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MSR
Hubba Hubba
Tent
A versatile tent for two
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Outdoor Adventure Canada
The
Hubba Hubba is Mountain Safety Research's newest lightweight contender
in the tent line. Weighing in at four pounds and ten ounces including
pegs and poles; this two-person tent is appealing for people looking
to shed unnecessary pack weight.
 I
decided to kick off the spring season with a trip to the shores
of Georgian Bay on the Bruce Peninsula. The terrain in this particular
area is quite rugged, so to keep my pack manageable I took the
MSR Hubba Hubba and its custom footprint along.
Set up for this tent
is remarkably easy; it consists of one large main pole with hubs
on each end. The side poles, which are also shock-corded to the
main unit, push into the metal hub. When you are finished, the
whole thing resembles a stick drawing of a dog bone. The pole
ends are then placed into the four corners of the tent and the
footprint. Plastic clips attach to the frame work which holds
up the mesh inner walls. A second pole is added to support the
fly and vestibule.
I was a little nervous
about the large inner mesh walls being capable of handling the
heavy winds now pounding us on the shoreline. I staked the fly
close to the tent body fearing that the wind would come through
the tent making us unbearably cold. Bedtime came early when the
rain and ice pellets forced us to take cover. I was pleasantly
surprised that the tent was not windy at all and we were able
to rest in total confidence.
Mountain Safety Research
didn't just stop at making a weather-worthy tent but they continued
with the flexibility to set up the fly on its own, with or without
the footprint for the brazen folks who like to sleep under a tarp
or for those times when a quick shelter is needed to wait out
a storm.
I was happy with the
performance of the Hubba Hubba, it offered plenty of head room
at 1.1 meters(42") and with a floor dimension of 2.2 meters
long (7' 2") and 1.3 meters wide (4' 2") it is big enough
accommodate even taller backpackers.
We're looking forward
to using this tent on hot summer nights where we can remove the
fly to sleep under the stars, but it's comforting to know that
if the weather gets sour we won't have to worry about being warm
and dry.
For more information,
please go to: www.msrcorp.com.
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