Hubba Hubba (Original)

Weird… I have an older gen Hubba Hubba and it’s been going strong and dry for 15 years. It’s not the updated light weight red and grey one, but green and black. I always use the footprint. I cant see the pic again without deleted my reply, but the tent “bucket” goes up a few inches on the long end and the screen goes to the ground under the vestibules. The seal tape is deteriorating and due to be replaced, but I have never washed it, DWR or otherwise and it’s kept me dry in the heaviest of downpours. Edit: ok looked again. Your “bucket” looks even taller than mine, but it def seems like the fly is higher off the ground, too. I’m sure you’ve tried this, but taught tent floor and then tighten the fly as tight as possible without warping the frame? You might also try hitting the bucket with a fresh hit of DWR like NikWax or equivalent. Getting some overspray on the screen where it meets wouldn’t hurt either.

My MSR Hubba Hubba's tent poles broke two times in three consecutive trips. Not using them incorrectly and I've never had any other tent poles snap in 30 years of camping. They replaced the poles for free (other than shipping) but it wasn't fun to deal with while in the backcountry. Now it's in a box in the garage. Expensive junk. Maybe newer models are constructed better, but they lost me as a customer.

The Hubba isn’t designed for high winds. It’s a lightweight and very roomy three season tent. I own one and they’re great in the right conditions. When moderate wind is forecast though, I take my Hille.

I got the MSR hubba hubba 2 person for 1.5 years now, used it about 40 nights. best tent I’ve used so far!

Have a look at the MSR range, I LOVE my Hubba My Hubba is one person, you couldn't get two people in, it doesn't have the width or height, or volume to handle the moisture exhaled by two. The MSR Hubba Two person packed is 1.71 Kg, the one person 1.27 Kg Have a look at : [https://www.elitemountainsupplies.co.uk](https://www.elitemountainsupplies.co.uk)

I have a Hubba and the ventilation with the fly on is fine (the fly has two velcro openings) , but somewhere like Scotland or Scandinavia (I live in Wales so similar climate) you simply won't avoid condensation if you are pitching on wet ground, particularly if there isn't much breeze. If the air is saturated with water it will always tend to condense on large surfaces like your rain fly.

I know this sounds ridiculous to a lot of people but me and my partner both have our own tents. I'm a horrendously light sleeper and also snore, we actually have separate bedrooms at home too. We both currently have the msr hubba hubba 2p because we like our space, but I might downsize to the new durston x-dome 1+. Having our own space is nice especially when we go on 10+ day backpacking trips and want some alone time.