Great review! I want to rig a tarp shelter over the front of the tent. Is there anywhere to tie a tarp on externally at high level (then I’d use poles where it would extend out? Can you recommend a tarp that could work? Want to extend the outdoor living area a bit! Thank you!
Looking to replace an old favorite Moss tent. Nothing wrong with the tent, it was the poles that gave out. :( This tent with its warranty is a great find. Love the headspace and the design. Thanks for the review.
Need a new tent for my family this year. We are looking at 6 person tents (5 people + dog). We’ve had the rei basecamp 4 forever. It’s been a great tent so we are also looking at that one. 2 years since your review. Do you still like the msr? Also we camp a lot and live in the Rockies.
I still love the MSR. Used it a few weeks back during a weekend of heavy rain and stayed bone dry. All of the components are holding up well so far. Hope whatever you go with works out well for you!
Glad you enjoyed the review. I've been in this tent during many rain storms and have never gotten a drop of water inside. The dome design seems effective
Saw a video about MSR Zoic 2 was not waterproof at all. Do you have any issue with the waterproof with this tent? I just ordered a MSR Habtitude today, not sure if I should return it after seeing that video.
It can be done solo for sure but the poles are long so it can be a little tricky. Might be challenging for a shorter person when connecting the tent to the poles in the center of the dome. Living Survival has a great demonstration of setting it up alone in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jx-yYAVke9I.html. Good luck!
The reason it does not contain a footprint is the same reason you will not find any other quality tent providing a footprint for free: Industry standard and another revenue maker.
My 15d blue mongar 2 had one for free. My friend just tried to buy one though a few days ago, and it wasn’t quite the same tent anymore. I told her to return it. We compared the two tents in my living room. She had plastic buckles where the older one i had was aluminum. Her ridge line was too tight, mine fit my poles great. Her mat was too big for the tent. mine fit fine. And my tent bag had two openings for better protection while stored. And even one of the hubs was not quite bore out enough for the pole to go in. Anyway I can’t recommend the mongar 2 20d in purple, but mine in a 15d in blue from 2021 was and still is spectacular for 160.
I wonder how it would perform in really hot weather. Any experience with that? I have seen some tents where the fly covers only the mesh on the tent. There is no reason for the fly to go all the way down. Less ventilation and extra weight too.
Low to mid 80s is as hot as I've used it. It's design sacrifices some airflow for more protection from heavy rain but theres nothing worse than a leaky tent! I'll add an update once I've camped In a little hotter weather
Its definitely spacious! The vestibule is a trapezoid so I think it comes out to 104 square feet total. Crazy for how light it is and how little room it takes in the car.
@@Tychoe1 I bet they have a bunch to get rid of and a new model is rolling out maybe. I thought it was a typo so I picked it up as soon as I saw it haha
