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The MSR Carbon Reflex 2

December 20, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

The name of the game among tent manufacturers these days seems to be “how light can you go?”. MSR has been one of the leaders in this particular field and the MSR Carbon Reflex tent takes this almost to what feels like it ought to be the limit for a fully-fledged tent (as opposed to […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Lightweight Tents, Tents Tagged With: Lightweight tents, MSR

MSR Fury Review Roundup

December 17, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal 1 Comment

I’ve talked previously about how MSR makes a great line of tents, and the MSR fury certainly fits in with its tradition. Yet the MSR fury is also tent that has created some controversy because of the fact that it is not very easy to pitch and is not as user-friendly as it might be. […]

Filed Under: Expedition Tents Tagged With: lightweight, MSR, MSR Tents

The MSR Asgard Review Roundup

December 11, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal 3 Comments

Mountain Safety Research (MSR) is a great company that makes absolutely fantastic gear and their range of ultralight tents and tarps is unrivalled. On the issue of expedition tents, however, they still have some work to do and the MSR Asgard shows this. It is a great tent with fantastic potential and is well made […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Expedition Tents Tagged With: expedition tent, mountain tent, mountaineering tent, MSR

MSR Whisperlite Review: A Great All-Round Stove

August 28, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

I’m ashamed that it has taken me this long to finally getting around to writing an MSR Whisperlite Review. I should have done it ages ago because it is not just one of the best liquid-fuel stoves out there, it is also by far one of the most popular. A quick description The Whisperlite is […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Stoves Tagged With: MSR, stoves

The MSR Hubba Hubba Review

June 17, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal 2 Comments

MSR is a great company with an excellent reputation so it is not surprising that their tents are such best sellers. They have a full range that extends all the way from skimpy little shelters that weight hardly anything all the way up to some pretty serious expedition and mountaineering tents. One of their more […]

Filed Under: Lightweight Tents, Reviews, Tents, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2 person tent, 3 season tent, hubba hubba, MSR, review, tents

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