MSR Habitude 6 Tent Quality Speaks for Itself

[michaelnarciso]

We got this tent and are blown away by everything it offers. It was so easy to put up and easy to take down. It's marvel to see the tent get built. It seems underwhelming at first but then you put on the rest of the poles and you begin to see how well designed the tent is.

The first thing my wife said go me when we got in... "I'm actually excited to go camping now..."

[dgv]

I own an MSR Elixir 3 (2017) and I've been using it for mountaineering here in the Philippines which always rains. It is still in good condition in 2022. I am thinking of buying one for my family since we also want a stand-in tent with enough room. Thank you for this review!

[Fireball]

Thanks for the review. I purchased one for tent camping on my Goldwing motorcycle with my pull behind trailer. Very simple setup. Two points to make is on the x poles you will make sure the cross bracket is installed with the open cup end facing down. And when installing the rain fly before you put the corner clips down 1/2 way up where the red guy out loops are there is Velcro loops that should be wrapped around the poles on the inside of the fly. These help steady the fly and poles should a wind storm occurs. Then when you guy out the mid section the guys support the frame. These should always be guyed out and staked if possible. It’s a big tent and lots wind surface.

[halliestephen-castro]

I just broke down and bought the habitude 6. Your video was very informative and helped me make the decision. We previously had a kingdom 6 with garage (we had it for years and served us well on many cross country trips)- but it didn't survive the 25mph winds in Oklahoma a few weeks ago. I'm looking forward to taking this shiny new MSR out for a trial weekend before we head out across the country again in a couple months. I am still concerned on how well the MSR habitude will do in windy conditions, but it appears a bit more streamlined than the Kingdom 6. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :) Thanks again for a great and informative video-

[JourneyontheTrail]

Love how quickly that tent goes up. Definitely going to check that out. Thanks for sharing.

[kellyhobstetter]

Saw this tent on sale. Pulled the trigger on the 6 person. Will be using with my family of 4...gonna be a good summer!

[Guitarpros]

lovely review. thank you.
I am gonna stay all summer in this tent in the swiss mtns, hopefully it's gonna sing with the summerstorms.

[caseysimpson]

Just ordered one. I have excellent backpacking/mountaineering tents; however, finding a good family tent has been a challenge. My current 4P is bombproof, but a real work-out to set up.

[MrHatetheplayer]

it was between this and the nemo wagon top. MSR wins by the looks of a much faster set up. thanks for the demo, should make for great camping!

[sergeantstadankoakalardass]

👍 great review, Ben. I like the tent. I've trusted msr for years, they have quality products with hardly any failures and customer service that is exemplary. 👏👏
Great seeing your family out enjoying each other, take care.

[jasonfritz]

I actually don’t think that it is unreasonably priced for that size and quality of tent. You only have to be caught in a thunderstorm once to know that you get what you pay for when it comes to tents. For the record, never skip adding the footprint, it just protects your investment even longer.

[drewolm]

Great review! I’ve been looking for a spacious tent for long outings, I’ve been hesitant to buy something like this as I do a lot of winter camping and I’m not sure it’ll handle the wind.

After watching this review, I did a google search and found this at REI for $323.00 and just went for it. Pick it up today, I’ll use it next weekend and see how it goes.

[Floridacraker-]

MSR makes great tents I have 2 Hubba Hubba 2 man tents and I have had them for 8 years and only thing that I have had to do is regular Maintenance.

[verfiend]

Nice tent.

Next iteration: Include the footprint so we can fast and light it without paying more. Big tents can be hangouts if the floor is gone. Get double doors. Maybe a slightly smaller vestibule if two are there. Anyways, two vestibules make these big tents much better aero wise. And magnets for the door clasps. And the green fly on the website is nice. Blue is nice too. Maybe multiple fly fabric or color choices. And an extra pole and sleeve for repairs.

Cheers.

[romeras]

Good looking tent but the random blue rainfly kind of threw me off. Tent companies needs to start making more earth tone colors. Cheers!

[harold]

es calidad tengo una soy de colombia la he probado en lluvia fuerte va de maravilla este modelo es unico en la historia de tent para la famila recordadndo que la papa hubba hubba era la mas grande ahora es esta la habitude 6 genial super para la familia calidad ligera para llevar a todos lados soy fan de MSR tengo algunos productos mas

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How has the tent held up in bad weather? And how's the ventilation. I was hoping to see some vent lower down to help bring in cool air when the fly is fully closed.

[drcsep]

Absolutely a winner... great review...

[j]

Thank you for saying "6 man" tent. The ridiculous trend to "6 person" is illogical (because the average man is always bigger than the average woman) and slower to say.

[jamie]

Great review, just ordered one from go out doors, £475 will let you know how I get on. Cheers