Head to head
MSR Remote vs Hilleberg Nallo
The MSR Remote gives each person more floor — 16.5 sq ft against 14.0, which is the difference between standard and standard. The Hilleberg Nallo is the lighter carry at 4 lb 7 oz, and the MSR Remote is the cheaper of the two at ~$860.
 MSR MSR Remote |  Hilleberg Hilleberg Nallo | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 4-season | 4-season |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 16.5 sq ft (standard) | 14.0 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 33 sq ft | 28 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 22 sq ft | 14 sq ft |
| Peak height | 44 in | 39.4 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 7 lb 4 oz | 4 lb 7 oz |
| Packed weight | 7 lb 13 oz | 5 lb 5 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 3 lb 10 oz (trail weight) | 35.3 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | — |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 9in tall | — |
| Doors | 2 | 1 |
| Freestanding | freestanding | non-freestanding |
| Poles | carbon | DAC aluminum |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 4-season | 4-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | 10,000 mm | — |
| Packed size | 20 x 7 in | 18.9 x 6.7 in |
| Approx. price | ~$860 | ~$945 |
MSR Remote
A 10,000 mm floor is not a typo — it is five times what a good three-season tent carries, and it is what you want when the tent is pitched on snow that will melt under you for a week. The Remote 2 pairs it with a 68D polyester fly that will not stretch in the wet, three Syclone poles, 22 square feet of vestibule and a 55-inch floor width that makes it genuinely roomy for two in winter kit. Seven and a quarter pounds is the price, and it is an honest one for a basecamp tent.
Best for
Winter basecamps and expeditions where the tent sits on melting snow for days at a time.
Hilleberg Nallo
A Hilleberg tunnel is a different argument from a dome: two or three hooped poles in parallel, inner and outer pitched together in one go, and a shape that is extremely strong end-on to wind and useless side-on. The Nallo 2 is 70.5 ounces of four-season tent, which is light for the category, with a 14-square-foot vestibule and Kerlon 1200 — a silicone-coated ripstop with a tear strength Hilleberg publishes because most makers will not. It is not freestanding and never pretends to be; the pitch depends entirely on the stakes.
Best for
Long trips in wind and weather where the tent is pitched and struck daily and never has to stand unstaked.
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.