Benchmark tent for solo backpacking
What can we say that hasn’t already been said by just about every outdoor gear magazine and website? People just love the Hubba, especially since it seems to get incrementally better with each generation (of which there are now six, by the way, and counting). When it comes to lightweight tents for solo backpacking and wild camping, MSR’s Hubba NX is a true modern classic. The freestanding design is impressively lightweight, with a compact packed size that’ll happily fit in almost any rucksack. It’s easy to pitch and sturdy enough for 3-season camping, while the tent’s symmetrical geometry and non-tapered floor maximize interior space. The StayDry door doesn’t drip water into your cosy inner sanctum, and an adaptable, cross-ventilating rainfly makes it a pleasant and comfortable space to sleep or hang out
- Extremely light for a double-skinned tent, with a minimum trail weight of 1.12 kg
- Optimized symmetrical geometry and non-tapered floor makes for great head and elbow room throughout, with a large side entry porch to store gear
- Large StayDry door with built-in rain gutter
- Adaptable, cross-ventilating rainfly with kickstand vent for excellent condensation management
- Unified hub-and-pole system with colour-coded clips makes for easy pitching.
- Ultra-compact compression stuff sack with grab handle
- Adjustable rainfly (roll-up porch and stargazer view)
- Adjustable integrated stake-out loop
- Lightweight reflective guy-outs
- Durable high-tenacity nylon fabrics
- Reinforced Infinity bar tacks and lap-felled seams for good strength and durability
- Waterproof Durashield-coated rainfly and bathtub-style floor
- Tent body
- Rainfly
- Poles
- Stakes
- Guylines
- Tent bag
- Pole bag
- Stake bag
- Instructions
| Fast & Light® Weight w/ F&L Body: | 0.93 kg |
| Minimum Weight: | 1.12 kg |
| Packaged Weight: | 1.29 kg |
| Floor Dimensions: | 216 x 76 cm |
| Floor Area: | 1.67 sq. m |
| Vestibule Area: | 0.84 sq. m |
| Number of Poles: | 1 DAC Featherlite NFL |
| Tent Volume: | 736liters |
| Interior Peak Height: | 91 cm |
| Packed Size: | 46 x 15 cm |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Freestanding: | Yes |
| Rainfly Fabric: | 20D ripstop nylon 1200mm Durashield™ polyurethane & silicone |
| Canopy Fabric: | 20D ripstop nylon |
| Mesh Type: | 15D nylon micromesh |
| Floor Fabric: | 30D ripstop nylon 3000mm DuraShield polyurethane & DWR |
| Vestibule Volume: | 241 liters |
A staple of multiple expeditions for more than 50 years, MSR gear is trusted by climbers, mountaineers, explorers and researchers in some of the highest and coldest places on earth. The brand has earned an enviable reputation for turning out reliable, durable, high-performance kit – and has come a long way since its founding by Seattle engineer and lifelong mountaineer Larry Penberthy in 1969. Back then, MSR – or Mountain Safety Research, to use its full moniker – was solely focused on improving the safety of climbing equipment. Why? Because Larry knew that better equipment meant greater adventures.
Since then, the product range has grown hugely, but the core ethos remains the same. That’s why MSR gear is characterised by its user-led design that prioritises functionality, simplicity and reliability, wherever you roam in the great outdoors – whether you’re on a weekend camping trip, or perched on a portaledge 2,000ft up one of the world’s big walls.
