or near your tent.
Yeah I would suspect it gets cold
@Michael Powell the Coleman instant tent
Sadly i don't believe there is much at that price point. I paid almost $500 for our Eureka Assault 4 person 4 season tent and that was on the thrifty end of pricing for a true 4 season tent.
As far as bear repellent, I sprinkle regular scented Pin Sol and straight Ammonia around my campsite. Not too close to the tent mind you unless you appreciate a strong odor of either overnight. Don't ask how I know. And I keep an air horn,bear spray and shotgun with me in the tent. Just encase.
Best way to go for sure.
Glad to see the review up. I remember your frustration trying to chase the storms.
I like the simplicity of it. But the size for transport, it's kinda big.
Size is a bit big I understand that
Great review/video. I enjoy my Gazelle T4 and would recommend it to anyone! See ya on the trails.
Thanks
Good review on the T4, man if that had a stove jack for the top it would be a four season tent.
I have the idea that if you staked the corners it would be a lot easier to just walk around and pull those tabs. For every action... the other side ought to stay put. For this tent, it's the other side. Great rain fly toss. I'm jealous. For dummies like me I'd have a line on each side, then attach one side and toss the line over or walk around and pull on it.
I'll cook inside my rain fly - no worries. It's a fly, 360 degrees of GTFO and my JetBoil (contained flame) is on ground not on the bottom of a tent that's going to move if something happens to the wall. In my tent I'll cook in the vestibule but always off to the side making sure when I do set fire to the tent I've got a clear path out. Mostly I make coffee, I cook eggs, veggies, no meat, nothing really food stinky-yummy like bacon. A friend told me she was in a tent camping with her sister and a bear showed up. She hit the remote for the car alarm which made the bear back away. They quickly loaded up and drove home. To avoid an encounter, make noise. If you think bear, make noise. When I encountered a bear in Japan, I was already just explained that I was walking this way, minding my own business
In the 80s saying an outdoor product had a YKK zipper was sort of meaningless - everything had a YKK Zipper. Not true for about twenty years. I wax my zippers and attach pull strings to them. I've found you can make a long tent zipper take those turns like a Shelby Cobra if it's got some wax and you're pulling on a string at least 8 inches long.
The mesh is critical. I think 440 holes per inch or better are what's needed. A lot of gear is only about 250. (I made a PDF Tester that you can print out and lay your mesh over and tell just by looking. I should post that somewhere) I bought a tent at Target and the noseems on Cape Hatteras just went in and out like it wasn't there. A 10% pyrethrin spritz and letting it dry before you leave seems to take care of most bugs.
The removable floor also makes it usable as a beach tent.
I used to use ground sheets and then I realized the ground sheet was an extra hassle, unnecessary weight backpacking (I know this isn't a backpacking tent) , and at worse it got muddy. So why bother. I've had tents for years, good Big Agnes tents, cheap Target tents. It's not the floor that goes bad.
The wind test was good. Tents are bubbles they all flop around and make odd noises. A rain fly is low angle and all triangles. In a storm it's like the weather is on TV, and if you hear an odd noise, it aint the fly.
I like the idea of yank it out of the car and pop it up. But the duffel is just too big for my small car. Thanks for the review.
Glad you like the review. Also glad you reminded me I needed to pick up some Permethrin.
Ummm, you asked how we dealt with bears wandering around the area we camp in; for me, it isn't that big of a deal ---- I just stay home and set the tent up in my backyard, 'til it's time to go to bed -- my bed is comfortable. Stay outta the bears woods and ya' don't worry abt them eating your food OR you. Enj'd the review; had wondered abt the Gazelle; thanks for sharing!! Y'all Be Safe!
Thanks.
I guess a few other people have said it already, but this was really an excellent review. Thank you for taking the time to cover it in so much detail and with detailed footage...I know that's a $#1+ton of work to shoot and edit. I've been sleeping in my car but it's just a little Forester and not quite as roomy as a 4Runner. I'm tired of squirming around in that very small space and seriously considering the Gazelle. Thanks again! Thumbs up and subscribed!
Thanks I'm glad you like it
I want one now! I am just concerned about the door... My 91yr old grandfather would have big problems getting in and out...
Great Video!
Take a bit of getting use to
Open one corner of the floor, lift the tent and set it over him. Velcro the floor back up.
William, im from northetn alberta, canada, No Under No circumstances should you cook in the same place as sleeping, always keep
Coolers
Food
Cooking , AWAY fr Tent say 25-35ft, some kind of distance, they also make a great Hub yiu could use for
Cooking Room and Relax area !!!
Thanks
My T4 is orange.. I like that green alot more!
Yeah I almost wish that I could find a camouflage style or maybe Earth tone like an army green. I often don't think that it's a great idea to be 100% visible in the backcountry especially in areas you're unfamiliar with.
@@SirWilliamGoes well either way just like you I have a big bright red vehicle (2012 FJ) so no matter what I'm seen lol
@@ak03999 right!!
