Thread: Light Weight Tents

Been running the bushbuck for a bit now.
One of the first nights I thought Id test it in 100km/h+ winds up on Lewis tops. Held up great.
Had it on snow up to 2000m. Went great.
I have the footprint as well so I can pitch it as just a ground sheet and a fly. This is great for when the weather is looking finer/I want to go lighter.
One downside I have found is that condensation builds up a bit more on it than on other tents. But if there is a breeze and I have all the vents open it's not terrible.
Honestly, for the price it's awesome.
Mates use the naturehike and say thats great too, although I have no personal experience with it.

Hey mate like alot of people using a Hubba Hubba. Had it about 8 or 10 years, older model. No real gripes, not super light. Doesnt like really high winds cos it can get under the fly and push the frame around a bit, just my experience (should pick better campsites) The sealing tape on all of the fly seams has also flaked off over time, so not ideal, still keeps water out but havent been in a storm for a while. Not sure if id buy it again, there are likely better choices now

Originally Posted by Project17

Hey mate like alot of people using a Hubba Hubba. Had it about 8 or 10 years, older model. No real gripes, not super light. Doesnt like really high winds cos it can get under the fly and push the frame around a bit, just my experience (should pick better campsites) The sealing tape on all of the fly seams has also flaked off over time, so not ideal, still keeps water out but havent been in a storm for a while. Not sure if id buy it again, there are likely better choices now

Seams on my Hubba Hubba NX went all flaky, had a look at the MSR website for a fix and there was some good info there, so got isopropyl alcohol to clean off the flakes, brought a tube of Gear Guard Sealant + Adhesive ($19.99) and some repair tape which I have not used. Sealed up the seams that had flaked and let it dry. The following Saturday 10/6 it started to rain here in Auckland so I put the tent up on our lawn as I wanted to practice putting the tent up in the rain in case I ever had to do this in the hills (wanted to make sure I could without the inside getting soaked, plus I wanted to see if my reseal had worked.

Well it seems like it hasn't stopped raining since and it has thundered down at times, the inside of the tent has not had a drop of water inside, so it seems the seam sealant seals really well

And at $19.99 way cheaper than buying a new tent!

A couple of dry days would be handy so I can pack the tent away dry.