Head to head
Nemo Chogori vs MSR Access
The Nemo Chogori gives each person more floor — 20.1 sq ft against 14.5, which is the difference between roomy and standard. The MSR Access is the lighter carry at 3 lb 10 oz, and the Nemo Chogori is the cheaper of the two at ~$800.
 Nemo Nemo Chogori |  MSR MSR Access | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 4-season | 4-season |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 20.1 sq ft (roomy) | 14.5 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 40.1 sq ft | 29 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 15.9 sq ft | 17.5 sq ft |
| Peak height | 39 in | 42 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 7 lb 1 oz | 3 lb 10 oz |
| Packed weight | — | 4 lb 1 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 3 lb 9 oz (trail weight) | 29 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | 2 × 25 in pads fit |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 11in tall | 6ft 6in tall |
| Doors | 2 | 2 |
| Freestanding | freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | aluminum | carbon |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 4-season | 4-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | — | 3,000 mm |
| Packed size | — | 18 x 6 in |
| Approx. price | ~$800 | ~$800 |
Nemo Chogori
Forty square feet for two people is twenty square feet each, which is the roomiest per-person figure of any two-person tent in this catalog — and it is deliberate, because an expedition tent is somewhere you sit out a storm for two days, not somewhere you sleep. Two doors, two vestibules, 113 ounces, and a peak height of only 39 inches, which is the shape that survives wind. Nemo does not publish fabric details for it, which is the one thing you would want to know at $800.
Best for
Expedition and basecamp use where you will be inside for whole days and wind matters more than headroom.
MSR Access
The Access exists for the trip that is winter but not an expedition: ski touring, hut-to-hut, spring alpine. It uses Easton Syclone composite poles, which flex rather than snap under a snow load, a solid nylon inner instead of mesh, and a 3000 mm floor — but only 58 ounces in the two-person, which is a normal three-season weight. The two doors and 17.5 square feet of vestibule are unusually generous for the category; the 1200 mm fly is the compromise that keeps it light.
Best for
Ski touring and spring alpine trips where a full expedition tent is more weight than the conditions justify.
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.