MSR Elixir 3-Person Lightweight Backpacking Tent

I bought this tent in 2022 and it’s still holding up strong. The setup is easy, not too heavy, has kept me dry during the rain. This is the best tent I’ve ever had.

Surprisingly lightweight, durable, and simple to set up! Kept me plenty warm in 17F and stays cool through the summer nights.

We home and adventure motorcycle ride. Awesome tent for two people who want to sleep and stay out of the weather in comfort. One down side not a great tent in the summer.

At first, like others, I didn’t like the setup of this tent. However, this was because I set it up the first time in the living room for practice. In the field, it’s very easy. Stake the footprint, stake the tent, put two poles in one side, and go grab the two poles on the other side and push up. Then, it’s as simple as clipping and setting up the easy rainfly. Anyone struggling with this must be inside their homes.Performance: It didn’t leak for rain. It handled a snow squall. Above all else, it didn’t budge in an epic night terror storm with 80-90 mph winds (speed confirmed the next morning at the ranger station). To be clear, it was fully staked and taught-lined that night. Plenty of room for two. Double vestibules for gear (although it doesn’t come with enough stakes for vestibules, but those are easy enough to carve up quick in the field). Pockets to hold stuff and many loops to hang stuff. Glowing zippers are great. For backpacking it’s light enough if one totes tent and one totes food. For car camping it is good too. Wonderful product!

We have shopped around, bought, returned countless tents this summer but this one is the keeper. Spacious, stable, easy to assemble. Love having doors on each side, that's a plus if one of us needs to pee. Winds were whipping and it didn't move despite us not putting anything in it yet. Only down side is having anything pressing on the exterior. Dew runs down if it's not taught and there's weight on that point. Great for 2 with sleeping pads

My 11 year old boy scout son and I used this twice last summer, once with one of his friends and once with just us two. Both times, there was plenty of room for us laying long ways. With three people, my son in the middle, there was still plenty of room. Additionally, with two people, you both have your own door in and out. This is very easy to set up and take down, once you've practiced. It's light enough to be carried long distances; although, we only hiked in five miles both times, but with a 2000 foot elevation gain from the trailhead near Trinity Center, CA to the lake. If you don't buy this you're stupid or not thinking straight or broke or all three. The $300 is well worth the money. A tent of this calibre would have been closer the $1000 ten years ago if it were available at all.

I have taken this tent everywhere a lot of room and packs small

Lots of room, glow in dark zippers on doors and plenty of storage in pouches on the inside. Several campers next to my site came over and looked at the tent. They said they intended to purchase one soon. MSR all their products are top notch.