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Thank you for a very helpful and a very honest and realistic appraisal of the Access tent... It looks like it won't meet my needs sadly...

Very glad to see you would not recommend the tent in British winter! I would recommend for heat retention and storm, wind bomb proof the USA made KUIU Storm Star 2p Tent. No MSR tent even those of 2024 can cope with constant 60 mph winds.

Nice video. Do you mind me asking if the flysheet has gone sticky in this time or is it ok please? I’m interested in buying one but understand this can be a known issue …

Jane, Thanks for your honest opinion!

2 poles in two months and MSR still pretends there's no issue and only improvement from their Syclone poles......bummer

I would never use a tent from that shitty company especially for winter. Hilleberg is like 1000x better

I've got the MSR Hubba NX and it's been great for about 4 years. That was until the waterproof coating on both the bathtub and the flysheet started to break down and turn into either a sticky mess or flakey pieces covering the seams. I contacted MSR about it and all they gave me was some advice on how to clean it and re-waterproof it. Bit crap really seeing as I've had OEX tents that seem to last for years without any problems.

Footprint or not... I have been sleeping in using this tent with a footprint for several months in New Zealand and with lots of rain... I have only experienced issues in the bottom corners around the stitches. Its seems like the sealing is to bad. And it condensate underneath my backpack and sleeping mat. But overall, I really like the tent. Easy to pitch, light and have really held well in some heavy storms with lots of rains. Even woke up one night in a pool of 5-6 cm water around the tent - nothing inside.... 👍

What a shame, I feel for you, £450 for a tent that can't perform as it's supposed to. Why oh why hasn't it got any vents to reduce the condensation, surely that's a no-brainer!? And I really don't understand why tent manufacturers make tents with such flimsy groundsheets, so you're forced to use a separate groundsheet, like you say it's a marketing ploy to make the tent appears more lightweight than it actually is with all the necessary extras. Did you look at the Wild Country Helm 1 or Helm 1 Compact? Really sturdy and well made, the Helm 1 Compact has a solid inner and fly that goes to the floor. They are well vented, spacious, green, and go up fly and inner together, under 2kg and only £150. I have the Helm 1 and it has performed brilliantly and I'd say the new compact version could be considered a 4 season tent. Thanks.

As others mentioned, a four-season tent is actually only meant to be used in winter. The water resistance of the tent is made differently to a 3-season tent, as they are only intended for snow.

Good and honest review. It was on my list to buy, not now. What are you using now?

In others words, a crap tent, with the only plus point being the colour. (Why do so many companies make bright coloured clothing and tents as if they're Xmas lights?😂 Plus I hate anything that has reflector tape on it so you show up like a beacon if anyone shines a torch in your direction). Nice review though, and always good to see someone providing the negatives as well as pluses. That severe condensation would make me bin it after the first 🌃 night ☺️

Thanks a lot for the review. In other reviews it's more about the pro's. Anyway...hope you got reviews about the Vango and Hilleberg too. I guess the difference in price between those two should tell a lot already. Again...thank you very much. Personally I like the Coleman tents a lot. If you're going cycling that is. They're quite sturdy but heavy

thank you !!!

Fantastic review, thank you!

Зачётная палатка. Видел такую в Архызе.

Thanks for sharing this review Jane. One thing I noticed when I set my newly purchased Hubba NX today in the garden was how high above the ground the outer rain fly is and also exposed the ends of the inner of the tent are to the elements. It looks like the rain will drip off the outer fly and with a strong wind be blown straight onto the inner. Ps - I just saw you comment about this towards the end of the video.

She's good

Rejected!!!

msr do not make a valued product...

I have an MSR Hubba although not the NX one. It was I believe the ultralight one but is a brighter green. I love it but have not tried it in extreme winds. Hopefully it holds up as well as your one.

Have you tried a candle lantern to help with the condensation, I found it very helpful. I didn't get rid of it but it reduces it

How refreshingly honest, concise and free of BS. Thank you.

Not many people are aware of the fact that during the summers of 1957 and 1958 a detachment of approx 300 RAF personnel from the Airfield Construction Branch 5004 Squadron (mostly RAF National Servicemen) worked from April to September each year building the road to the top of the mountain and all the Military buildings and infrastructure. They lived in tents under arduous conditions (at times most of the tents and their contents were completely blown away) and in serious inclement weather the Servicemen took shelter in solme of the old stone cleats). They worked for 6 days each week and It is recorded that these conditions led to 2 mutinies taking place. A quarry was opened and material for the roads and other buildings blasted Their link to the mainland was by 2 x 800 ton flat bottomed front opening Royal Navy tank landing craft vessels, manned by ROAC Army crews, who made the hazardous trips from the military port at Cairnryian as and when weather permitted. For any further info and photographs feel free to contact Mr Honey. pgh122@hotmail.com.

I wonder if the MSR Tour would be better. I have heard it described as a 3.5 season tent.

There is a gear shed add on available for those us with a dog or lots of stuff. :-)

Thank you for the review. A proper critique. I find the pitching and takedown reviews worthless. Will not purchase based on condensation issues.

I was looking at this tent and I'm glad I seen your video. Thanks for sharing

but a macpac minaret around 2 kg + and they are bomb proof

I agree with your review. As an owner of this tent, I can also recommend it. And, as mentioned above, it is possible to pitch the outer tent first ... and vice versa.

Thanks for this honest review ... and congrats to your long distance hike through Britain. Greetings from Switzerland! René

Excellent review, thanks. I'm still tempted for pure winter conditions.

brilliant review

About the review, very very good review. Only the film quality can be a bit better. When you continue reviewing outdoor items like this I'm sure you will have a lot more describers.

Drip drip drip 💧

my hubba hubba couldnt stand up to 20 mph winds.. it just broke the poles.

Great and honest review . I concur . At the price point , MSR are shite... Heads up buy a Naturehike cloud peak 2 . Upgrade the poles. And Hey presto a 4 season bullet proof tent for 250 quid..

Thank you! not a chance to buy this.

Thank you.

Not sure any tent with complicated pole set up is a good idea for long term winter use. I can recommend the Scarp 1 by tarp tent weighs a bit lighter and more comfy and cheaper even after import from the USA.

Great review. People mistake the term "4-season" tent meaning you can use it year round. No, with few exceptions, 4-season means "Winter". You need mesh and ventilation for the other three seasons of the year.

Well said I appreciate honesty

Thank you , much obliged!

Hi Jane so what's the better tent the hubba NX or the Access because the video you did on the access wasn't a very happy one thanks AF

I used this tent on the gr20 last year. I agree its spacious for a one person tent, light to carry as well. One big problem though - we had a storm one evening and because the fly at the back is close to the inner and is also high off the ground, the rain bounced under the fly, off the floor and onto the white inner material, which isn’t waterproof! Slowly but surely water came into the tent. Advise to msr - replace the white inner material on the back of the inner tent and extend the inner bathtub much higher to avoid the inner getting wet.

Definitely not for me thx.

Can I suggest that a cable tie or two (covered with a bit of duct tape to protect the fabric) may well stop those pole ends splitting

excellent review, I will not be buying on of these.

Have to say inner first has always been a no no for me with any tent . Once it’s wet even if it stops raining your in a wet tent. At £450 it’s not good.

brilliant and honest review, thanks a lot. What do you think about the msr hubba hp and nx? Cheers