MSR Hubba 1 person tent

“Anyone have one of these?
Trekkngirl and I looked at one of these in a gear store in Ocala this past weekend.
Advertisted weight is 3 pounds.
Comments????

http://www.msrcorp.com/tents/hubba.asp
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“I bet Mapleleaf could get her knees up in that.”

“bit - true dat!”

“The tent just looks so narrow.
A little too narrow.
Any real life users out there?”

“hubba hubba”

“Where's Pennsy? He's bound to have one, that gear slut! ;-)”

“Mapes, the 'Hubba Hubba' is the two person verson.”

“lol”

“Yah, enough from for Mapleleaf to get her legs up and Treebeard at the same time!”

“I guess both COULD fit if stacked up on top of each other, but the outside of that poor little one person tent would look like two bulldogs fighting under a blanket.”

“i have a bullfrog.”

“No I meant the Hubba Hubba.”

“so hubba is one man tent
hubba hubba is a two man tent

hubba hubba hubba is for realy big people?

this is craking me up. I would buy it just so i could go around saying
hubba hubba hubba hubba baby”

“..but the visuals would be more fun with the solo version... ;-)”

“Sounds like something you put on with a shoe horn rather than crawl into.”

“I looked at that tent in Damascus. It is awsome...as for narrow...not really, what its for is sleeping, but the side entry allows for great access to the vestibule area. Its a brilliant tent. I'd be gettin one, if I didn't already have a Mountain Hardware Trilight 1. It was the first freestanding 3lb tent made. If I had a reason (meaning girlfriend who backpacks) I'd get the 2 person tent. 4.5 lbs and a full rain fly is far superior to my Northface Slickrock.

I suggest that you get it and let us know how it performs. and if you don't like it, just take it back and then I'll go and buy it at the reduced sale price.”

“A single pole balanced on cross-beams. Sounds really cool from an ultra-light perspective. The narrowness wouldn't bother me; I currently use an MSR Zoid 1, which is actually smaller.

I wonder how stable this is in the wind?”

“The side entrance is a big selling point with full situp room at the middle.

It looked damn unstable to me in the store if the wind was coming strong from the back of it, but maybe a good stake would hold the fly tight.

I liked the fact that the fly could be peeled back to the top or removed for starglazeing.”

“It might be possible to stake it down, but then you lose the freestanding feature, no?

I personally really like my Zoid. It's a great balance between size, weight, functionality, and it even has a door on the side, and the inner wall is almost all mesh, much like this.

You do, however, need to get at least the 3 key stakes (head, toe, and vestibule) in for a nice, tight pitch, which, up here in the Northeast, can be a little challenging with all the rocks.”

“The fly will require front and rear stakes anyway. Most 'freestanding' tents require staking for the fly.”

“Hittin' the Mountain to Sea trail for the first time in North Carolina, would like some advice about what to pack (other than essentials) if anybody has every packed this trail.”

“I've got the Hubba and love it. I'm 6'2", 200# and it has plenty of room for me. The side entry is nice and the vestibule is roomy for a one-person tent. I highly recommend it!”

“I've also go a Hubba. Not a big fan of the shoulder width. I agree that the side entry is nice and there is plenty of room to sit up in it. I haven't used it yet without the stakes. I am not sure that it would hold up the best without them in a big storm. Had it for a year and I am ready to look at something else.”

“Hey Stovestomper. My friend in Knoxville had the tent....got it probably 4 or 5 months ago....I think he likes it so far. I have the Mountain Hardwear Solitude....and it looks to have much more room than that...I sat in it and liked it.”

“Extrudinator....do we know anyone with that name??? lol
How ya doing guy....long time no see!”

“stove stomper, i'm now looking at getting a tarp tent, after seeing four of them with us this week-end i'm assuming they are pretty good. i have a one man pct, but i think i will start looking for a used tarp tent on ebay. great week-end, the knee is killing me today, i let my meds run out.”

“cyndeee - The Henry Shires newest version of the TarpTent looks great. Much more headroom than the older designs like we all had at ocala.
I consider the old design two man TarpTent to really be a large one man.”

“I've always been partial to the Hubba Hubba 2-man version. Lots of tent area, lots of mesh around the tent area, and lots of coverage over the tent. What I didn't like is the vestibule enrty was up the middle of the vestiblue and went right up to the tent, leaving alot of area to get wet and even inside the tent when entering during a downpour. I don't really know if that is the case but it sure looked that way to me. And the color is a little too bright, imo.

This shelter is going into it's 2nd year so I can't wait to see the upgrades/changes...if any.”

“when you want to unload the hubba...I'll take it off your hands...Contact me and I'll be glad to buy it from you.”

“Hey UPluver, I am doing good. I have been on a little hiatus. Hope everything is going well your way.

stikmon, I will let you know when I do.”

“thanks.”

“I tried out the Hubba this last weekend on a snoeshoe backpack. I only took the groundsheet and fly/pole. I have set the tent body up. I did like the height when sitting up but didn't like the width and the length could be longer to keep a bag off the walls. The bottom sides of the tent tend to 'roll up' and make the width even less than stated. By the way I'm 6'1" and #195.

I liked how stabile the tent was with just the one pole. You can actually freestand this with just the fly and pole. It's very easy to set up. Of couse it weighs more than they state. I weighed mine at #3,13 including stuff sacks. It's a very well made tent IMO.

My bottom line is that I'm returning it. It's just too small for me.”

“Bummer, ltwtbkpkfiewrjasdgr.

I've only slept in it two nights, but I have the MSR Missing Link and really like it. You might want to consider it. I also wanted something lightweight (weighs the same as the Hubba), but roomy. I'm 6'1" and 175 lbs, and there is PLENTY of room inside. It does get a lot of condensation inside, but for a single-wall, that's to be pretty much expected.
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