MSR Mutha Hubba HP 3-Person Tent

by MSR

Product Features

• Capacity: sleeps 3 people
• New technical fabric shaves ounces and provides more protection from snow, sand and wind
• Unique pole configuration provides maximum interior space, 2 stay-dry entrances, and 2 large vestibules for gear storage
• All-in-one hub-and-swivel pole design is strong and simple to use
• Can be used as a double wall tent for full protection or in 2 freestanding tarp shelter modes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

MSR's lightest, freestanding 3-person tent weighs less than the Mutha Hubba, yet offers greater coverage in the tent canopy for added protection and warmth during unexpected, early-season snowfalls or persistent coastal winds. We've achieved this increased protection with lighter weight by utilizing the latest fabrics and technology to bring the Mutha Hubba HP down to an impressive 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Along with the fast and easy pitching hub and swivel pole design, the Mutha Hubba HP is light enough for two, big enough for three and strong for almost anything you'll find this side of winter.

• Ultralight: Technical fabric shaves ounces and provides more protection from snow, sand, and wind.
• Livable: Unique pole configuration provides maximum interior space, two doors, and two large vestibules for storing gear.
• Quick and Easy Setup: All-in-one hub-and-swivel pole design is strong and simple to use.
• Versatile: Can be used as a double-wall tent for full protection or in two freestanding tarp-shelter modes: with optional footprint (sold separately), or just the fly and poles only for the ultimate in weight savings.

Specifications

• Capacity: 3 person
• Floor area: 40 square feet
• Vestibule area: 14 square feet
• Interior peak hight: 46 inches
• Minimum weight: 6 pounds, 4 ounces
• Packaged weight: 6 pounds, 13 ounces

MSR Footprints
MSR recommends using a water-resistant polyester-taffeta footprint that's designed specifically for this tent to protect its floor from sharp objects, such as rocks and pine needles, as well as from mud and ground water. MSR footprints also increase the versatility of most tents by acting as a ground cloth in lightweight tarp-style setups.

Product Description

Our lightest 3-person backpacking tent, this streamlined HP conversion of the Mutha Hubba provides added protection with even less weight. Weight: 6lbs. 9oz, Floor & vestibule: 40+14 sq ft, Interior peak height: 46 inches, Livable volume: 104+22 cu ft.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001QWIS8W
• Item model number: 12520
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,182 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best 3-person tent bar none., September 4, 2009

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Thor Simon (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MSR Mutha Hubba HP 3-Person Tent (Sports)

If you're willing to sit (or are tall enough you can't ever stand, even in the tallest dome tents, like me) this tent gives as much effective space as almost any 4-person tent out there. Plus, it's very well made, has a good profile for resisting wind and storms, comes from a quality manufacturer you can trust, and is easy to set up and take down. It is light enough to backpack with -- just barely, and if you are a bit of a "pack horse".

My wife and I use this with our 2-year-old daughter primarily for car camping. We have a *ton* of space. The footprint of this tent is larger than a queen size bed. If you're considering using this mostly for car camping, I recommend the LL Bean semi-rectangular synthetic bags (all semi-rectangular bags zip together since they have a symmetrical shape) and a cheap high density foam or memory-foam mattress topper instead of a traditional Therm-A-Rest style mattress. You will then effectively have a queen size bed *and* tent that you can fit in the trunk of your car with ease.

This tent at Amazon's current pricing beats even the sale prices you'll see around on the old Mutha Hubba (non-HP) model. If Amazon ends the big sale, that won't be so. The older model might actually be nicer if you don't anticipate severe conditions -- it relies more on the rainfly for weatherproofness and so it's a lot airier inside since it has a lot of mosquito mesh where this model has canvas. Still, even on a summer car camping trip there have been days when I was very glad to have the extra rain protection this 'HP' version offered.

Buy the optional footprint but don't try to stretch it tight -- it is slightly undersized and *will* tear if you do so. This tent floor is quite waterproof and does not need edge-to-edge protection from the footprint, which is mostly to keep it from grinding on the dirt and becoming no longer watertight. The footprint is cheap, already cut to the right size and shape, and *much* lighter than one homemade from a tarp.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tent, March 8, 2011

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ags91 - See all my reviews

This review is from: MSR Mutha Hubba HP 3-Person Tent (Sports)

I bought the Mutha Hubba for Boy Scout camping with my son's troop. I am an assistant scoutmaster and go on most campouts with the troop. The tent is large enought to bring my wife along and hold a queen size air mattress when she camps as well. With just self-inflating air mattresses, this tent is a mansion for one or two persons. The weight is very comparable to a lot of two person backpacking tents, such as the REI half dome, and carries in about the same size stuff sack. It is not an ultralight tent by any means, but most of my camping involves short treks in.

On a camporee last weekend, we were hit with 40+ mph winds as a storm came through. The Mutha Hubba took on the winds with flying colors and harldy shook at all. The eight points of contact with the fly, an dthe two vestibules creates a solid tight package. The tent comes with only two guy lines and no extra stakes, so you will need to invest in some extra line and stakes to be able to fully guy down the tent, but that should only be needed in very high winds, as the 10 stakes around the tent provide a pretty stable base. Speaking of stakes, the quality of stakes provided by MSR are top notch. Forget about the flismy stakes provided by most tent manufactures, MSR knows how to build a tent system. I have bought MSR stakes to replace the stakes with on son's REI Half Dome.

After out last campout, I have had several folks ask about the MSR Mutha Hubba, and I have responded that it was the best investment I could have made.

5.0 out of 5 stars durable, March 6, 2011

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scout - See all my reviews

This review is from: MSR Mutha Hubba HP 3-Person Tent (Sports)

i shared this tent with my friend who got it recently, it thunderstormed form 14 hours strait(no exageration) and when we woke up the entire campsite was a freezing flooded swamp, and we were warm and dry.