MSR - Hubba Hubba NX 2

If you can stretch the budget just a llittle or do some sales hunting, consider the Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 OR MSR Hubba Hubba NX 2 OR Durston X-Mid 2. [11 Best 2-Persons Tent for Camping and Backpacking](https://alaskanarrows.com/11-best-2-person-tent-camping-and-backpacking/) can help with the others. They’re are all 3-season tents with better fabrics, stronger pole architecture, roomier vestibules and more thoughtful details (doors, vents, zips) than budget models. They’ll be heavier and cost more than the Cloud-Up versions but they’re way more durable and comfortable long term, take it from me, I’ve gone on countless trips with various types of tents so yeah! If $300 is a hard cap, watch for sales or used tents online, you’ll find something!

Make sure you first start by measuring your torso and try on packs loaded before you buy! Torso length and hip-belt fit matter way more than the brand. You’re pretty tall so look at packs with XL/long/adjustable torso options and real frames so you have support for multi-day loads. Backpack shortlist: - Osprey Atmos/Aether; or - Gregory Baltoro/Deva #gear shortlist: - tent or tarp with a footprint like the MSR Hubba Hubba NX 2 or Big Agnes Copper Spur. - sleeping pad like a Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm (or XTherm MAX) - a stove like the MSR PocketRocket 2 or Jetboil MiniMo boiling efficiency - water supply - a Sawyer Squeeze or Katadyn BeFree works Others - [52 Last Minute Hiking and Backpacking Gears to Pack](https://alaskanarrows.com/hiking-and-camping-gears-checklist/) #underrated essentials: 1. Trekking poles 2. Good rain cover for the pack 3. Waterproof stuff-sack for electronics 4. Repair kit (cord, duct tape on a pen, extra zip ties, pole splint, needle/thread) 5. Camp shoes (ultralight sandals or crocs) 6. Gaiters for scree/snow

From the two, I’d lean towards the Hubba NX 2 tbh, it’s kinda designed with durability as it’s priority

I had a hubba Hubba nx2 but wanted lighter so I got a hornet osmo 2P. Returned it because I couldn’t get in the tent during rain without the poorly designed fly dropping water on tent body mesh. Now I have a Durston xmid2 pro for most trips and a BA copper spur 1 if its platform tenting. I love the hubba. Old style was just too heavy. All the Durston products are fantastic!

That will be so easy to drop a ton of base weight when you get a good tent. I was at 6 lb 2 person eureka. Got a 3.75 lb MSR Hubba Hubba in 2020. Last 2-3 years I have had the extreme pleasure of carrying the just over 1 lb Durston xmid pro 2. It’s pricy but the regular xmid is much more affordable. And double wall vs single wall of the pro. Nemo Hornet and any of the BA tents are great too.

I’ve had my MSR hubba hubba nx2 for probably 9 years now…it’s still going strong no issues. I replaced the shock chord in the poles last year and it’s good as new

Controversial opinion, the good american stuff is super overpriced and unless you’re summiting Everest, you can get away with far less. If you’re only getting into hiking, are a seasoned bushman or like me you just have more gear than you know what to do with, here is my 2c worth. If you’re going solo in a temperate climate, the Kmart $14 dome tent is really good. They pack down smaller and probably lighter than my MSR Hubba Hubba NX, weigh about the same and if it gets damaged you are down $14. With the money you save, buy a good ultralight 3m x 3m tarp and learn how to build lean-tos and shelters. If you get stuck in shit rain, or have no tree cover to block the morning sun, having a tarp, especially one with one side silver coated, you can set up as cooking/group shelter and to keep the sun/rain off your $14 tent. This is a godsend. Here is how my Ukranian mate sold the Kmart tent to me. I had been harping on about how stoked I was with my MSR Hubba Hubba that had lasted 10+ years. **Note we may have had a few drinks at this point.** He picks up his tent and throws it in the fire. He then says, this is the worst case scenario. It cost me $14 and I had it for years already. I am now a convert. I have my good stuff but prefer to use the cheapo, cause if some idiot throws a can of bake beans in the fire or wind carries embers, or maybe you have a Ukrainian friend, you are not stressing out about your super expensive tent. It was a beautiful night and we slept under the stars anyway - why a tarp and mosquito net is way more important imho.

