Kelty

Caboose 4 Tent: 4-Person 3-Season

2015 Ford Escape Setup: Awesome Addition

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

This is our 3rd SUV tent, we have a bed platform in our SUV and wanted a place to hang out/store our items out of the elements. The first two we had wrapped around the vehicle and we hated how difficult they were to attach to the car but also how unsafe if we started it to drive somewhere. When we found the Kelty Caboose 4, it was perfect. The area we needed to change and cook but also easy attachment with one buckle on the tires and to drive off there's plenty of ventilation with the modular side walls. I love how we can customize how much airflow/privacy we want with them. We have also used the tent standalone and it's been great there too! Setup is definitely easier with two people. We use the Kelty Caboose 4 footprint which is a perfect fit under the tent since it's wider in the entrance area and narrows near the back. It takes my husband and I maybe 20 minutes to put the tent up completely with the rainfly awning. If attaching to your vehicle, I recommend setting up the tent completely and zipping the awning down, back up your vehicle until your bumper is overlapping with the bottom of the awning and then unzipping it and attaching to your vehicle from there. Usually is a perfect fit every time and you don't have to keep getting in the car and making little corrections to be even under the awning! We've camped in 35+ mph winds and thunderstorms with it and so far has held up no problem! Kelty also has an awesome warranty system, when we had a small hole in the mesh they sent us a brand new tent no charge! It has taped seams all over the floor and the rain fly, a nice zipper that never gets stuck, and good stakes too! Overall we love this system and recommend it to everyone we know.