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REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent

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Made for adventure travelers and minimalist backpackers, the Bug Hut Pro 2 is a 2-person shelter that protects against flying insects—and now it offers extra protection from those critters!

EPA-registered, odorless Insect Shield® Repellent Gear repels mosquitoes, ticks, flies, and fleas
Invisible built-in Insect Shield® repellent remains effective through 6 months of exposure to weathering or through 25 launderings for washable items; do not dry clean
This full-coverage mesh tent with coated nylon taffeta floor and a large door offers complete enclosure with a taut, stable and resilient design
Freestanding design uses 2 equal-length aluminum poles and pole sleeves for easy set-up
Includes 4 aluminum stakes and pole and stake bags
No special care or storage required

Please Note: Products containing Insect Shield cannot be shipped to addresses in Canada.

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REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent Customer Reviews

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REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent

4.4

(based on 16 reviews)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable (13)
Lightweight (13)
Easy to set up (11)
Durable (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (13)
Backyard (4)
Beach (4)
Car camping (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (10), Casual/ recreational (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (11), Comfort driven (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (4)

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Reviewed by 16 customers

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Jun

2010

(17 of 18 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Fantastic for International Travel

By jcrl

from Chicago, IL

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Car Camping

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

This is not your car-camping luxury tent. It's a free-standing mosquito net, perfect for warm weather, and travel. It does not have a fly and it's not water-proof, but a mosquito net shouldn't be anyway. It's on the smaller side, perfect for one person, or two people if you don't mind cuddling up. I used this tent for 2 years straight while in the Peace Corps and then traveled with it around the world for another year. It's an awesome product and perfect for international adventures. It's super easy to set up (even in the dark) and light-weight. After 3 years of nearly constant use, I retired the tent due to a few minor rips in the netting. Considering what I've put it though, a few minor holes (easily fixed with duct tape) is pretty darn good.

Jul

2009

(12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

I love this

By judyav

from Apple Valley, MN

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Too Cramped

Best Uses

Great for one night stay

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

Perfect for overnights. It's small, easy to set up, and weighs nothing. I love sleeping under the stars without bugs! It is a VERY tight fit for two people, perfect for one. Another six inches in width would make a big difference.

Apr

2010

(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

THE tent for warm/hot weather camping

By AIC Fan

from Nor Cal

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Not "sturdy

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

This is an awesome hot weather tent. Since it's all mesh except for the floor, breezes pass through unhindered. I've used this for 2 seasons, kayak camping and minimalist car camping in hot/ rain-free weather and had no complaints/issues whatsoever. On one kayak camp trip I used the Bug Hut 2 with a Kelty Noah's Tarp for the only shade in daytime temps of 100+ weather and that worked out fine as I was out on the lake during the day. It's incredibly awesome to lay inside at night feeling cool breezes while gazing up in wonder underneath a starry sky, relaxing or reading or whatever before going to sleep. It's see-thru-ness does not cut you off from the outside, but it keeps all the noseeums at bay.

You do need to be mindful to go gentile with the mesh and always pack the 2 poles in their own included stull sack. Mesh rips easier that solid material and just a little TLC will keep this tent intact.

This tent is a little cramped for two people, IMO. I've used it exclusively as a very roomy one-man tent. With two people, heat dissapation between the two might be a problem in hot weather.

It goes without saying that in a mesh tent there is no privacy with a headlamp/flashlight on, so undressing and changing clothes in the dark is the rule. The light weight and cost are just more added gravy.

Aug

2011

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Excellent travel companion

By Jerry Denim

from NYC

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Setup
Lightweight
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Beach
Car Camping
Travel

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

I purchased this bug tent for a six month back packing trip around Asia in lieu of a mosquito net and it was a very smart choice. Throw in a ultra light tarp, a few guy-lines and a few extra stakes ( I chose a Equinox 8x10 sil-nylon tarp, Kelty triptease line and MSR Needle stakes, all three recommended) and you've got a versatile travel shelter system which can protect you from the elements and biting critters like scorpions or spiders if you choose to sleep under the stars, and you've got a free standing mosquito net which can be pitched on top of your bed to protect you from both bed-bugs and mosquitoes if you find yourself in not-so-posh accommodations.

The REI Bug Hut allowed me to get a good night's sleep in some cheap, convenient and excellently situated dives in Asia that I would not have been able to tolerate otherwise because of the condition of the bedding, and it allowed me to take advantage of some excellent camping opportunities that less well-provisioned travelers missed out on.

My Bug Hut pro plus a sil-nylon tarp has kept me happy and dry on camping trips now in India, SE Asia, the Catskills of New York and east Africa. I'm a 5'11, 165 lb male and I've shared the tent twice with other dudes, one slightly larger and one about the same size with no problems, no touching and plenty of room. With my wife who is a very petite 5'2 there's room for us and two large backpacks inside the tent with room to spare. Good headroom too.

