Base Camp

This tent is far and away the from any other store bought tent, my only thing is how poorly the travel bag holds up. I am glad that cost were cut in items that are not as important and since I don’t store the tent on the outside of my vehicle this posses no real problems. It is still discouraging to have all the buckles break on the exterior of the bag within the first two weeks of ownership.

I have not camped with it yet. But I set it up in the yard. It’s gigantic. The tent fabric is heavy and insulated. The tent and fly and ground cloth bagged up in the heavy duty bag weigh 78 pounds all together. It’s not for the faint of heart. The heavy duty bag is sold separately, but completely necessary. The bag that the tent is shipped with ripped at the handle seam the very first time I picked it up, but don’t think that translates to the quality of the tent. The poles and hubs and fabric all appear to be top notch. I set it up and took it down a few times to get the hang of it, as this is a very different style of tent than I am familiar with. All of that handling gave me the confidence that this tent’s components are solid and well put together. I was very pleased. Like the heavy duty carrying bag, the fly and ground cloth (foot print) are also sold separately. The soft bag that comes with both the tent and that contains the fly and ground cloth are obvious cost cutting targets, which in my mind makes the heavy duty carrying bag a required purchase. That bag is super heavy duty and water tight and perfectly sized to contain the tent and accouterments. The design of the tent allows for quick set ups and tear downs, other than being quite heavy to handle. Looking forward to using this baby!

It astonishes me how easy and quickly a space this large can be put up and taken down. On top of that the material is thick and feels of high quality, when inside the tent wind dies off and its actually quiet like you're in a room. Super impressed with this product so far!

After seeing a demo model out in the Mojave desert, and how sturdy it was, I had to have one. That afternoon the wind was blowing at a constant 30mph, gusting to 50mph, the display model was like a tank sitting on the sand. Having spent the previous night in my iKamper, listening to all the flapping fabric and creaking sounds of the roof flexing under the pressure of the winds, I knew I was in for another sleepless night. One of the reps from Overlandish was at the event (where I was) so I bought the BaseCamp shelter after seeing there was nothing in common with any other tent. That evening, I moved out of the iKamper and into the BaseCamp and it was like a whole different world. No flapping fabric, no shuddering walls, and no wind or sand seeping in from anywhere in the tent. BUT, I also have to mention the size! It's perfect for tall guys like me. I'm 6'4" and 250lbs, and I could easily sleep 4 of me in the tent, with tons and tons of room left on the floor of the tent for gear, chairs tables ect. It's like a portable brick house! The windows and screens are amazing and placed on every wall. Lots of ventilation, light during the day, and all the privacy you would need at night. What an amazing product! The next morning I woke up feeling as though I had slept for a week! Completely rested and totally blown away at how this tent withstood gale-force winds all night, and I don't think I woke up once. Most of the other ground tents at the event had been decimated, torn, bent, and broken from the previous night's winds, but not my new Basecamp! I 110% recommend this tent to anyone who camps in inclement weather,! Rain or high winds are nothing to this beast, you can almost hear the tent itself laughing at the elements and it stands there being ravished by nature's fury. I stand by the statement " This is THE BEST TENT ever made... A Huge thank you to the folks at Overlandsih.com for conceiving this absolutely incredible piece of equipment. SUCH AN AMAZING PRODUCT - THANK YOU OVERLANDISH.COM

The team at overlandish went above and beyond for me. I had a minor problem that they took care of without question or concerns…
Thank you Mark!