Hi Bushman. I have an msr hubba hubba and can say im real happy with it. I've used it several times above the bushline in wind & rain and havn't had it collapse or leak. another plus is you can leave the inner/floor behind and just take the outer as a fly. Only small gripe I have is they condensate inside a bit. Hope this helps
I think that MSR are too expensive in NZ, and lots of retailers in the US aren't allowed to send MSR to NZ (I tried). Here are a couple of alternative light weights that I have my eye on that are way cheaper.
I got an MSR Hubba Hubba HP out of the states from a non retailer seller off e-bay for $350 AU just took awhile to find one thats all, retailers can't send them out, same goes for a lot of other products as well. It's all about under cutting retailers in other countries. All tents have condensate problems at times
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Try pricing one through Richard Wilhelm at Wilhelm arms and optics in Christchurch. He does not stock them but can get them through Ampro and does a great deal.
E-bay is the other option
Macpac make some great tents and of good value too.
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with the one man do u have some where to put all your gear to prevent it getting wet? is the vestibul big enough?
Yes definitely, though I would class my self as an ultra light hunter, all my gear for 5 days including tent into a 50L pack, so I don’t take lots of gear. But the small vestibule at the back holds the non essentials and the vestibule at the front holds the essentials... I would have gone for a bivvy bag but I like the idea of a tent in bad weather, you can sit up in the MSR Hubber, stoked with its performance...
I had the one man hubba but found it too small for my liking,might pay to have a look at one first.Managed to get a hubba hubba hp from the states a while ago when the store had 35% off .
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I have a hubba 1 man for the reason they have heaps of room for a one man tent and you can sit up in them, they are very good after trying a couple of one man tents I would never change, I have photos somewhere if you want them just let me no and I will find them.
Also if you want one get a price and let me no I may be able to get one cheaper
If Fairydown are still making tents, then they are worth a look. I got their top of the range model a few years ago (forget what its called) - weighs 3kg inc. poles and fits two people + gear in the vestibule.
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