I don't have any real complaints about the tent other than I wouldn't mind if it was a little bit lighter, but there's not much weight that could be shaved realistically. For the price you can't really expect carbon tent poles so basically I would have to say I am a happy customer. I'm only giving the Bug Hut four stars out of five because by itself as shipped its not nearly as awesome; It requires some ingenuity, motivation, and extra purchases on the part of the owner if you want to wring the maximum value and utility out of it. With a little effort and a few accessories the Bug Hut Pro makes an excellent travel companion for adventuresome travelers who want and need options. Otherwise its still not bad as a free standing mosquito net, but probably not worth the bulk and weight for a minimalist traveler who wants to stay light.

Apr

2010

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Super Light

By Euphoria

from Salt Lake City, UT

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

No rain fly

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

I got this tent because of its light weight feature. I love it. It is small but worth saving the weight. The only thing I wish this tent had was an option for a rain fly. I tried making one and its not that easy. I Really wish REI would make a light weight rain fly with a vestibule big enough for two packs. If this was an add on option this would be the ultimate tent for Backpacking, Crosscountry Cycling, Motorcycle trips, or traveling, especially in a day when the airport charges for ever pound you carry. I love it.

Jun

2010

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Camp Addition

By Cowboypacker

from Ventura, Ca

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

I use one for sitting around camp in to escape the mosquitos. Its great to be able to read or eat in peace. The freestanding ability makes it easy to relocate to wherever you desire to sit. For the slight extra weight, its a lifesaver that makes the whole trip more relaxing and enjoyable. Less DEET and less itching, a better way to backpack!

Jul

2011

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great and light weight!

By PCT Argonaut

from Darrington, WA

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Cons

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Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

I have always been a person who leans towards durability but aging and a tired back has directed me to lighter gear, this is where the bug hut caught my attention. Combine this bug hut with an ultra-light tarp and you have a terrific shelter from the biting bugs, great when ther's a breeze for keeping cool, enough room for 2 persons of average build, and very nice for extended backpacking trips. The only place this bug hut failed was the insectshield repelant feature and infact the mosquitoes camped out on the mesh waiting for us to come out, so pack some deet in you're backpack along with this tent. The Pro's out weigh the Con's on this one and is a very good must have!

Aug

2010

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Exactly what you expect!

By LA Bowhunter

from Live in LA, Hunt in High Altitude

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Needs a rainfly

Best Uses

August Bowhunts
Backpacking

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

I use this as my "base camp" at high altitude hunting in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in August/September. I carry a tarp as a rain fly, a good bag and a high end inflatable pad. I'm 6'3" 215lbs, and it's just about right for me. This tent handled a heavy thunderstorm using the tarp, although the fit wasn't perfect and a little moisture dripped in due to mis-alignment. A purpose-built rainfly would make it perfect for warmer weather purposes. Caveat - carry a great sleeping bag. The bag can protect you when the wind is howling, as the bug screen will NOT protect against the wind. At all. Which is part of the beauty. If done correctly, you can protect against the rain without concern for condensation with the right cover/tarp, and a bag/pad combo will keep you warm.

Jan

2010

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

used it for years

By karmaonthetrail

from boulder, colorado

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Pros

Easy To Set Up

Cons

Hard to put a tarp over
Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Beach
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

i've had mine for over 5 years now. i used it everyday for the first summer and fall on the trail. it was set up during the day with a tarp over it but the sunlight still weakened the netting. now it tears easy. a little ducktape and it's patched. everything else still works great. never had problems with poles, floor (and i don't always a ground cloth, when i do, it's tybek) and the zippers still work like new. the only con i have is when i used 8x10 tarp for protection from rain and try to get it taught to keep it flapping in the wind, it flattens out the shelter and i loose a lot of headroom. it then feels more like a bivy. i'm thinking about getting a wing tarp to help conform better. as for the room, i'm 5'10" and my wife is 5'4" and we have plenty of room side to side and head to toe, plus gear.

Jun

2010

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Perfect for Warm Weather

By Ca-Av

from Redondo Beach, CA

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach

Comments about REI Bug Hut Pro 2 Tent:

I used the bug tent for two Trans Catalina backpacking trips and I couldn't be more satisfied. Since my backpacking friend and I are minimalist backpackers we found that this tent had ample room for the both of us. We used it both at beach camp sites as well as mountain sites and found it to be sufficient for our needs. It's lightweight and easy to for one person to set-up/breakdown. It would be great if it had two doors for easy access for each person in the tent which is the reason I only gave it 4-stars.