3.20.2009

Which Tent Is Bigger

Two years ago when I was biking from St. Louis to California I used a one-person MSR Hubba tent. It was a great tent, it never leaked or blew away during storms, it even withstood a flood in a park. The tent, however, was too small, especially when I took gear inside. The Hubba also served me well last summer while biking across Missouri and Iowa; I was always sheltered but also claustrophobic. Thus I recently bought a two-person REI Quarter Dome T2 tent. One of the benefits of the Hubba is that it's super lightweight, but he T2 only weighs an additional four ounces. When you're biking long distance, self-supported, a few ounces can seem like pounds, but comfort is important. I can afind a few extra ounces elsewhere to discard to compensate for the extra weight of the new tent.

MSR Hubba (without fly)

REI Quarter Dome T2 (without fly)

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