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I know, I was stationed in Biloxi Miss in 1953. I had the "A" shift at school. I got up at 3:00 am, showered, and walked out the door. A block down the street I was already soaking wet from sweat. My freshly starched and ironed Kaki uniform looked like it just came out of the washing machine. For a boy raised in the deserts of west Texas- New Mexico it was almost like a death sentence.
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Cloudcroft is one of my favorite places. Not very friendly to tourist but they love your money. Several nice state parks N of Alamo but I prefer higher places with trees and wilderness.
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I would recommend it, but not for a hot weather tent unless you have a fan. I wouldn’t pay full price either. We ended up catching a heck of a deal from Gazelles website. We paid 227.99.
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That's odd Michael at OB highly recommends the G3-G4 and have a YouTube video saying that the quality is excellent. Maybe you should let him know, there was a recent discount to OB members to buy the Gazelle tent. Maybe you can get a replacement or something. I'm going to give Michael's video a second look.
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OB store recommends this t4 tent and is currently selling it for $249. I would tell them about the quality of the tent you received and see if maybe Gazelle will replace it or repair it if it has a flaw. I don't know why there is a price difference unless OB is making a little on the sales through OB. Based on what I've seen I think the t4 is the best buy in tents that I have found. I still lean toward the t5 because all my camping will be above 6000 ft altitude. I wish it came with a floor but it does come as a fully screened unit with another full cover for the walls for cold weather. On the other hand having the waterproof floor would be helpful with ground crawling bugs and snakes.
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I don't think so. It's just not as well known as a G3 or G4 tent. It's more like an outdoor living room of sorts. I'd still use it as a tent though and just throw a carpet on the ground inside.
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Maybe paracord ???
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Good call, I am going to see what I can do. One of these days us NM folks are going to have to meet up somewhere off grid.
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I agree. When I get out I don't have any specific place to go so I just wander here and there. That's because I haven't had anyone to trip with. I see OB people in my area all the time, even stopped a few to chew the fat. I don't get too far off the beaten path because I am alone. I'm not that brave any more and walking any distance is out of the question if I break down. I tell my daughter that if I don't come back in three days I 'm probably dead somewhere out there in the woods.
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I'm thinking he meant G5 due to the open floor comments
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That is correct. I was talking about the G5 floorless tent. Sorry about the confusion but someone else was talking about a t3-t4 unit and I got confused. Sorry , and thank you for correcting my mistake.
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