I've loved both the Copper Spur and the Hubba Hubba - both have a 3 person version if you want more space. I've never had a problem with water pooling on the copper spur, but that maybe either a difference in the yearly model or maybe user error. I did have it sink down from snow weight once in the Tetons, but I just woke up and pushed up on the ceiling and it all slid off and I went back to sleep without even getting out of my sleeping bag.
I have the msr mutha hubba 3P (now the hubba bubba 3) and my friends have the 2P and we’ve used them everywhere, on the beach, in the snow, sand, rocks and so on. It has been great in the BC rains. The 3P one is 4.5lbs but it is so nice bc at 6” I can sit up in it. Great for changing and such.
You can find great deals on tents in the REI resupply. People are always buying and then returning, and if you are lucky you can find one with minor damage that you can fix. I found a MSR hubba 3 for $109 with a tiny hole in the mesh. Retail was $679.
Lightweight tents are ultralight because of the materials. You’re not really going to find one that doesn’t feel a bit delicate. That said, I’ve used my Hubba Hubba 3 on a completely rock beach, gravel, grass, rocky rooty tent sites, and tent pads in wind and rain, with a dog and with kids, and it’s been fine. I do use the groundsheet though.
JuanTac0
