MSR Remote 2 Person Tent

2025-04-04T20:00:00

Primarily for use in the Western Desert of Utah all year. High winds and blowing dust, snow and heavy rain on occasion. Ground Hog stakes absolutely suck in frozen desert soil. They broke before coming out. The tent absolutely rocks. Secure and dry and vents keep it breathing through all. I love this tent.

Trainer T.

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2024-11-06T19:00:00

It has been fantastic over a few seasons, used in stormy and mountain conditions.

Christian S.

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2024-04-08T20:00:00

Overall it performed well in wind snow and sand on a Grand Canyon canyoneering river trip. Roomy& good ventilation. The snow flaps worked with snow and sand. Was disappointed in the polls in very high wind conditions. I had one pole snap. There was another individual with the MSR guide tent and beefier poles and zippers, and had no problems. For mountaineering tent, I would recommend the MSR snow/sand stakes be included with original purchase. I acquired extra and glad I had the snow/sand stakes. The widemouth stuff sack is it great idea, I would recommend lengthening the closures on the burrito stuff sack so they're not always fully extended. This was my tent for 30 days and except for some minor tweaks it was comfortable.

jim d.

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2024-04-08T20:00:00

Overall it performed well in wind snow and sand on a Grand Canyon canyoneering river trip. Roomy& good ventilation. The snow flaps worked with snow and sand. Was disappointed in the polls in very high wind conditions. I had one pole snap. There was another individual with the MSR guide tent and beefier poles and zippers, and had no problems. For mountaineering tent, I would recommend the MSR snow/sand stakes be included with original purchase. I acquired extra and glad I had the snow/sand stakes. The widemouth stuff sack is it great idea, I would recommend lengthening the closures on the burrito stuff sack so they're not always fully extended. This was my tent for 30 days and except for some minor tweaks it was comfortable.

Jim

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2022-09-14T20:00:00

When you look at he reviews you need to figure out if the review is for the first or second version of the tent. The second version has quite a few vents to cut down on condensation. Condensation has not been a problem for me, plus when the weather turns bad and I need to close the vents on the fly I can do so from my sleeping bag inside the tent. I bought this when the price was reduced for shoulder season canoe camping when I am guiding clients. During the early and late seasons we can have wind, sun, rain , snow and freezing temps, sometimes all in one day. I really like the large vestibule for taking off wet clothes, drying items overnight or boiling water for dinner or breakfast when it is raining or super windy out. Even for fair weather camping you will want to bring a few more stakes than what is included to secure and guy out the fly. When I take this tent with me on a trip I do get a bit disappointed of there is not one night of bad weather because I enjoy the comfort and confidence I get in this tent :)

Jim B.

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2020-12-17T19:00:00

I just finished my third trip using the tent and I really loved some features, but it became unlivable after three nights in a row. Starting with the negatives, the claimed weight is deceiving. You need many more stakes than the 10 that come with it, as well as additional guy lines when using this in an exposed setting. It can be difficult lining up the rain fly seams with the poles - multiple adjustments are needed to get it just right. You want the seams aligned in case of rain/sleet and because that's the reinforced part of the material that will be stressed by pole movement in heavy winds. Now on to the worst part: condensation. Even with the ventilation flaps completely open and the top of the vestibule zippers unzipped, by the second night, the inside of the tent was completely covered in ice crystals. By the end of the third night, it was so bad that my sleeping bag lost its loft because the ice basically falls like snow inside, getting everything wet. And when you go to tear down the tent in the morning, the poles are often frozen along the shock cord seams and you can't fold them to put them away because of - condensation. I had to hold the poles my hand to get them unfrozen. By the end of the fifth night of my last trip, I was completely over it. Keep in mind I was by myself - this would be impossible to use for multiple nights for two ppl. Unless you're able to dry the tent out every day I just don't see how anyone can use this more than one night (I had six days of snow and cloudy weather). As for positives, the vestibule size was amazing; I had no problems on a ridge with 60mph gusts and sustained 25-40mph winds; I love the color when you're on the inside - sounds weird but it was great for morale when hunkered down in sub-zero temps; consistently 10-15 degrees warmer on the inside; the options for staking out and guying out are great; and snow flaps were a nice touch. Overall, the tent seemed to be indestructible.

L3 P.

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2020-08-23T20:00:00

Just return from extended backpacking/climbing trip in Colorado. The tent performed perfectly. The only bad thing is I did not get any bad weather to really give it a try. Have another trip planned in Oct., I'm sure I'll get some nice snow by then.

Don

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2020-08-23T20:00:00

Just return from extended backpacking/climbing trip in Colorado. The tent performed perfectly. The only bad thing is I did not get any bad weather to really give it a try. Have another trip planned in Oct., I'm sure I'll get some nice snow by then.

Don A.

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2018-10-06T20:00:00

Great tent, really light for it´s size and toughness. Really comfortable inside, with two doors. Vertical walls are really good. Vestibule size is awesome, lots of gear inside plus room for cooking. DOWNSIDE: Condensation!! No way of getting rid of condensation even having tent doors open. We were on an expedition with other friends using a low budget 4 season tent (Tasmanian), and they had no condensation, while we had a lot. Add vents to the fly!!

Agutin

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2018-03-21T20:00:00

outstanding 4 season high alpine tent. the MSR attention to detail is impressive, from the quality of the fabrics, to the guy lines and hi grade metal hardware - it is obvious this tent was developed by people who live and operate in the mountains, not in board rooms. spacious vestibule, comfortable sleeping space for 2 in a bomber package that i would trust in the harshest weather. well done MSR.

Z

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2018-01-09T19:00:00

Just spent my first night in this tent and I really like it. To start, I'm a tall person at 6'1 and 190lbs. Prior to buying this tent I've owned the MEC TGV 2 tent (the older one) and spent approx 20 something nights in it. I found that the TGV was just too small for me and another person to stay in. So I started researching for a 4 season 2 person ""livable"" tent that still came in at a reasonable weight. Remote 2 seemed to fit the bill. For the MSR remote the first obvious thing is it's way bigger, the two vestibules are huge, interior is tall, and the floorspace is generous. My normal climbing/camping partners are around the same size as me, so an oversize 2 person like this is ideal. The tent also packs down fairly small and isn't too heavy for two people to split up the weight. My first night spent in here was solo and in around -10C on a fairly calm winter night set up on firm ground. I left both vents wide open and had no condensation, although since I was on my own, don't use that as a representation of the condensation management of this tent. Now the downsides - The snow flaps should have a velcro attachment so they can be tucked away (instead of flapping in the wind) if you're not on snow, and the instructions for setting up the fly were not clear. At home I only set up the base of the tent and not the fly, don't do that. Setting this up in the field during sunset took a lot of frustration. Final downside was the footprint is a bit too large for the tent so takes a few extra minutes to keep secure while setting up the tent.

Climberguy

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