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REI Co-op Base Camp 4 Tent
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With mountaineering-inspired architecture and burly materials, the REI Co-op Base Camp 4 tent provides acomfortable 4-person camp shelter that holds up to wear and tear.
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Sleeping Capacity
4-person
Packaged Weight
17 lbs. 1 oz.
Number of Doors
2 doors
Best Use
Camping
- Wide-mouth door orientation gives all sleepers equal access to the 2 doors—no need to crawl over a tentmate to get in and out
- Large doors have solid fabric for privacy and mesh for ventilation; doors tuck into roof pockets
- 2 roof vents help control condensation; zippered access allows campers to adjust the vents from inside the tent
- Color coding and equal-length poles simplify setup
- Large pole-supported vestibule and a smaller stake-out vestibule provide covered storage front and rear
- Coated 150-denier polyester oxford floor is abrasion- and puncture-resistant
- Full-coverage polyester rainfly is resistant to stretching and UV rays
- Multiple pockets and hang loops help organize the interior
- Includes a convenient backpack-style storage sack, stakes, guylines and tighteners, as well as a pole-repair tube, a pole bag and a stake bag
- The REI Base Camp 4 Footprint is sold separately
- REI Co-op brand is certified to The Climate Label; we actively fund efforts to reduce carbon emissions across our business and support climate projects around the world
| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3 - 4-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 4-person |
| Minimum Trail Weight | 14 lbs. 3 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 17 lbs. 1 oz. |
| Packed Size | 25 x 16.5 x 9.5 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 8 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. |
| Floor Area | 60 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 23 + 17.5 square feet |
| Peak Height | 60 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 5 |
| Pole Material | Aluminum |
| Pole Diameter | 11 / 10.3 / 10.2 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | 75-denier nylon / 40-denier mesh |
| Floor Fabric | 150-denier polyester |
| Rainfly Fabric | 75-denier polyester |
| Footprint Included | No |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
| Sustainability | From a Climate Label Certified brand |
Buying Advice
Better gear is built together
From feedback to field testing, all of our gear is dialed-in by REI Co-op members. Their adventures informed every stitch and detail—making for better, longer-lasting gear.
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Most Helpful Favorable Review
What, are you reviewing the same tent?
Tom Griffin9 years ago
I have owned this tent for over 10 years and I simply don't understand the negative reviews on this tent. It is not a backpacking tent, it is not a 4 season tent, it does have a bathtub floor and in my opinion every tent sold you have to subtract one person from what they claim. This tent has withstood massive storms and stayed dry, huge winds and stayed up, it has housed two adults, one teenager and two dogs with plenty of room for our gear. I have had zero issues with condensation but I put the tent up correctly with the vents popped open on the top. I rate this tent the absolute best tent I have ever owned. but. you don't backpack with it. reading the specs would tell you that.
Tom Griffin
NE
147 people found this review helpful
Most Helpful Critical Review
not for those warm nights
coopsa10 years ago
I love this tent, except for one problem: the doors do not have any more mesh than what you see in the product images. Great for privacy, but if it's a warm night, you're not going to be getting any cooling breeze, at all. I seem to recall an earlier model of this tent had little privacy since the doors were almost all mesh, and for this model they've gone too far the other way. Why design the doors so that only one-fourth of them can be mesh? Since you can unzip them to mesh that much, why not allow them to unzip to mesh half way, or three-fourths?
coopsa
57 people found this review helpful
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gavaletz
Chapel Hill, NC
Good, but not great.
10 years ago
This tent straddles the line between a good basecamp tent and a car camping tent (kind of awkwardly). I have had mountaineering tents and I have had backpacking tents, but this is my first car camping tent. For car camping I would have expected it to be a little easier to pitch. I would have also liked to have seen a bit heavier zipper on the doors - they seem to be kind of stressed. It has some nice features, but I am not sure that internal guy points make sense in this tent... One thing I was hoping this tent could double as was a sun shade. Pitching it with just the fly and the ground cloth might have been nice (see my attached photos), but the fly was missing five pieces of velcro, and the ground cloth needed two more grommets to have made this work. With both doors open it would have made a really nice shelter...
Yes , I recommend this product
E D Campers
Connecticut
This tent is a real SURVIVOR!
8 years ago
We bought this tent in July, 2008 and it has been used for an average of 2-3 weeks per year for nine years. It has survived many heavy rains, but last week on Cape Cod we had a prolonged deluge combined with high winds. We had a "river" running down under the tent as well, both under and over the footprint. The result? the interior of the tent with clothes, sleeping bags, etc. was 100% DRY!
