Kelty  Discovery Basecamp 4 Tent

I've had this tent for almost two years now, and I'm satisfied with it. It is fairly easy for one person to set it up (very easy for two people). Comfortably sleeps two adults with room for our dog. The rain fly is very effective - we experienced torrential rains during a thunderstorm on a camping trip but the inside of the tent stayed bone dry. Others have complained about the door zipper catching on the fabric, which hasn't been a big issue for us, but I will say the zipper is occasionally difficult to use because the fabric around the door is very taut.

We took this tent to camp for the weekend. On the second day of being set up, the fiberglass tent pole snapped at the metal coupling and stabbed through the rain fly. Luckily the rain fly held it all together so we could finish our trip. We were happy with the size and features of this tent, but a pole failure on the first use is tragic. Also the zipper flap almost always gets stuck in the zipper. Impossible to open or close tent door with one hand. Will be returning for refund.

Easy set up. Wish there was a back window for ventilation. Zipper catches too easily on front door access 😞!

Setting up the tent was very easy. It was great colors and very spacious. I am very glad with my purchase

I got this as a gift and was super excited to use it on a camping trip that I had planned! I get to my site set it up-! Sat in it! Annnnnd after 10mins took it down and slept in my car for 3 nights instead- The whole thing being basically mesh meant with the wind I had to put the rain cover on, due to dirt flying in, BUT the rain cover then made my tent want to fly away- and if anything made dirt flying in worse. Also the rain cover traps so much humidity/heat! Not to mention the NOISE of the rain cover flapping was so constant and loud- I felt like I couldn’t breathe in that thing lol,, DEFINITELY save yourself the hassle and just invest in a nicer tent.

I grew up with a big family 8-10 person kelty tent in the 2000’s and it was awesome. It still is, really, just too big for what I do/where I go. I thought to buy a kelty tent as I trusted the brand. Big mistake. 3 trips in - 6 nights. The floor has 4 rips in it, one was my fault, the other 3 are just a sign of how weak the material is. As someone else mentioned the zipper with the flap is perhaps the worst design in camping. The three stars I gave it are for the color scheme, overall design, and ease of setup. The clip-in rain fly is great and the pole sleeves on the tent are a good idea. Maybe just a more durable floor and a non-insane zipper and this thing would be way better.

We purchased this from the REI Store and we were initially very impressed with the color scheme and overall design. The tent features an almost entirely open mesh design with an optional rain fly for added protection and privacy. On our 3rd or 4th camping trip however, some heavy winds snapped one of the tent poles somehow and then the sharp fiberglass cut through the rain fly. The zipper is HORRENDOUS to use because of the water flap that is right over it, the zipper is constantly jammed up. REI agreed to take the tent back and give us a refund. I'll be looking for a different tent.

This is a 4-person tent in name only, or for 4, very small people, or people who can float over their tent mates so they don't have to step on them while entering and exiting. With this tent, you can either have great ventilation, or great privacy, but not both. If you plan on camping at a campground in the middle of summer, this becomes a problem. If you are out in the wilderness, it is probably just fine. Aside from these two concerns, this tent is just fine. I used it alone in the middle of a busy campground, so I had enough room but had to compromise ventilation for privacy and v.v. It is very easy to put up and take down and was water-proof.

I was looking for an inexpensive tent. This was the least expensive 4 person tent. This isn't a $400 tent, but given some of the reviews I was very pleasantly surprised. We were able to set it up completely without instructions, and then it rained all night on us and we didn't get wet. For the price, and car camping, it was great. One tip: when you set it up make sure the rain fly isn't touching the interior shell. This is probably obvious to experienced tenters but I hadn't used one like this before with a ventilated interior. Nice ventilation due to the open interior shell design so with two people the interior didn't get steamy even with high humidity. Taped seams, seemed pretty nice to me. Looks good. Didn't experience any downsides.

The only reason I am leaving 2 stars is because it was easy to set up, and decent for the price, but only if used in dry/v low humidity weather. Here are the issues I had with it: 1. Absolutely no ventilation - thankfully it wasn’t raining the entire time I was camping, so I was able to take the rain fly off periodically. However when it was on, the tent was full of condensation. 2. Snagging zippers - honestly not the worst feature. annoying but not terrible. 3. Terrible rain fly design - when the tent moves at all, the rain that has collected in the rain fly lip pours over/onto you 4. Tent is larger than the footprint - which means that when both are staked into the ground, the footprint is taught while the tent slides around. Makes it difficult to zip/unzip the tent. Honestly save your money and get something better. Look for good ventilation in the rain fly.