r/wildcampingintheuk • u/AlFromAdminAdmin • 1d ago

Question Thinking about MSR 2-person tents – opinions on tents where you pitch the inner first?

I’ve been looking at 2-person tents and MSR ones seem really appealing and tick most of the boxes for me.

The only thing I’m unsure about is that you pitch the inner first and then put the flysheet over the top.

When I was in Scouts, I was always taught this was a bad idea—especially in the UK—because the inner can get soaked if it’s raining while you set up.

What are people’s opinions on MSR tents, or tents where you pitch the inner first? Is it actually a problem in practice?

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u/Altruistic-Cost-4532 8h ago

You can generally also pitch them outer first and it's really easy. Barely an inconvenience.

No one seems to talk about the other benefit. If you pitch outer first and wake to a rainy or heavily condensated morning it's easy to pack up the inner first to keep it dry for the next night.

All in ones can't do this, you want the tent to be dry before you pack it to keep the inner dry.

I'm totally sold on separate inners vs all in ones, as long as you can pitch outer first as an option.