User Review: MSR Fusion 2

MSR Fusion 2
Above: The current Fusion 2, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed January 22, 2007 by Blake Smith

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Design: freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: incredibly easy
Weight: 6-7 lbs
Price Paid: $60

I got a hold of this tent at an REI garage sale when it had already been used and I have no idea why somebody would take this tent back. This is an incredible tent. It makes a great winter tent when you close up all the vents. I was very surprised at how warm I was inside the tent without having to get in my sleeping bag. While on the other hand I have also taken this tent on several summer trips. When you open up the vents everything cools off very quickly.

There is storage all over the tent to put misc. items like flashlight, book, journal or whatever. I found the vestibule to be very very useful. Especially when it is raining outside and you need to keep your boots dry but you don't want to track in all the mud in your tent. This tent holds up under tough weather, especally rain. While I was in Chicago Basin it dumped on us for 3 days and I was never wet in my tent. There is plenty of headroom in this tent if you need room to get dressed. Me and my buddies actually put 4 people in this tent for a 3 hour poker game and were comfortable. The tent is a little heavier than any ultralight tent, but those tents will never hold up like this beast.

The one drawback (and I hate to call it a drawback because it is so minute) is MSR could have made the tent a foot wider and this tent really would be flawless. GREAT GREAT tent and I would recommend it to anybody for any trip.

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