Head to head
Nemo Kunai vs MSR Access
The MSR Access gives each person more floor — 14.5 sq ft against 13.0, which is the difference between standard and tight. The MSR Access is the lighter carry at 3 lb 10 oz, and the Nemo Kunai is the cheaper of the two at ~$600.
 Nemo Nemo Kunai |  MSR MSR Access | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 4-season | 4-season |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 13.0 sq ft (tight) | 14.5 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 26 sq ft | 29 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 8 sq ft | 17.5 sq ft |
| Peak height | 44 in | 42 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 3 lb 14 oz | 3 lb 10 oz |
| Packed weight | — | 4 lb 1 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 31 oz (trail weight) | 29 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | 2 × 25 in pads fit |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 4in tall | 6ft 6in tall |
| Doors | 1 | 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 | 3,000 mm |
| Packed size | 19.5 x 6.5 in | 18 x 6 in |
| Approx. price | ~$600 | ~$800 |
Nemo Kunai
The Kunai is the lightest four-season tent in this catalog by a wide margin — 62 ounces against 113 for the Chogori and 116 for MSR's Remote 2. It gets there by being a three-season tent with the winter parts added rather than an expedition tent with weight taken out: a solid-fabric inner instead of mesh, a 3000 mm floor, snow flaps, and a pole set stiff enough for spring snow but not for a Denali storm. If your winter is ski touring and shoulder-season alpine rather than expeditions, it is the sane weight to carry.
Best for
Ski touring and shoulder-season alpine trips, where a real expedition tent is more than you need to carry.
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.