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Kelty Yellowstone 4

Hiking & Camping > Shelters & TentsRated: **** by 16 reviews.

Altrec

The Yellowstone 4 is the cost-effective way to get back to nature. This freestanding dome design appeals to all types of campers with its easy set up and affordable price.

Features:

  • ArcEdge floor
  • Capacity: 4 person
  • Color-coded clip construction
  • Floor area: 64 ft2 / 5.9 m2
  • Floor material: 1800mm PU nylon taffeta
  • Fly Material: 75D 190T, 1800 mm PU polyester ripstop rain fly
  • Freestanding
  • Gear loft loops
  • Guyout points
  • Height: 59" / 150 cm
  • Internal storage pockets
  • Length: 96" / 244 cm
  • Mesh ceiling
  • Minimum weight: 10 lb. 2 oz. / 4.59 kg
  • Noiseless zipper pulls
  • Number of doors: 1
  • Number of mesh windows: 3
  • Number of poles: 3
  • Number of vestibules: 0
  • Packaged Length: 30" / 76 cm
  • Packaged diameter: 10" / 25 cm
  • Packaged weight: 10 lb. 14 oz. / 4.93 kg
  • Pole type: Two 8.5 mm fiberglass pole + one 11 mm fiberglass pole
  • Seasons: 3
  • Side-release buckle tent-fly connection
  • Sidewall vents
  • Taped floor seams
  • Taped seams
  • Vestibule area: NA
  • Wall material: 68D 190T polyester taffeta
  • Watertight walls
  • Width: 96" / 244 cm

Backcountry.com

The Kelty Yellowstone 4 is an easy to set-up economical 3-season tent for your family that's built to last. While setting up this free-standing tent isn't quite as simple as flipping a switch, the pole clips are nearly as quick when attaching them to the two Fiberglass poles. The design is roomy, creating a comfortable living space to stretch out in after a long day of hiking. The mesh ceiling works with the side vents to provide stellar ventilation. Taped seams and a bathtub floor mean you'll stay dry even if your campsite is doing a convincing lake impression.

SummitHut.com

Campers will appreciate this affordable, easy-to-pitch design.

Features:

  • Color-coded clip construction keeps confusion controlled
  • Internal storage pockets keep your gear off the floor
  • Noiseless zipper pulls won't wake your tentmates in the middle of the night
  • Side-wall vents and mesh ceiling won't let your tent get too hot
  • Taped floor seams keep water from leaking into your tent

Sports Authority

The Kelty(r) Yellowstone tent for 4 boasts an easy-to-pitch design with an ArcEdge construction and and a side-release buckle tent-fly connection. It has sidewall vents and mesh ceiling for comfortable air flow and internal pockets for storing your essentials.

This description was also provided by: FogDog Sports, Modells, Dick's Sporting Goods

Bathtub Floor:Yes
Clip / Sleeve:Clip
Doors:1
Floor Space:64 sq ft, 96 x 96 x 59"
Freestanding:Yes
Interior Height:59"
Interior Storage:Internal storage pockets
Material:[wall] Nylon taffeta, [floor] 1800mm PU Nylon Taffeta
Minimum Weight:10.125 lbs
Number of Rooms:1
Packed Size:10 x 30"
Packed Weight:10.875 lbs
Peak Height:59 inches
Pole Material:Fiberglass
Poles:3
Recommended Use:Base camp, family, car camping.
Seam Sealed:Taped floor and fly
Sleeping Capacity:4 Person
Tent Floor Length:8 ft
Tent Floor Width:8 ft
Tent Type:Dome
Total Square Feet:64 sq. ft
Ventilation:Side wall vents, mesh ceiling
Warranty:Lifetime
Weight:[packaged] 10 lb 14 oz, [minimum] 10 lb 2 oz

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Kelty Yellowstone 4 Reviews Summary:

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Positive Reviews:

Good tent. Very easy set up. A little warm though.

Rating:****
Overall it is a good tent. I set it up with minimal help from a friend and it took all of 8 mintues from start to finish. The stakes are a little wimpy and will bend if you try to force them in rocky soil. The color coding of the straps makes putting the rain fly on correctly very easy the first time around. It rained pretty heavily the first night I had it up and I stayed nice and dry. I did get some water between the bottom and the tarp I put down which ended up soaking through the floor eventually, but that was my fault for not getting it out of there when I had the chance. I would bet that if I had used the footprint instead of a tarp, it wouldn't have been an issue. The only thing I don't like about it is that with the rainfly on it, it holds too much heat in. The window in the back and in the door are not big enough to get good ventilation. On the last day, when the sun finally came out and I was able to take the rain fly off, it cooled down quite a bit. All-in-all a good tent. I would recommend one to anyone looking for a small tent for car camping.
HandgunHTR at Altrec on 10/13/2009

Not just for humans.

