MSR Hubba Hubba HDBackpacking~$600

MSR

MSR Hubba Hubba HD

No citable rating — see why we hide some.

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.

16.0 sq ft each· standard

Floor area per person

16.0 sq ft

Standard — 14 to 17 sq ft each — the normal two-pads-and-no-spare-room fit

Weight per person

28.5 oz

from the trail weight of 3 lb 9 oz

Peak height

40 in

Approx. price

~$600

Best for
Persistently wet ground — rainforest, bog, Scotland — where a 1200 mm floor wets through under a knee.

Specifications

Type
Backpacking
Rated capacity
2-person
Floor area per person(estimated)
16.0 sq ft (standard)
Floor area
32 sq ft
Vestibule area
16.5 sq ft
Peak height
40 in
Minimum trail weight
3 lb 9 oz
Packed weight
3 lb 15 oz
Weight per person(estimated)
28.5 oz (trail weight)
Packed size
23 x 5 in
Doors
2
Vestibules
2
Freestanding
freestanding
Poles
DAC aluminum
Wall type
double wall
Season rating
3-season
Fly fabric
Solution-dyed 20D ripstop nylon, 3000 mm polyether urethane and PFAS-free silicone
Floor fabric
Solution-dyed 30D ripstop nylon, 6000 mm polyether urethane and PFAS-free DWR
Floor denier
30D
Floor hydrostatic head
6,000 mm
PFAS-free treatment
stated PFAS-free
Approx. price
~$600

Features

  • 6000 mm floor — the highest three-season floor rating here
  • 3000 mm rainfly, two and a half times the LT's
  • 30D floor fabric rather than the LT's 20D
  • Same 32 sq ft floor plan and DAC pole as the LT
  • PFAS-free silicone fly treatment and floor DWR

In its favour

  • Highest floor and fly hydrostatic head of any three-season tent in this catalog
  • 30D floor resists abrasion far better than the 15–20D ultralight floors
  • Only nine ounces heavier than the LT for a real durability jump
  • Shares the LT's geometry, so the same footprint and the same 32 sq ft

Against it

  • MSR only publishes full specs for the 2-person, so the 1 and 3 are not comparable here
  • 57 oz is three and a half pounds
  • No published interior dimensions, so no pad-fit reading

Written from the published specification sheet, not from owner reports.

What owners report

Drawn from archived owner discussions, not from a test of our own.

What owners like

  • Owners choosing a tent for alpine wild camping put it directly against Dyneema shelters and take it for the durability
  • It shares the LT's 32 square feet and pole structure, so the extra weight buys fabric rather than bulk
  • The 6000 mm floor is the highest three-season rating in this catalog, which is the whole reason the HD exists
  • It inherits MSR's repair reputation, which owners cite as the reason they stay with the brand across generations

Common complaints

  • At around 1800 g packed it is more than double the weight of the Dyneema shelters owners compare it against
  • The nine-ounce penalty over the LT is real and owners ask whether the waterproofing is worth it
  • MSR publishes full specifications only for the 2-person, so the 1 and 3 cannot be compared on the same basis
  • No interior floor dimensions are published, so whether two wide pads fit cannot be answered from the spec sheet

Camp where the ground is wet before the rain starts, and the HD is the Hubba Hubba you want. Same footprint, same 32 square feet, same DAC pole — with a 3000 mm fly instead of 1200 and a 30D floor rated 6000 mm instead of a 20D one at 1800. Nine ounces and fifty dollars is the whole cost.

The comparison owners actually make is against Dyneema. People choosing a tent for alpine wild camping line the HD up against an 800-gram single-wall shelter and decide between 1800 grams of durability and half the weight with none of it. The ones who take the HD say so in terms of confidence rather than specification.

What is missing from the picture is data. MSR publishes a full spec sheet only for the 2-person, and no interior dimensions for any of them, so the pad question — the one everybody actually has — cannot be answered from the numbers. That is a strange gap on a tent this expensive.

Questions people ask about it

Is the HD worth nine ounces over the LT?

If you camp on ground that is wet before the rain starts, yes — the floor goes from 1800 mm to 6000 mm and from 20D to 30D, which is the difference between a floor that eventually wets through under a hip and one that does not. In dry country it is nine ounces for nothing.

HD or a Dyneema shelter for alpine camping?

It is the comparison owners actually make. The HD is roughly double the weight and has a pole set, a double wall and a repairable structure; the Dyneema shelter is half the weight and depends on your trekking poles and your pitching. Neither answer is wrong — it is a confidence-versus-weight decision.

Why is there no pad-fit figure for it?

MSR does not publish interior floor dimensions for the Hubba Hubba line, so there is no honest answer from the specification. Thirty-two square feet is generous, but generous area with a tapered foot is not the same as 50 inches of usable width.

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