Yes , I recommend this product
enjoyinglife
Seattle
A luxury tent for 2
10 years ago
We graduated from the QuarterDome to this. QuaterDome is great for backpacking, light, good in wet and windy weather. If you have capacity for space and weight, Basecamp4 provides much more comfortable camping for 2. Plenty of standing for me, 5'2". Very doable for my husband, 6'2". With a full-size air mattress, you still have plenty of room for moving around each other in the tent, and room for storing gears in the front and back entrances. Basecamp4 takes 2 to set up. One person, if you are good at it and handy and in calm day. This tent withstands wind very well. It also kept us dry in northwest raining weather. We added comfort by laying a "packing" padding to the floor.
Yes , I recommend this product
Tom Griffin
Nebraska
What, are you reviewing the same tent?
9 years ago
I have owned this tent for over 10 years and I simply don't understand the negative reviews on this tent. It is not a backpacking tent, it is not a 4 season tent, it does have a bathtub floor and in my opinion every tent sold you have to subtract one person from what they claim. This tent has withstood massive storms and stayed dry, huge winds and stayed up, it has housed two adults, one teenager and two dogs with plenty of room for our gear. I have had zero issues with condensation but I put the tent up correctly with the vents popped open on the top. I rate this tent the absolute best tent I have ever owned. but. you don't backpack with it. reading the specs would tell you that.
Yo Mikey
Gresham, OR, United States
Built well and likely to last
11 years ago
Recently purchased and have just put it to the test of an outdoor trip. Experienced 30- to 35-mph winds and several down pours during the 9-day trip. Sheds water like a duck and was quite stable in the winds. The seams are well-reinforced. The "vestibule/fly" is a worthy feature. The "50-in" interior height seemed to accommodate my 6' height well enough that I could stand (with only having to tilt my head a bit). Plenty of room for one or two persons plus gear. Adding a few more inches to the height (recommend total of at least 60 inches) would enhance this product to "nearly perfect".
Yes , I recommend this product
coopsa
not for those warm nights
10 years ago
I love this tent, except for one problem: the doors do not have any more mesh than what you see in the product images. Great for privacy, but if it's a warm night, you're not going to be getting any cooling breeze, at all. I seem to recall an earlier model of this tent had little privacy since the doors were almost all mesh, and for this model they've gone too far the other way. Why design the doors so that only one-fourth of them can be mesh? Since you can unzip them to mesh that much, why not allow them to unzip to mesh half way, or three-fourths?
Yes , I recommend this product
DPete
SW Alaska
compare base camp 4 and base camp 6
10 years ago
I have used an base camp 6 for wilderness river floats for the past 12 years. After a total of 5 months in Alaska the base 6 has withstood up to 50 mph winds and the prime failure is the main door zipper. Reverse the tent under the rain fly and it is good to keep going. Dry till corner tab pulled in a wind. Used the foot print at all set ups. Very pleased. NOW due to weight constraints on float planes and advancing age will try the Base camp 4. Concerns are the change of rain fly attachment to grommets rather than prior clips which worked well. These grommets are harder to efficiently put in place. The zippers are a bit frail and would favor heavier dutyones. The advertised floor space measures a bit short when the tent is actually up limiting layout of two >6 ft bodies.
Yes , I recommend this product
lfitz
Sacrament, CA
Love the Basecamps but miss the clip on fly straps
7 years ago
I have had and still have a number of the basecamp 4 and 6 tents. = big family. I love them and the large vestibule that most other tents don't have. BUT if REI is listening... I and my family members really really miss the clip on fly straps. Trying to get the fly trap holes onto the same pole that the tent and foot print are already using is not easy. It takes longer and you get dirty and if you forget to do it before you load the tent up, it gets really hard to get them on. Clipping the traps was much easier and faster. You could clip off just half and fold the fly back etc. Please put them back! It's time for to buy another, but wish it has those wonderful clips!
Yes , I recommend this product
bnsn07
chicago
do not criticize a duck for not being an eagle
10 years ago
this is a super solid product many of the negative reviews for this product cite performance limitations of this tent for which it was never designed. i am an avid outdoorsman with a lot of different equipment and have kept this tent for 10 years and it is still going strong. if you are hiking, this tent is too heavy. if you are camping in the winter, this tent will not be warm enough. however, it is the gold standard for 3- season the "walk-in" campsites as it is easy to handle, comfortable, and performs very well in foul weather. i have experienced very bad thunderstorms in this tent with nary a drop of water inside. in fact, last year in northern michigan i spent 3 days in the rain with 40 degree temperatures and was completely dry. water issues will be operator error. for the money, this is a solid performer.
Yes , I recommend this product
Pert
Utah
Love this Tent
9 years ago
This tent is the perfect size for comfy camping - plenty of room inside and a small enough footprint to easily fit in tent sites. The vestibules provide extra space too. Quick and easy to get up, very sturdy.
Yes , I recommend this product
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