Just got one! Gonna hang my hammink threw the double doorz ! Thanks for revealing!
What an awesome idea. I may try that too!!!
Great Review! I just bought the T4 Overland edition. Only done living room setup so far - it barely fit, this thing is huge!! - but looking forward to taking it out. I do wish I'd been able to find the green one though, the orange is pretty bright!
The only difference between the T4 Overland and the T4 in this video is yours comes with a footprint, better stakes and a water resistant carrying bag.
So if you buy the T4 Alpine Green (the tent in this video), upgrade the stakes yourself (optional) and buy a tarp of your choice for a footprint (optional).
There is about a $70 difference in price between yours and this one depending on where you buy it.
You then have that much to play with to buy those upgrades if you like.
Thanks for this review it gelp me decide wc is the best tent for me and my family. It showed how easy to set it up. You can still stand up and the space as you featured all ur stuff inside. We normally put only r stuff and the queen airbed. You also showed while it was raining. Good to see no water coming in.
Awesome glad I could help
i went camping in yellowstone and two bears came to our campground the first night. that scared me enough to not eat even as much as a candy bar in my tent lol
I bet
Try a Kodiak Canvas Flex-Bow tent. I have never had any condensation in mine. Easy to set-up. Shakes off wind and rain. I had mine in 40-50 MPH winds, it shook and rattled a bit but stayed standing.
Nice. I like those but they look a bit complicated to set up
@@SirWilliamGoes The first time you set one up will take 20 minutes. The second time is a breeze. Stake 4 corners, put the flex-bows in the roof and the uprights.
My whole deal is keeping warm at night. I realize it’s not a 4 season tent but hopefully it retains heat in zero degrees.
0 degrees your gonna need a different setup. Something like a canvas tent with a wood stove or a shift pod with a diesel heater something that gives off heat, not this tho
Good to know about how it fits in the 4Runner
Yeah seriously I hot tent allot but I don't cook inside the hot tent, but I do make coffee on the wood stove ,with my t4 tent though I use a swarey 100 watt solar panel on the roof attached to a jackery adventurer 200 power station, and a use a bear fence around the tent plugged into the power station at night .
Real review. Thank you.
Thanks
I have a t4 plan to put it to good use this summer.
Bro that is 100% horse pasture road I love it
I can't wait to order mine! It's good to know the tent handles well in the rain and wind. Maybe a snow test next time? ;)
Burr!!!!
The “intense” “in-TENTS” joke never gets old 😂
I bought one a month ago..did well in light rain. Ditch the tent stakes right away.
I'm learning!! What kind did you get to replace them?
@@SirWilliamGoes Following
Following too
I bought a Gazelle T4. I did not tuck the footprint under the edges of the tent. When a storm came water got between the tent and the footprint. Inside the tent wherever there were pressure points on the floor such as under the cooler and under my air mattress water seeped through the tent floor. I contacted Gazelle and asked if the floor was breathable? They responded and told me to spray both sides of the floor with a water resistant spray.
That's interesting I haven't had that same issue
@@SirWilliamGoes Good to know. Gazelle didn't comment on whether my floor was typical. Thanks for the reply.
Rule #1 of ground tent camping....always tuck your tarp or footprint under the edge of the tent! You won't have that issues again.
@@84shortyota what do you mean? Do you have a link with pictures of how it should be?
Just roll the edges up underneath the outer edge of the tent. That's it!
Great review
Thank you for the video. Trying to decide between a Gazelle T8 or a classic Springbar family camper. This is very helpful.
Springbar makes very nice tents be sure the one you're looking at is made in USA if you go with the springbar. The Gazelle can't be beat on setup and take down time.
I have one of these. Have to use the guide ropes even in moderate wind. Also watch out if you have kids in the tent. If they catch one of the sides buckling it's like a punch I'm the face.
Oh man yeah I bet those things are pretty spring loaded
Add a 10x10 Goutime waterproof canopy..$110. Room outside for cooking. Keeps tent dry.
You NEED a tarp underneath, this is not negotiable.
Orange Tent $379
Orange canopy $110.
3 Canopy Side Panels
$60 total.
Peace of mind Priceless
Iwhy tarp on bottom?
Sir William Goes I think they’re saying a tarp footprint for under the tent, to keep it from being damaged by rocks or sticks.
@@SirWilliamGoes Keeps the floor dry too. I always use a tarp under the floor.
Great review!
Great review. I have the orange T4 I bought during Black Friday.
I am looking at that one....what do you think?
Love the music in this video and great shots of you driving up the mountain
too good review as well.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoy
Very good review. You hit every aspect of a good tent. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed
Best Video of this tent so far thank you Sir .
Thanks. Check out the new overland edition video to be released Friday
explanation makes sense
Thx for the video. I'd been waiting on your review b/f pulling the trigger on one. Take care and keep up the good work.
Thanks. I've got the links in the description
Beautiful scenery. Stay safe in bear country! Thanks for sharing your video!
Thanks for watching!!