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Kelty Discovery Basecamp 4 Tent
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Camping season is calling, and the 4-person Kelty Discovery Basecamp 4 tent makes it easy to answer, setting up easily to serve as your home away from home.
Key Details
Sleeping Capacity
4-person
Packaged Weight
8 lbs. 8 oz.
Number of Doors
1 door
Best Use
Camping
- 4-person, 3-season tent features an intuitive X pole design and a large D-door for ease-of access into your home away from home
- Kelty Quick Corners offer lightning-fast and easy setup
- Waterproof rainfly keeps you dry
- Sturdy fiberglass poles provide strength and structure
- Pre-attached guylines for additional stability during windy conditions
- Internal storage pockets for organization
- Shark-Mouth duffel provides easy pack-up and crossbody transport
Imported.
View the Kelty Discovery Product LineView all Kelty Camping Tents| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 4-person |
| Minimum Trail Weight | 7 lbs. 8 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 8 lbs. 8 oz. |
| Packed Size | 23 x 6 x 6 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 97 x 79 inches |
| Floor Area | 53 square feet |
| Peak Height | 58 inches |
| Number of Doors | 1 door |
| Number of Poles | 3 |
| Pole Material | Fiberglass |
| Pole Diameter | 9 mm; brow pole: 8 mm |
| Canopy Fabric | 68-denier polyester/no-see-um mesh |
| Floor Fabric | 68-denier polyester |
| Rainfly Fabric | 68-denier polyester |
| Footprint Included | No |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
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Most Helpful Favorable Review
Great tent!
paolamadride3 years ago
Setting up the tent was very easy. It was great colors and very spacious. I am very glad with my purchase
paolamadride
UT
21 people found this review helpful
Most Helpful Critical Review
Good on a budget, only in dry weather
Jack Hud2 years ago
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.
Jack Hud
Kent, CT
27 people found this review helpful
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Nickster
Chicago
Good tent for moderate use
5 months ago
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.
Age:35–44
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product
Reece
Jacksonville,FL
First use failure
3 years ago
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.
Age:25–34
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'0"
No, I do not recommend this product
Herlehy
Sonoma County, California
One person set up
1 year ago
Easy set up. Wish there was a back window for ventilation. Zipper catches too easily on front door access 😞!
Age:35–44
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product
paolamadride
Utah
Great tent!
3 years ago
Setting up the tent was very easy. It was great colors and very spacious. I am very glad with my purchase
Age:25–34
Height:5'5"
Yes , I recommend this product
Camper
Weak and annoying
3 years ago
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.
No, I do not recommend this product
Alex
Seattle, Wa
Not the Old Kelty
3 years ago
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.
Age:25–34
No, I do not recommend this product
Janina
Maryland
Not exactly ideal
2 years ago
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.
Weight:125–150 lbs.
Height:5'4"
CityVal
Chicago, IL
Very happy with this tent for the price!
2 days ago
This was my first new tent purchase in almost 20 years and I spent plenty of time reading reviews before deciding on this Kelty. I would consider myself a “casual” but experienced camper and this tent was super easy to set up. It also kept me and my belongings dry throughout prolonged rain. That being said, there is very little airflow inside the tent because of how closely the rainfly attaches to the tent, and there is only one vented window. On a positive note to the tent trapping heat, I camp in northern lower Michigan and stayed warm throughout the nights. Regarding the zipper, I absolutely agree that it is tricky but that is due to how the seam is sealed where it meets the zipper. Before my trip I was able to take scissors and trim those areas to prevent any trouble while camping.
Age:35–44
Weight:125–150 lbs.
Height:5'8"
Yes , I recommend this product
theBestNickName
Oregon
Easy setup, rained all night, didn't get wet
3 years ago
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.
Age:45–54
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:5'11"
Yes , I recommend this product
Margofargo
New York, New York
Cute, but not great design
1 year ago
Not what I needed, and a bit frustrating to boot. The door does not have a fully mesh layer, in which it can be used like a window, which is what I'm looking for. Could just be the style nowadays, but I don't like how the only window/ventilation was at the top of the door. The zipper snags constantly, and was really annoying to use. Seems to be an error with the design, as there's a flap of fabric kind of like a zipper guard, but the zipper just snags it the whole time. If you have your hands full (or a flashlight in one hand), it's impossible to unzip the door, because you need two hands free to open it: one to hold back the zipper guard so it doesn't snag, and one to zip. It was a cute tent though! Just don't think the design was well thought-out or tested on humans
Age:25–34
Weight:125–150 lbs.
Height:5'5"
No, I do not recommend this product
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