Rating:*****

My wife and my two dogs (kids) took the Yellowstone 4 out to the middle of Utah's West desert, where it's really dusty and our dogs get them self's extremely dirty. In our old tent there was almost no room for the dogs to sleep, with out you getting super dirty as well. But not with the Kelty Yellowstone 4 Tent 4-Person, there is plenty of room in there for both my wife, our two dogs and I, with out getting our sleeping bags super dirty from the dogs sleeping right next to us. It's like the dogs have their own room, instead of being cramped in a small tent, they are now able to sprawl out. Super Easy to "pitch" and has a ton of head room. If your interested in buying this tent, I'd recommend the foot print (SKU= KEL0291) So in short, great tent for you and your dogs, or I guess if you have kids this will also be a great tent. Maybe they should consider changing the name to "Yellowstone 4 Tent 2-Person 2 dogs" But just keep in mind, it's not just for humans, anymore.

William Blake at Backcountry.com on 08/17/2006

Excellent

Rating:*****

I bought this tent for a trip to Seneca Rocks for a week of climbing. The first couple nights got fairly cold, mid-40s, the next few days was rain, and the last night it got down to 37. Nearly everyday was very windy as well, but this tent served its purpose and did much more than I expected. It was very comfortable, very dry, and kept heat well or vented well for the nice weather. This tent would sleep 2 very comfortably with gear/cooler/blow up chairs/whatever. If 3 people needed shelter, it wouldn't be bad then either, but 4 people is quite a stretch.

checque at Backcountry.com on 11/10/2006

A very good tent for the price

Rating:****

A great tent! Set up is easy and takes about 5 minutes and taking it down is just as easy. It did rain on us so we found out that the tent is very water proof. Water never touched us. Ventilation is great. Its a 3-season tent but its not ideal for late fall when the temperature dips. Finally, a minor set back, it takes a bit of time to get used to the zipper as it does get caught on the taped seams. But once you get the technique down, you're fine. Overall, a great tent.

wawon at Backcountry.com on 09/19/2006

good tent for a family outing

Rating:****

I bought the Kelty Yellowstone and enjoyed it. It is not a $400 North Face tent by any means...but it is alot better than what you will find at Walmart or something like that. I stayed in it with my wife and 100 pound dog and we had plenty of room. We even blew up a full size mattress inside and there was still plenty of room on the sides for gear and our dog. Overall...good tent.

jon798262 at Backcountry.com on 10/17/2008

Yellowstone 4 man tent

Rating:*****

This was our first camping trip ever. My son (14) and I spent two nights in the Yellowstone Tent. We arrived at the campsite at dusk so we were very impressed when the tent setup turned out to be very quick and easy. We did not have as much luck with cooking over a campfire but at least we slept comfortably.

Mike Kelley at Backcountry.com on 05/23/2005

4 out of 5

Rating:****

The tent was fine. The instructions need a lot of work. I'm new to dome tents and rainflies. There was no mention of how or why or where to use the guyout lines.
The tent itself did well and stood its ground in a night with 50mph wind gusts.
Four person is a stretch. Three maybe, two comfortably.

JJR at Backcountry.com on 10/03/2006

good value

Rating:*****

Used this tent as a base camp tent in the BWCAW.
Fine in the light rain. Easy to put up .
There are tents of this size on the web for half the price, but the quality of this KELTY justifies the price.

wesvaught902195 at Backcountry.com on 09/19/2008

Loved this tent!

Rating:****

Very easy to put up. Keep us dry in the rain. We did get a bit wet through the floor. Recommend buying a floor pad. You get what you paid for with this product!!! I think this baby will last a few seasons!

outdoorgirl09 at Backcountry.com on 05/18/2007

fantastic!

Rating:*****

This is a great tent! It’s cheap, it goes up VERY quickly and easily, and is surprisingly very roomy with a lot of head room. I’m personally extremely pleased by its quality, especially when you consider how cheap it is!

mmezo at Backcountry.com on 08/09/2005

Negative Reviews:

dissapointed

Rating:**

I used it for the 1st time last weekend. It was one of the hottest weekends we had with humidity to match! The zipper got stuck, took us over 30 minutes to get it unstuck, but it got stuck in the covering over the zipper and ended up ripping a hole in the covering. I settled for that over not having the zipper work. This happened about 4 hours into use.

The only other thing I have to say is there are not enough windows for ventilation as it was again a miserably hot/humid weekend and no air movement, but even if there was you would not have felt it as there is only 1 small window, and you can't leave the door open as it is a solid close.

For the money, I feel it was a big let down. I would return it if we hadn't made the hole in getting the zipper to work again.

Susan at Backcountry.com on 07/06/2005

Problem Poles

Rating:*

The tent was very easy to set up and comfortable to stay in. However, after less than a month of use, the cords in the poles started to break. Kelty sent us used replacement poles that were in worse shape than ours were. If Kelty works out the problems with the poles, it could be a good tent but it's not now.

Victoria at Backcountry.com on 09/28/2005