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Went into Ellis Brigham yesterday and put them both up:
Laser - great design, not TRULY freestanding as needs a guy-line at one end but surprisingly spacious for a one person tent. Straight forward to set up.
Hubba - puts up in a flash - honestly it was ridiculous how simple and quick it was to set up. However it was a lot more compact inside - Not a lot of space for gear. Though it is truly freestanding.
As well as being more spacious, the Laser was also about half a kilo lighter (the Hubba is about 1.2KG and the Laser is about 800g I think).
Packing size for the two of them is similar - about 50cm long, 10cm wide. So I opted with the Laser (250 bob in Ellis Brigham reduced from 330)
My plan is to remove the poles and tape them to the top tube then I can compress the tent to about 10x20cm to fit in my bar bag.
Last day of work tomorrow then picking up a few odds and ends on Saturday - then I'm off. Well excited.