Looking for opinions regarding the MSR Hubba Hubba tent

[BrettinSanAntonio]

I purchase an MSR Hubba Hubba tent a year ago and used it once. I found it made a great warmer weather tent but lacked a way to keep dust out during windy conditions.

Has anyone found this to be a common problem?

 

[AdventureBuddies]

There is no solution because it has mesh sides. This is how they make it sol light. To keep heavy wind and thus blowing sand or snow out, you'll need a 3 season tent with solid fabric around the lower couple of feet.

 

[BrettinSanAntonio]

I bought it for warm weather camping in Texas and if it's not windy AND sandy, it works fairly well. However, it seems tough to find those two combinations. I guess I'll buy another tent with solid sides.

 

[cruiserhunter]

Got the hubba. Love that little tent. Great for solo outs. With the fly on the things pretty solid.
I've got a older marmot swallow and that damn tent is bullet proof. Damn fine tent but a ton of cash. Was a grad present from college from a an ex-gfriend.
Good luck finding something that works for you.


Patrick

 

[REZARF]

Yup, you found the drawback to the hubba hubba, in Moab, I had a friend have a 1/4" of powdery red sand in his tent after a windy day...

Otherwise it is a great tent for the summer for sure!

Drew

 

[BrettinSanAntonio]

Yup, you found the drawback to the hubba hubba, in Moab, I had a friend have a 1/4" of powdery red sand in his tent after a windy day...

Otherwise it is a great tent for the summer for sure!

Drew

Exactly! I was camping at the Round Up in Katemcy, TX and by the next morning, I looked like a fine french pastry with delicate designs of powdered sugar. Ummmmm.

 

[hj60]

I have a Big Agnes Seedhouse. The majority of it is fine mesh, like the Hubba. But the floor panel extends a good 8" up the walls. The bottom of the rainfly overlaps this quite a bit as well. With the fly on, I get very little dust inside. But I do get some. I think that in a high enough wind, I'd get more, but haven't tested that yet. I may be testing it in a couple weeks, though. :yikes:
In a recent torrential downpour, I was 99.9% dry. The only water that did get in splashed up underneath the gap between the walls and the fly.