MSR Fury Tent 2-Person 4-Season |
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$399.95
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| The MSR Fury is one of the strongest and lightest in the market's 4-season tent class. You save weight with a 3-pole construction that is honestly stronger than most 4-pole designs. The wide, vaulted ceiling maximizes headroom - a serious luxury if you plan on sitting out any storms. But as important as anything is MSR's focus on moisture control. Deciding not to take any chances, the Fury was designed with a very large mesh zip rear window and a peak vent with kickstand support. |
MSR Fury Tent 2-Person 4-Season |
Bottom Line: We absolutely WERE NOT planning on carrying another line of tents this year, but the MSR tents were too high quality to over look. |
Reviews:
MSR flopped on packaging
Although I'm yet to test it in real Canadian winter conditions, I was out in Cape Croker (Bruce Peninsula, ON) for the Victoria Day long weekend: 4 days of heavy rain and wind and the tent kept me dry - but no thanks to MSR (read on). However, it's these precise conditions that highlighted the serious shortcoming of what MSR supplies the tent with: you don't get the complete set of pegs and guylines to set the tent fully up. You can choose to keep your tent dry (tightening the bottom of the fly for rain) or you can keep safe in strong winds (tightening the sides). However, if you want to fully set it up, you need to bring your own guylines and pegs. Truly a disappointment in a $400 tent. If MSR people are listening: shame on you, you designed such a great tent and then you failed to provide everything one needs to set it up in rough conditions - and rough conditions is precisely one would buy such a tent for in the first place!
Not much more headroom than a pup temt
We used this tent for one season and then gave it up for a Marmot Equinox. While it was of superior construction in materials and quality, the shape is such that two persons cannot sit side by side without touching the sidewall. I found the design not much better than a pup tent.
MSR Fury
The tent was some what of a disappointment. The specs looked good, I liked the price for the weight and size of the tent, but it was difficult to set up. The poles were stiff to bend, so it made it tricky to push it through the sleeves without the poles getting caught. Also when I used it when the weather was rainy the fly would stick to the tent itself bringing in a little moisture to the inside. The tent did appear durable and would withstand strong winds, but overall I was disappointed and ended up returning the tent.
A good 4 season tent
I bought this tent for two purposes: winter camping and mountaineering; and have been happy using it for both. The weight is pretty good for a four season tent, and the tent is solid. It is easy to get in and out of the tent, and with the rear window and ability to leave the vestibule door slightly open, ventilation is quite good. The poles go through continuous sleeves on the tent body. While this is more tedious than the nice clips on a lot of current tents, I can still set the tent up, alone, in 5-7 minutes...and the sleeves offer a more solid structure in the end. Also, the tent does come with sufficient guy lines to peg out the bottom of the fly, and the windward side(for wind). If you want enough guy lines to peg out the whole 360 degrees for a gale, you need to make another half dozen guy lines. And, it is a few pegs shy...while this does save weight, you'll have to use either a ski, axe, some rocks or something for a few of the guy lines.One last note, there are pockets everywhere in this tent, and it comes with a gear loft.If you're looking for a tent that will withstand some nasty wind, snow or both, this one will do it at a decent weight.
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