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

For me, MSR Hubba Hubba NX2. Been in heavy rain and wind with it, totally fine. Packs at about 1,75kg, has tons of headroom, more than average room for a 2p tent, ultrafine mesh and a bunch of nifty details. Has a particular way of setting up because of the weird single pole, but you can do it in 5 minutes once used to it. When setting up in rain there's the option to put up the outer shell first so you can keep the inner fully dry. It is a bit trickier though. Finally, I would suggest to get the version with aluminum poles instead of the US only supposedly indestructible composite ones, a few bad reviews of the latter online.

Different price class, but I would recommend looking into MSR hubba hubba. Very sturdy, weighs 1.72kg, been in high wind and rain with zero issues. It's a really good tent, though there migth be better ones in this price range.

Got an MSR Hubba Hubba, feels like a great compromise. Perhaps not the most fashionable, but it does what it says on the tin.

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

I’ve got a Hilleberg Akto and an MSR Hubba NX.  I tend to use the Hille most of the year and crack out the MSR for nice summer days. It can handle a bit of weather but it comes into its own in proper summer when you can peel the outer fly back. 

MSR Hubba Hubba is a very spacious and airy tent, light and packable. I’ve got the one man version and it’s great for three season use. Pitches inner first but in reality it’s so quick to put up that’s it’s a non issue unless you’re in an absolute biblical monsoon.

I have 3 similarly aged (3.5 years apart between all of them) and at this point we have a number of tents, mainly because I absolutely do not want them doing anything weird to my lightweight ones. I have an MSR Hubba NX just for myself, then a large canvas one for car camping and then just a pop-out decathlon one for them. The Decathlon 2-second set up is actually a game-changer so I’m not saying it’s a crappy tent, but my kids are older than yours and I *still* wouldn’t risk my nice one with them at this point.