msr hubba hubba

[chase986]

just wondering what peoples experience is with it?

[kayfire]

It's awesome--I love it!

[marylou]

It's a really great backpacking tent, but the pole design is not meant to be used in real high winds. I'd say if you plan to use it at or below treeline, then you're gonna love it--I love mine--but it's not a real climbing tent.

 

BTW, they will be coming out with a superlight version next spring that knocks off several ounces.

[rob]

but it's not a real climbing tent.

 

shouldn't that be "real climbing®" tent?

[marylou]

Yeah, I just didn't know how toget the little "R" inside the circle. Thanks for the clarification.

[Hendershot]

Agreed, it is a great tent that held up for me on Rainer, Baker, & Helens. Although my friend had a pole break in high winds on Rainer on a separate occasion. Still I am keeping mine.

 

Using just the fly & ground cloth is a viable option if bugs aren't a problem.

[Toast]

At 2.5 lbs, consider one of these

 

 

 

[AlaskaNative]

The Hubba tents are not intended for severe winds, or really cold conditions (wind blows under the fly and through the mesh).

I think all the Hubba tents are too narrow in terms of shoulder width.

 

The nwhikers board talks about tents a lot.

Go here and type hubba into the little search box near the top left and hit enter. You'll see lots of threads about tents like the Hubba.

 

If you want to see other reviews or info, here's a few suggestions:

http://www.trailspace.com/gear/msr/hubba-hubba

http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Shelters/Tents

http://www.backcountry.com/store/CAS0356/MSR-Hubba-Hubba-2-Person-3-Season.html

http://www.ems.com/catalog/product_detail_square.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442592853

 

 

A Seattle climbing retailer with a variety of suggestions.

http://promountainsports.com/tents.shtml

 

Lots more to check out at Moontrail, many with good photos.

3-season.

4-season.

 

 

I would look at the following tents as options:

- Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2 (lightest, small, and the mesh is somewhat fragile)

- Black Diamond Skylight (3-man, lightweight, but expensive)

- Black Diamond Mesa (nice, has vents in rain fly, unlike the Hubba's)

- Black Diamond Vista (3-man version of the Mesa)

- REI Quarter Dome UL (low-cost, decent quality/weight)

 

 

There's a number of other tents to consider, but I only suggested tents with mesh views, since the Hubba Hubba is like that. All of them are also freestanding designs.

Edited August 15, 2007 by AlaskaNative