Lightweight tent recommendations?

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skinny in reply to @pleaderwilliams

Thanks knew there was a decent msr I remember seeing a couple using one at a campsite a few years back.

@Squaredisk I’d rather a conventional portch that a weird either side opening. Seems a weird design.

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giofox in reply to @skinny
Re Hubba Hubba NX, I like it, and glad I bought it.

But it's not bomb proof. In 1.5y I own it, we probably used it 150/200 times, and these are the things I don't like:
- The fabric of the rainfly stretches over time and usage (MSR confirms this is expected)
- The footprint design is such to be slightly wider of the bas of the tent, so that the rainfly discharges the rain on it, getting water in between the footprint and the inner tent base, thus getting it wet.
- The outer fabric developed two tiny rips, probably related to keeping the tent alway packed in the backpack or in the bike bags, which to me means using it.
Things I liked:
- Easily went through several nights of 100kmh wind in Patagonia
- Details made of alloy and not plastic (when compared with the equivalent North Face one)
- Rainfly mode only. Yes, it is awkward that you cannot put up the inner after, but this saved our asses during a sudden thunderstorm.
Everything else, like size, vedtibules, weight, has been already discussed, nothing to add.

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Heldring in reply to @giofox

The footprint design is such to be slightly wider of the bas of the tent, so that the rainfly discharges the rain on it, getting water in between the footprint and the inner tent base, thus getting it wet.

This is fixed in the new version, can confirm because I have one

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