My current backpacking tent: a **2014 MSR Hubba NX tent.** **Pros:** Still works, paid off and I’ve liked the design/pitch/liveability/features.  **Cons:** roomy enough but I do prefer a larger floor size even if I’m solo.  I’ve often thought it would be nice to have extra floor room, especially on rainy, hot humid nights. Still water tight but I did have to re-proof it/re-applied new seam sealant due to degradation a few years ago.  = thinking a 2 person tent might be the next evolution for me for that extra space. Yes there will be a weight penalty. I WAS just going to wear my MSR tent into the ground but with looming economic instability/tarrifs/exchange rates, a replacement a year from now might cost considerably more than today. The Copper Spur HV UL2 is on sale 25% off for $509 CAD (Reg $680).  Anyone own this tent and really like it?  What don’t you like about it? I also considered Tiger Wall (not fully free standing and more fragile), fly creek (I like doors at the feet end but not convinced) and the new Durston X Dome (innovative and beautiful, limited availability, narrower footbox and I’m not sure how I feel about non-aluminum poles).  Should I consider any others? Make your case for my next tent. I camp in Ontario along the Canadian Shield and like to do ultralight canoe tripping. 

I like my Hubba Hubba nx. I use it as a one person tent so I have room to have my rucksack and so on inside with me. The tension ridge or whatever it is on the top makes it spacious inside, and its interior height is excellent at 100cm. I am six foot and need at least 93cm to be able sit up. That 100 cm is well distributed too, it's not just at one point. I think it's great as a tent you can backpack with, about 1.5kg, but also big enough you could hang out in it for a day without feeling like you're in a coffin. My daughter really likes the sea to summit equivalent which is about the same size and price.

hubba nx for freestanding, and… to me… two of the alltime best… gossamer the one and durston xmid solid🔥

My wife and I backpack a fair bit (multi day up to two weeks). Our primary tent is an MSR Hubba Hubba 2 from a couple years ago (not sure if I’d recommend them now as company changes have affected their gear a bit, but just using it for reference). The tent floor is 84”x25”. We use Nemo Tensor Regular Wide sleeping pads which are 72”x25”. So, they fill the entire floor width with only a handful of inches top or bottom. I am 5’10 with wide shoulders and over 200lbs. She is 5’4.5 (the extra half inch is important to her) and 130’s. We are able to put our packs at our feet and sleep fine. She sleeps on her back. I tend to sleep on my side or stomach (and then feet end up on the pack or under knees if I do end up on my back for a while). We also have Nemo Fillo Elite pillows (with and inch of memory foam on top of the air bladder). Comfort is import to us while trying also be efficient about size and weight (but not ultra light). For packing, we mostly carry all our own individual stuff (quilts, clothes, headlamps, personal items, food, water, etc). A few random things get split; stove versus battery versus shit kit, etc. For the tent, the way we handle it is I carry the whole tent, but she then gets my sleeping pad and pillow to offset the volume and some of the weight. This is what works for us. For a two person backpacking tent, you will be cozy and hopefully like being near the person you’re sharing it with. I wouldn’t want to share it with a random person or someone I wasn’t very comfortable sleeping very close to. Carrying a 3 person backing tent would not be a bad decision if you want the extra space. You pay for it with about an extra pound of weight and a slight bit more volume in the pack, but it’s your choice to make on what is important to you (as well as what money you can spend). I personally prefer freestanding tents (and then still stake them down as best I can) because I’m in Colorado and find that staking can be hard enough to do that I really don’t trust trekking poles type tents that rely on staking. Too much risk of a staking pulling out due to poor ground. Means I will never have the lightest tent due to carrying tent poles, but I’m the one that has to carry them (not the randos online that are measuring the eight of a ziplock bag).

I will second this. When I’m using a trekking pole tent, the x-mid 1 is my go to. I use both a free standing Hubba hubba 2 (love that tent) and an x-mid 1 for backpacking. The choice depends on the terrain primarily and a little bit on weather.

MSR Hubba Hubba 2. Double walled free standing. Got me through an AT thru last year and NEVER leaked. Very roomy.

Can confirm, pitched my hubba 2 on wet ground while it was drizzling. Woke up and thought it had rained overnight.... Nope just condensation... I had both "vents" open too.