Head to head
Nemo Aurora Highrise vs Gazelle T4 Hub Tent
The Nemo Aurora Highrise gives each person more floor — 15.6 sq ft against 15.3, which is the difference between standard and standard. The Nemo Aurora Highrise is the lighter carry at 13 lb 12 oz, and the Nemo Aurora Highrise is the cheaper of the two at ~$400.
 Nemo Nemo Aurora Highrise |  Gazelle Gazelle T4 Hub Tent | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Family cabin | Family cabin |
| Rated capacity | 4-person | 4-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 15.6 sq ft (standard) | 15.3 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 62.5 sq ft | 61 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 39 sq ft | 0 sq ft |
| Peak height | 75 in | 78 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 13 lb 12 oz | — |
| Packed weight | 15 lb 14 oz | 34 lb |
| Weight per personestimated | 3 lb 7 oz (trail weight) | 8 lb 8 oz (packed weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 4 × 25 in pads fit | 4 × 20 in pads fit, 25 in pads do not |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 7ft tall | 7ft 4in tall |
| Doors | 2 | 2 |
| Freestanding | freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | aluminum | steel |
| Wall type | double wall | single wall |
| Season rating | 3-season | 3-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | 1,500 mm | 5,000 mm |
| Packed size | 25 x 8.5 x 8.5 in | 8 x 8 x 66.5 in |
| Approx. price | ~$400 | ~$400 |
Nemo Aurora Highrise
Seventy-five inches of peak height in the 4-person and 77 in the 6, with two 19.5-square-foot vestibules and a 150D floor — the Highrise is a proper standing-height cabin at $400. It is aluminium-poled rather than steel, which is why it weighs 13 pounds 12 ounces instead of the 25 to 40 pounds an instant steel cabin does, and it packs into a duffel a quarter the length of one. Against the Big Agnes Big House it gives up five inches of height in the 4-person and adds 39 square feet of vestibule the Big House does not have at all.
Best for
Family car camping where you want to stand up, keep boots under cover, and still carry the bag one-handed.
Gazelle T4 Hub Tent
The Gazelle is a hub tent: the frame is one permanently-jointed structure that you pull open like an umbrella, and it is up in about ninety seconds. Sixty-one square feet with a 78-inch ceiling, six mesh windows, two D-shaped doors, and a removable floor so it doubles as a screen room. The fabric is the standout — 210D shell at 2000 mm and a 300D floor at 5000 mm, which is far beyond anything else in the family-tent group. It packs into a 66-inch tube, so it needs a long boot or a roof rack.
Best for
Overlanding and base camps where setup speed and fabric toughness matter more than packed length.
Rows where the two differ are tinted. Specs are the makers’ own; floor area per person, weight per person and pad fit are our arithmetic on them.