REI has the MSR Mutha Hubba tent on sale this weekend for $120 off. It was Backpacker's 2006 tent of the year. Has anyone used this tent for kayak camping? Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
It looks like an improvement on the old North Face Skeeter 23 which i have used on numerous trips to Gulfo de California, kayaking; Sierra Nevada, packpacking; western states rivers, rafting. john Santa Rosa, CA cholst_at_bitstream.net wrote: REI has the MSR Mutha Hubba tent on sale this weekend for $120 off. It was Backpacker's 2006 tent of the year. Has anyone used this tent for kayak camping? Chuck Holst --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Sorry - forgot to remove the original message heading, so it didn't make it to the list. My Hubba-Hubba (2005 Tent of the year, but I've bought a 2006 model where they added a second door) is technically a 2-person, and this makes it a good solo tent. Mutha Hubba looks to me like a larger version of smalller (and much cheaper) Hubba Hubba. So it makes sense if you need a tent for 2 people (because it's technically a 3-person tent). Impressions?... 2 doors is good. Vents are desirable (HH doesn't have any, but Mutha appears to have - at least it looks like vent on the photo). All-Mesh design is good in a hot weather, but this material isn't, of course, as sturdy as non-mesh panels of other MSR tents, so you have to be careful with it. If you don't need it for very hot weather, or for an ultralight hiking, get something with less mesh. > REI has the MSR Mutha Hubba tent on sale this weekend for $120 off. It was > Backpacker's 2006 tent of the year. Has anyone used this tent for kayak > camping? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
cholst_at_bitstream.net wrote: > REI has the MSR Mutha Hubba tent on sale this weekend for $120 off. It was > Backpacker's 2006 tent of the year. Has anyone used this tent for kayak > camping? Chuck, I'm often a solo sleeper, so I invested in a Hubba. One of my sometime paddling companions is a long-time Hubba Hubba (aka Mutha Hubba?) user. She need more room than I do. But, we both swear by our differing versions of the Hubba, whether to the first power, or squared. It is a good, lightweight, storm-proof (been there, done that) three-season tent. I got mine so I could upgrade the thickness of the pad under my tush, replacing a bulkier, roomier tent under-decks with more sleeping pad. Right move. If you are a solo sleeper, you might consider the Hubba. With a tarp for kitchen and hanging out in bad weather, the Hubba satisfies all my tent needs. I only use a tent for sleeping and napping, so why carry a mansion? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks, all, for the replies. My wife and I plan to stop at REI tonight to give it another look before making up our minds. (We looked at it last year, too.) At only $280, though, it is hard to pass up. For Dave Kruger: The Mutha Hubba is the 3-person version of the Hubba Hubba. Here is the URL: http://www.msrcorp.com/tents/muthahubba.asp Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
cholst_at_bitstream.net wrote: > For Dave Kruger: The Mutha Hubba is the 3-person version of the Hubba > Hubba. Here is the URL: > > http://www.msrcorp.com/tents/muthahubba.asp That is a lot tent for the money; it would not be as wind-sturdy as my Hubba, but it has enormous room for two. ... too many tents, so little camping ... -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Wind-sturdiness was one of our concerns -- our Moss Titan withstood a 50-mph blow soon after we got it, but that was the only time we encountered such strong winds on Lake Superior. However, the Mutha Hubba has six extra tabs on the fly for guying it out, and I figure that should help. My wife and I bought one Friday night after setting it up in the store and checking it out. Our other major concern was the color of the fly -- whatever happened to the idea of minimum impact colors? -- but the advantages outweigh that particular disadvantage. The color is not so unpleasant from the inside. A friend wandered by while we were looking at the tent, and he has a similar complaint about his Hubba Hubba. He called MSR to see if he could get a different color, but no luck. The tent is amazingly spacious. It feels half again as big as the Titan on the inside even though it is slightly narrower -- and I have liked all-mesh tents since I got my Moss Solus 2 years ago. Setup and takedown is also much easier than with the Titan. The fabric could be tighter on the vestibules, but that should be a concern only in sustained strong winds, and I have one or two ideas on what I might be able to do about it. If we decide not to keep it, I figure we should be able to sell it for what we paid for it, but for now, we are quite pleased with it, especially for what we paid for it. Chuck Holst > That is a lot tent for the money; it would not be as wind-sturdy as my > Hubba, but it has enormous room for two. > > ... too many tents, so little camping ... > > -- > Dave Kruger > Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Only if you need a tent for 2 people (because it's a 3-person tent). My Hubba-Hubba (2005 Tent of the year, but I've bought a 2006 model where they added a second door) is a 2-person, and as usual this makes it a good solo tent. Impressions?... 2 doors is good. Vents are desirable (HH doesn't have any, but Mutha appears to have - at least it looks like vent on the photo). All-Mesh design is good in a hot weather, but this material isn't, of course, as sturdy as non-mesh panels of other MSR tents, so you have to be careful with it. If you don't need it for very hot weather, or for an ultralight hiking, get something with less mesh. ----- Original Message ----- From: <cholst_at_bitstream.net> > REI has the MSR Mutha Hubba tent on sale this weekend for $120 off. It was > Backpacker's 2006 tent of the year. Has anyone used this tent for kayak > camping? > > Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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