Gazelle T3X GT301GR 3 Person Pop Up Lightweight Portable 3 Season Camping Hub Tent with Easy Setup, Storage Pockets, and Gear Loft, Alpine Green

Where to begin, the bag it came is a work of art… seriously, the bag is actually large enough to accommodate the tent plus a little extra room for a ground cloth and door mat if you desire. I absolutely hate it when you have to fight to get the tent back into the bag, not the case here it fits with little effort thank goodness. The bag has a huge heavy YKK zipper and two wide Velcro straps for added secure storage and there three handles and a shoulder strap too. The shoulder strap is really nice because it has a rather hearty shoulder pad that doesn’t dig into your neck if you need to carry the tent a long distance. You won’t believe how nice the bag is. Now for the tent, amazingly simple and quick to pop up, just pull out four sides and attach the rain fly if you want then pop up the top and your done. There is so much storage in this tent, a mesh storage bag about 14 inches square on each wall, two triangular mesh storage stuffers on the upper walls and a mesh storage on the roof. The floor is bathtub style with Velcro all around, no gaps for bugs, you can simply undo a small section and sweep the tent clean and Velcro it back…genius idea. Two doors with screens and six windows with screens. The floor is not flimsy and everything feels top quality especially the YKK zippers, they worked great and did not snag. So the first night out I pitched the tent near the lake by some trees with nice tall grass. I got there late and it was going to rain but the tent went up fast and I had all my gear in side before the rain started. It rained steady from about 10:00pm to 3:00am once in awhile it really came down hard but was a constant drizzle in between. In the morning I realized the area I was in becomes a marsh when it rains because there was about 2 inches of standing water all around me lol. The floor was bone dry and no leaks… not even a little… I’ve never owned a tent that didn’t at least drip a little, this one was bone dry. Later that afternoon I relocated the tent about twenty feet away to higher dry ground. I can’t find anything I don’t like about the T3X tent. The door takes a minute to get used to, I’m 65 and found if you put one leg out first then your head then everything else just follows, I’m not a limber as I used to be. The tent folds up quickly and fits right back in the bag. Three people and three mats and three backpacks will fit in here but that’s about it, for me I had my mat and duffel bag and camp chair with a foot rest and ice chest …didn’t feel cramped at all, my head just barely touches the top of the tent but it was easy to get dressed and move around in, the walls are pretty much straight so it feels roomy. These are neat tents and a couple folks asked about it, I think I sold one right there lol. I replaced the tent steaks with bigger tent nail type steaks and bought heavier reflective guy wire cord for piece of mind.

I used this tent one time, on a week long solo work/camping trip. I have a bad shoulder, and it was easy for me to set up. The rainfly is also very simple to attach, and is very effective at helping keep the tent dry. It rained steadily the first night I stayed in the tent, and the tent did not leak. The tent has many storage pockets, which are very convenient. The zippers are sturdy and work well. There are 4 D rings on the ceiling of the tent, which are for hanging a ceiling storage net, but I used them for hanging my lights. I opened the Velcro that attaches the floor to the tent a few inches, and used the opening as a port to run an extension cord through, from which I ran my small electric heater, lights, and phone charger. The small heater kept me comfortably warm at 32 degrees F. I used a cot for sleeping, and used a small table, chair, and small heater in the floor space, comfortably. Recommend a cot, as underneath the cot makes a great storage area for a suitcase, backpack, and other gear. I used a tarp as a footprint under the tent to protect the floor, and another tarp inside the tent to protect the floor. Breaking down the tent and putting it back in the bag was very simple and easy. The tent seems to be sturdy, durable, and of very high quality. The only flaws in the system are the stakes, which are very flimsy and basically useless, unless you are camping on a sandy beach. Fortunately, I brought along sturdier tent stakes, and didn't use the stakes that came with the tent. All things considered, this tent seems near perfect for me so far. I camp often, usually in more primitive circumstances than my first use of the tent, and will update this review after several more uses.Update: After having used this tent for 5 more camping trips of 3 days or more, I absolutely love this tent.It's the perfect car camping tent for me. It has not leaked in the rain, has been stable in high winds, and everything is still in perfect working order. It kept me comfortable in 20 degree F weather when using a portable heater. All around the most well designed and practical tent I've ever seen, would give it 6 stars if I could.

This tent sets up in under one minute. That does not include time to set a base or tie downs. Those are the minor details you need to take time on to make sure the tent is secure. Take down is just as fast. Folds easy and packs away.As others have mentioned, the stakes are a joke. Plan on buying a better set at some point. I had one break on first use.I will say the tent is sturdy and the rainfly does its job. We had a storm come through the first week of May. One of the shade canopies collapsed due to water build up and it fell on the tent. We stayed in a camper that night. Next morning I found the collapsed tent and all the water from the canopy collected on the sunken rainfly. It held like a champ! I did find that the center of the mattress in the tent was damp. I can't complain because the rainfly was holding 10-15 gallons of water on top after the collapse. Had the tent not been close to the canopy this would never had happened.Overall a very sturdy tent and it will keep the water out. I also like that I can just about stand up in it. The number of windows and doors allows plenty of airflow too.