Kelty Sequoia 4 Tent Review

It’s always nice to get outside in the wilderness for a few days. Even if it’s just car camping for the night, sleeping under the stars is always a perfect reset. As long as you have the right tent. After searching for the past number of years for a car camping tent with the right amount of space for all of my gear, my girlfriend and I, and our dog and still have enough room to move around in, we finally found what we were looking for in the Kelty Sequoia 4.

The spacious Kelty tent is everything we wanted and more. For us, it offers the perfect car camping setup.

With only three tent poles, setup is a breeze, and the rain fly attaches to the top easily in case of a surprise storm. The Sequoia 4 is tall enough for me to stand in (5’10”) and wide enough to for our queen size mattress, dog bed and other gear. One could easily fit another mattress or maybe even two if camping with a family.

My favorite feature is the lack of excess material. With the rain fly removed, the Sequoia 4 offers a perfect place for star gazing while in bed. We laid under the stars for hours, watching the Milky Way move over our heads, and enjoying the free night away in the woods.

The Sequoia 4 may be a little large and bulky for a backpacking trip, but is perfect for any car camping excursion. I look forward to the warmer months next spring and summer so we can continue to get use out of this beast of a home away from home.

Kelty Sequoia 4 tent under the Milky Way. By Dylan Langille

 

All photos by Dylan Langille