MSR Hubba Hubba Tent, 1 Person

I've slept in my Hubba 1 for hundreds of nights over my past four years of ownership (back when the fly was a different colour), and it has been excellent. I'm on the market for something bigger now, so I feel compelled to write my extremely positive experience with the Hubba especially when I see other negative reviews. Literally everything has held up perfectly over the years: zippers still work flawlessly, poles have never even hinted at breaking, and the fly doesn't peel over time. It's the best fly-to-body engineering I've ever experienced with a tent, as the fly never contacts the body of the tent at any point (hugely important for the inevitable condensation on the inside of the fly, at least here in the PNW). Super fast to set up, easy to stake out in ... MoreI've slept in my Hubba 1 for hundreds of nights over my past four years of ownership (back when the fly was a different colour), and it has been excellent. I'm on the market for something bigger now, so I feel compelled to write my extremely positive experience with the Hubba especially when I see other negative reviews. Literally everything has held up perfectly over the years: zippers still work flawlessly, poles have never even hinted at breaking, and the fly doesn't peel over time. It's the best fly-to-body engineering I've ever experienced with a tent, as the fly never contacts the body of the tent at any point (hugely important for the inevitable condensation on the inside of the fly, at least here in the PNW). Super fast to set up, easy to stake out in inclement weather, vertical foot and head ends. I just wish it was longer for us taller people which is why I'm finally moving on... my opinion, if I was 6' or under, I could never imagine a better tent.

It is unfortunate that multiple reviewers here are getting wet in this tent because it's not necessary if you know how to use guy lines. The reviewers below William and Sooner 8 have it right but I will also explain ... beats me why MSR does not include this info in their set-up video. So when you get the tent the included guy lines are attached to the top guy loops on the sides and back of the tent. Untie and move them down to the lower loops on all 3 sides. If you forget how to tie the line onto the loop, look up "two half hitches" on the internet. Now you can stretch the fly to your stake and either use the included tensioners (nice that these are not plastic!) or use a taut line hitch to tighten your line. I really appreciate that this fly has two guy loops on ... MoreIt is unfortunate that multiple reviewers here are getting wet in this tent because it's not necessary if you know how to use guy lines. The reviewers below William and Sooner 8 have it right but I will also explain ... beats me why MSR does not include this info in their set-up video. So when you get the tent the included guy lines are attached to the top guy loops on the sides and back of the tent. Untie and move them down to the lower loops on all 3 sides. If you forget how to tie the line onto the loop, look up "two half hitches" on the internet. Now you can stretch the fly to your stake and either use the included tensioners (nice that these are not plastic!) or use a taut line hitch to tighten your line. I really appreciate that this fly has two guy loops on the sides and three on the back, plus plenty-long included lightweight cording because you can stretch the line to the stake first, then bring it up to the higher guy loops and then back down to tie it off. If the weather is going to be very windy or rainy, this brings the fly sufficiently away from the tent body. In the back, it also improves ventilation (use the middle loop) if it's going to be very hot. I have the most-recent version of this tent so perhaps these loops and guy lines have been added but I am very excited about the fly and do not get wet. I also note that seam sealing the tent is not necessary. MSR includes a seam sealant for when it's needed, which is the case with every tent but now I won't have to go out and buy some.Other stuff: I backpack with my dog in the high mountains around the American West, especially in Colorado. I have gone through 2 iterations of Big Agnes solo tent products and, due to poor quality on top of terrible customer service, I gave up on them. I am encouraged by the great reviews about MSR's customer service altho I have not had to use it yet. In my opinion, this tent design is akin to the Big Agnes Copper Spur solo tent. I like that it's not a "flashlight"or "fly creek" design that tapers down at the feet. As other people have said, it's very roomy (I am a 5'4" woman). Also, as explained in the reviews, the vestibule is huge. My dog can hang in there out of the rain (and away from me if she's soaked), or I put my backpack and gear in the vestibule when my dog gets in the tent with me. The front-entry door is plenty big enough to get in and out and you can simply reach in to get stuff instead of crawling all the way in to get your headlamp or whatever that somehow always makes it to the back in those other designs. I also like that it's light colored on top to let light in (very important for me when I'm stuck in the tent for hours due to bugs or a bad storm) yet there's privacy on the lower part of the tent body. There are two small gear pockets on the top and one on the side near the bottom - again perhaps a recent addition as it was suggested by William in 2020.There are definitely lighter solo tents out there but I have found at least 2 of them to be unreliable due to too-light materials that break or rip or collapse in very bad weather. A tent serves as an emergency shelter — don't get caught up in saving a few ounces and spending hundreds of extra dollars! This is the perfect solo tent for me and probably many others out there.

Not a perfect tent. It screams out for the reassuringly expensive footprint that arrives without grommets. Of course, you can tie knots in the corner ties but then the footprint becomes discouragingly expensive and a little unimpressive. First pitch, I was scrabbling about in the peg bag for the other 3 pegs, which don't exist! And then there's that flappy back section that doesn't have a guy line/bungee at the bottom seam so that the fly touches the inner when it's slightly windy.Strange then that I still love this tent and would wholly recommend it as a premier league, 3 season backpacking tent. It looks great, it's built well and the cons are overwhelmed by the glorious pros. So I tied knots in my footprint corner ties, bought some extra pegs (MSR of course) and ... MoreNot a perfect tent. It screams out for the reassuringly expensive footprint that arrives without grommets. Of course, you can tie knots in the corner ties but then the footprint becomes discouragingly expensive and a little unimpressive. First pitch, I was scrabbling about in the peg bag for the other 3 pegs, which don't exist! And then there's that flappy back section that doesn't have a guy line/bungee at the bottom seam so that the fly touches the inner when it's slightly windy.Strange then that I still love this tent and would wholly recommend it as a premier league, 3 season backpacking tent. It looks great, it's built well and the cons are overwhelmed by the glorious pros. So I tied knots in my footprint corner ties, bought some extra pegs (MSR of course) and attached a little bungee loop to the back rim of the fly. And then I got over myself.