Not much talk about it on here that I see, wondering why. I'm a fan of the MSR Hubba. Not a weight weenie's dream, but after going through Solomids, Tarptents, and various tarps, I keep coming back to it. At 3 pounds even I find the fiddle-free, fully enclosed, freestanding nature of it well worth the extra pound/pound and a half over other shelters I've used. And I don't carry trekking poles, so that factors in to weight. As I do a lot in the desert, the inner isn't always useful or needed. I've recently been playing with it in "Fast Fly" mode, poles and fly only. You don't need a special groundsheet to do this, at least with this tent. It's relatively freestanding with just poles and fly, just stake it out for better geometry/tension. So it's a bit under 2 pounds with fly and poles. Small footprint, very easy to pitch, sturdy fabric, semi-freestsanding, and about the equivalent interior space of my original Solomid. Probably slightly better. Pretty much the same weight as my Solomid and trekking poles. I'll be looking into using it more like this in the coming year.
