Head to head
MSR Hubba Hubba LT vs Sea to Summit Telos Evo
The MSR Hubba Hubba LT gives each person more floor — 16.0 sq ft against 14.0, which is the difference between standard and standard. The MSR Hubba Hubba LT is the lighter carry at 3 lb, and the Sea to Summit Telos Evo is the cheaper of the two at ~$530.
 MSR MSR Hubba Hubba LT |  Sea to Summit Sea to Summit Telos Evo | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Backpacking | Backpacking |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 16.0 sq ft (standard) | 14.0 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 32 sq ft | 28 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 16 sq ft | 19.4 sq ft |
| Peak height | 40 in | 41.3 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 3 lb | 3 lb 8 oz |
| Packed weight | 3 lb 6 oz | 3 lb 9 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 24 oz (trail weight) | 27.8 oz (trail weight) |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | — | 6ft 10in tall |
| Doors | 2 | 2 |
| Freestanding | freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | DAC aluminum | DAC aluminum |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 3-season | 3-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | 1,800 mm | — |
| Packed size | 20 x 5.5 in | 20 x 6 x 6 in |
| Approx. price | ~$550 | ~$530 |
MSR Hubba Hubba LT
Thirty-two square feet is the most floor of any three-pound freestanding two-person tent here, and the Hubba Hubba LT gets it with a single hubbed DAC pole and a symmetrical shape that holds its width rather than tapering to a point. Sixteen square feet of vestibule, two doors, 40 inches of head height, and a 1800 mm floor that is meaningfully tougher than the 1200 mm tents at the same weight. MSR does not publish interior floor dimensions for this model, which is the one number missing from an otherwise complete spec sheet — and the one that would answer the pad question.
Best for
Two backpackers who want maximum floor per ounce in a freestanding tent and do not need a published pad-fit number.
Sea to Summit Telos Evo
Sea to Summit's Tension Ridge is the one genuinely novel pole idea in mainstream tents: the ridge pole bends upward rather than down, which pushes the door tops out and turns the usual sloping tent doorway into something closer to a rectangle. The Telos Evo pairs that with 19.4 square feet of vestibule and a stated non-PFAS fabric set. Note that Sea to Summit's own listing carries a unit-conversion error in the floor area — 2.6 m² is 28 square feet, not the 84.65 the page prints — so the figure here is converted from the metric number.
Best for
Backpackers who spend time sitting in the tent and want the interior volume rather than the lowest weight.
Rows where the two differ are tinted. Specs are the makers’ own; floor area per person, weight per person and pad fit are our arithmetic on them.