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MSR Hubba Hubba 2: what owners actually say
Owners praise the Hubba Hubba 2 for fast setup, light weight, and longevity, but consistently flag it as tight for two adults and note rainfly challenges.
What owners complain about
- Tight for two adults COMMON
Multiple owners echo that it's marketed as 2-person but isn't comfortably roomy for two adults; one notes even the newer LT model's added 2 inches of width isn't realistically enough to make it comfortable for two.
- Rainfly setup difficulty SOME
An owner who praises the tent overall still calls the rainfly 'a challenge' to set up, cutting off mid-sentence to describe it.
- Durability under poor care FEW
One owner reports a clip ripping free and tearing the inner layer, plus a ~60cm rip in the rainfly, though they admit poor maintenance, lending it to friends for festivals, and not drying it properly.
- Potential water entry on fly unzip FEW
A commenter asks whether this tent has the issue where water ends up inside when unzipping the fly, a problem they experience with the MSR FreeLite — not confirmed for the Hubba Hubba but raised as a concern.
What owners love
- Fast, intuitive setup
Owners love the hub-and-clip pole system: snap poles out, lay on tent, clip in, done. Called one of their favorite things about the tent.
- Light enough for solo use
At just under 2 kg, owners say it's light enough to use as a single-person tent, and can be split between two people when shared.
- Long-term durability
Owners report 17 years and 8 years of use as a workhorse, including thru-hiking the GR11, with only minor repairs needed and good support from MSR.
- Near-vertical walls benefit tall users
A 195cm (6'3") owner says the near-vertical walls from the floor make it the only tent in its category they fit in comfortably.
- Chosen over competitors for durability
Owners explicitly picked it over the Tiger Wall and the Nemo Dragonfly OSMO, citing preference for durability over a few ounces of weight and concerns about the Dragonfly's rainfly.
Surprising patterns
- The 2022 model is preferred by at least one owner over the newer LT models, which went slightly wider, heavier, and more mesh — they don't think the changes are enough to fix the two-person comfort issue anyway.
- With the new MSR footprint, you can pitch the fly and poles first (outer-first pitch) at roughly 1.2 kg, useful for wet-conditions setup.
- Naturehike is mentioned as a 'Chinese MSR knockoff' delivering 80% of the quality at 20% of the price, suggesting MSR's design is considered a benchmark in this category.
WHO SHOULD SKIP IT
Couples who want genuinely comfortable sleeping space for two adults — multiple owners agree the tent is tight for two, and even MSR's wider LT revision didn't change that assessment.
Synthesised from 50 real owner comments across 2 platforms. Every point is grounded in the comments — no marketing, no AI guessing. How we do it →