Review: MSR Hubba Hubba HP 2-Person Tent [ultralight]
The Hubba Hubba HP is a $450 3-season tent that weighs a scant 4 lbs when fully-packed (at just 20 x 7 inches), making it ideal for longer-term packing or anyone looking to lighten the load. When assembled, the HP provides 29 sq. ft. Not exactly the Taj Mahal of tents, but my wife and I slept comfortably inside (disclaimer: we’re both under 5′ 8″). Plus, it’s dual-doored, meaning no one has to crawl out over anyone.
The real beauty is in the details: there is only ONE tent pole with various offshoots that make up the frame of the structure. It made for a ridiculously-easy set up: The very first time I assembled the tent, the whole process took less than 8 minutes, including stopping every once in a while to say, “Man, this is really easy.”
The first time I packed it up, too, the whole experience took less than 5 minutes.
The HP version includes a body that’s primarily made of fabric (as opposed to the mostly-mesh Hubba Hubba), which lightens the load by a few oz. and makes it preferable for colder conditions or where there’s wind and sand. We used our tent in very mild conditions (mid-50Fs at night). No rain, no snow, and virtually no wind. So I can’t really say how it will handle in more extreme environments, but considering it’s twice as expensive as some of the other 2-person tents we tested, it better be able to withstand a nuclear blast.
This post is part of a theme day: BBG on Camping.
