Head to head
Nemo Dagger OSMO vs MSR Hubba Hubba HD
The MSR Hubba Hubba HD gives each person more floor — 16.0 sq ft against 15.3, which is the difference between standard and standard. The Nemo Dagger OSMO is the lighter carry at 3 lb 5 oz, and the Nemo Dagger OSMO is the cheaper of the two at ~$600.
 Nemo Nemo Dagger OSMO |  MSR MSR Hubba Hubba HD | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Backpacking | Backpacking |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 15.3 sq ft (standard) | 16.0 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 30.6 sq ft | 32 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 24.2 sq ft | 16.5 sq ft |
| Peak height | 43 in | 40 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 3 lb 5 oz | 3 lb 9 oz |
| Packed weight | 3 lb 15 oz | 3 lb 15 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 26.5 oz (trail weight) | 28.5 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | — |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 10in tall | — |
| Doors | 2 | 2 |
| Freestanding | freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | aluminum | DAC aluminum |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 3-season | 3-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | 2,000 mm | 6,000 mm |
| Packed size | 20 x 6.5 x 3.5 in | 23 x 5 in |
| Approx. price | ~$600 | ~$600 |
Nemo Dagger OSMO
The Dagger's pitch is rectangular floor plus huge vestibules: 30.6 square feet that stays 50 inches wide from head to foot instead of tapering, and 24.2 square feet of vestibule, which is more covered gear space than some tents have floor. OSMO is Nemo's recycled poly-nylon blend, and the claim that matters is that it stretches about a third as much as nylon when wet — so the fly you tensioned at dusk is still tight at 3am rather than resting on the inner. Fifty-three ounces is a real backpacking weight rather than an ultralight one, and the current pole structure added four inches of door height over the previous generation.
Best for
Two people who use wide pads and want the tent to still be tight at 3am in the rain.
MSR Hubba Hubba HD
Same footprint and same 32 square feet as the Hubba Hubba LT, with the waterproofing turned up: a 3000 mm fly against the LT's 1200, and a 30D floor rated 6000 mm against the LT's 20D at 1800. That is the highest floor rating of any three-season tent in this catalog, and it costs nine ounces and $50. If you camp in the Pacific Northwest, Scotland or anywhere else where the ground is wet before the rain starts, this is the version of the Hubba Hubba to buy.
Best for
Persistently wet ground — rainforest, bog, Scotland — where a 1200 mm floor wets through under a knee.
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.