Wawona 8
The North Face
Fits
25 lb 11 oz168 × 96 in, 79.1 in peak
Kelty Discovery Basecamp 4
Floor 97 × 79 in, 58 in peak, no vestibule. Drawn to scale from the maker's listing; the grid is 6 in.
- 4 regular padsFits
- A queen air mattressFits
- Two queen air mattresses11.5 in past the wallDoesn't fit
- Two camp cotsFits
Which pads fit
An inch or more to every wall. Sit-up room +13.5 in.
An inch or more to every wall. Sit-up room +12.7 in.
They don't fit side by side: 11.5 in past the wall.
An inch or more to every wall. Sit-up room +2.2 in.
Pads side by side at their listed sizes, with the average man (5 ft 9 in) lying on each. "Tight" is under an inch to a wall or the sloping roof: the fabric gives, but a wet wall wets what touches it. Open it in TentCheck to try your own pads, cots and gear, or read how fits are checked.
Where two queen air mattresses fit instead
The lightest car camping tents where they fit with an inch to every wall.
6 Person Instant Cabin
Core
Fits
27 lb132 × 108 in, 72 in peak
9 Person Instant Cabin
Core
Fits
37 lb168 × 108 in, 78 in peak
Headroom
| Roof overhead | Floor | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | 53.2 sq ft | 100% |
| 12 in or more | 51.4 sq ft | 97% |
| 24 in or more | 45.3 sq ft | 85% |
| 36 in or more | 35.3 sq ft | 66% |
From the modeled roof, not measured. About 36 in is where an average adult sits up straight on a pad: a 35 in sitting height, plus the pad.
The numbers
| Floor (listed) | 97 × 79 in, 53.2 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Peak | 58 in (4 ft 10 in) |
| Vestibules | None |
| Sleeps (maker) | 4 |
| Packed weight | 136 oz (8 lb 8 oz) |
| Regular pads that fit | 4 with an inch to every wall |
| Sit-up room on a pad, at the peak | +22 in for 35 in sitting height |
| Standing room | 0 sq ft at 5 ft 9 in, 0 sq ft at 5 ft 3.5 in |
| Pitched footprint | 97 × 79 in (8 ft 1 in × 6 ft 7 in), floor and vestibules |
| Groundsheet to cut | About 95 × 77 in |
On the campsite
Floor and vestibules together cover 97 × 79 in. On a square tent pad, as campgrounds list them: 8 × 8 ft: doesn't fit; 10 × 10 ft: fits; 12 × 12 ft: fits. Guylines and stakes need more room around that.
For a groundsheet, cut it a little smaller than the floor, about 2 in, so rain running off the fly doesn't collect on it and run under the tent: about 95 × 77 in.
Notes
Floor 97 × 79 in, 58 in peak, one large D-door and no vestibule. Kelty lists no packed size.
Sources
- Kelty: Discovery Basecamp 4P Tent Checked 2026-10-22
Roof shapes are modeled from the floor, the peak and how the poles hold the walls, not measured. Treat a result within an inch or two as too close to call.