MSR  Hubba Hubba NX 2-Person Tent - 2018

The more seasoned peeps here can give you a long term review, so I'm going to give you the the shortest term review possible. I spent 1 hour talking with REI reps, 1 hour researching online and I knew this was the tent for me. As small and light as possible with the most amount of room and comfort for me and a guest once in a while. I purchased the tent and made sure everything was in the bag when I got home and the next day set it up in the woods in the dark in 5 minutes first time. Impressive. I tore it down in about 10 minutes two mornings later and easily put it back into its bag just as small and tight as it was when I got it. Love it, can't wait to spend more time in it!

I purchased this tent a couple of months ago after agonizing over which 2 person light and/or ultra light tent to purchase. I am 5' 11", and camp either alone or with my 5' tall girlfriend. I camp in all types of conditions. To date, I have used the tent at over 10k feet in 50+ mph winds, and also at low elevations in the rain. SIZE: The size of the tent for 1 person is great, and for two people, it is OK as long as you do not mind being very close to each other. My sleeping pad is 25" wide, which leaves 25" of usable space on the other side. When alone, I can have my gear next to me. When with my girlfriend, we are close, but still able to wiggle around as long as the gear is in the vestibule. Dual vestibules with dual entries are great for two people, and if you have to get out for any reason at night, you will not wake up the other person. I can sit straight up in the tent without issue, and can get in and out with ease. The door shape is ideal, and much better than the CS2 doors which drag on the ground. Overall, the lack of taper in the foot bed is what sold me on this tent versus the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2, and as someone who like to move around when he sleeps, the taper less floor design is nice. BUILD QUALITY: High quality materials and well built. Except for one major design flaw (listed below) this is a great tent and is able to be pitched on rocks, grass, gravel, sand without a problem. If you use the footprint, the material is bomb proof. WEATHER RESISTANCE: Fine in regular conditions, and fine in the rain. The vestibule design and rain gutter addition keep the water out. However, there is a HUGE FLAW in this tent's design. The guy points on the ends of the tent are attached to the upper portion of the air vent. When you attach the guy line, and stake it to the ground, it is IMPOSSIBLE for the vent to stay closed. You essentially attach a rope to the upper portion of the vent and are pulling it open. If there is ZERO wind, you can press the lower vent flap against the upper and the velcro will barely hold, but with wind, you are in serious trouble. The first night I used it above 10k feet, the winds around 1 AM kicked up to 50+ mph, and the vent would not close. I spent the entire night with cold air flowing around the tent. HORRIBLE. How could MSR possible design the tent like this? When I set it up in my living room, I thought this would be an issue, but could not imagine MSR would be so foolish to design this tent with such an issue, especially after I called REI and MSR to verify it would be OK in wind if guyed out properly. In addition to the vent/guy line issue, in wind, the fly will compress against the inner fly and cause extra condensation and potential rain soak. Note, I have not had this tent in high wind combined with rain, but assume this is the case. I have had condensation at the ends of the tent every time I used it. Nothing terrible, but visible moisture on the head and toe of my pad and bag. Overall, I wanted to love this tent. I spent weeks deciding which tent to buy, and chose poorly. If I purchased again, trying to find an all around light or ultralight, I would go with the Copper Spur.