New MSR Tents
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MSR will be expanding their shelter line for 2008 with a few newcomers. In the expedition series there will be two new tents, the Asgard and the DragonTail. The “Nearly & Light” series will be updated with Hubba HP, Hubba Hubba HP, Twing and E-Wing. All the shelters will be available in January 2008.
Asgard is tent designed for extreme conditions, is is a freestanding tent (except for the vestibule from the looks of it) with dual entrances. The tent fits 2-3 persons and it weights 3.36 kg (7 lbs. 6 oz.).
The DragonTail tent is ultralight single-wall tent for extreme conditions designed for 2 persons. The tent will have a single entrance and weights 1.99 kg (4 lbs. 6 oz.).
The Hubba HP is single person lightweight tent weighing a mere 1.18 kg (2 lbs. 9 oz.).
Hubba Hubba HP is Hubba HP bigger brother a freestanding lightweight 2 person tent. It feature two doors and weights 1.69 kg (3 lbs. 11 oz.).
Twing is a light tarp weighing 0.85 kg (1 lbs. 14 oz.) and is spacious enough for 2 persons.
Versatile is a minimalistic weather protection for emergency situations it can be used as a poncho or a minimalistic shelter. It weight only 0.18 kg (6 oz.) and packed size is about the size of a soda can.
