Head to head
Nemo Chogori vs MSR Advance Pro 2
The Nemo Chogori gives each person more floor — 20.1 sq ft against 12.0, which is the difference between roomy and tight. The MSR Advance Pro 2 is the lighter carry at 46 oz, and the Nemo Chogori is the cheaper of the two at ~$800.
 Nemo Nemo Chogori |  MSR MSR Advance Pro 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 4-season | 4-season |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 20.1 sq ft (roomy) | 12.0 sq ft (tight) |
| Floor area | 40.1 sq ft | 24 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 15.9 sq ft | 0 sq ft |
| Peak height | 39 in | 44 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 7 lb 1 oz | 46 oz |
| Packed weight | — | 3 lb 3 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 3 lb 9 oz (trail weight) | 23 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | 2 × 20 in pads fit, 25 in pads do not |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 11in tall | 6ft 4in tall |
| Doors | 2 | 1 |
| Freestanding | freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | aluminum | carbon |
| Wall type | double wall | single 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 Advance Pro 2
A 46-ounce four-season tent is only possible by dropping the second wall, and the Advance Pro does exactly that: one layer of two-ply breathable nylon, one door, no vestibule at all, 24 square feet of floor. It is a bivy alternative for alpine climbers who need somewhere to sit out a night on a ledge, not a tent for sleeping two people comfortably. Twelve square feet each is the tightest per-person figure in this catalog, and that is the design working as intended.
Best for
Alpine climbing where the pitch is a ledge and the tent has to fit in a climbing pack.
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.