MSR Skinny One Tent 1-Person 3-Season - 2009 BCS

I don't agree with the other review that states that the full length ventilation is misleading and that it really doesn't have full length ventilation... it does. All you have to do is unzip the non entry end top opening a little bit, say about 12" wide, let it open up a bit, and you have full ventilation from end to end. The geometry of the tent is such that you still have rain protection even with the rain flap unzipped ~12" across the top. The interior length of this tent is better than any other one person MSR tent, such as the Hubba for example. the great thing about the Skinny one (and skinny two) is the open feeling at the entry end when one is lying down with your head near the entry door. You don't get that claustrophobic feeling like you do in the Hubba with the tent material coming down around your head. You can look out with the center flap rolled up. Even with the center flap up, you still have rain protection. I really like this tent, although it is small, it is not claustrophobic, which for me is very important. As I get older, I have more issues with claustrophobia inside one man tents.... I don't feel any of that with the skinny one.... very well thought out design... not as light weight as some other one person tents... but the extra weight is well worth the geometry design of the skinny one... I also like the simplicity of the single wall tent..... and even though it is not a "free standing" tent, it is very easy to set up.... easier than many "free standing" tents in my opinion.... I have been using free standing tents for the past 30 years... the skinny one is the first non free standing tent I have purchased, and I find no issues with it not being free standing..... another great, well designed, durable MSR product!

I love this tent. It has kept me entirely dry in a couple of long rainy nights. I personally prefer using a bivy sack because I am an outdors minimalist, but the couple times I have taken this I am happy to be in dry-luxury.

This is a great tent. If your not an ultralighter and want a good 3 season tent this should be your choice. Its a single wall but if you open the venting by the head and the small upper vent by the foot (thats how I lay in there) its decent. You will get a bit of condensation but for the price this is a great tent. The vestibule swallowed my boots and Gregory Z55 with ease and had room to spare.

One thing to note: the cool feature of the overhead vent system only opens near the vestibule. There is no opening on the opposite side, this I feel is a little misleading. It sounds as though the tent vents across the entire roof with openings on both ends but alas there is just one vent by the vestibule. Its not a negative but something that should be noted. If you cannot open the large screen on the opposite end of the vestibule the roof vent really provides no ventalation what so ever. And this of course leads to condensation.

All said and done this is a good tent for the money. A great single wall that packs small and is light enough to be worthwhile!

I bought this tent a few months ago and have taken it on a few trips. I am 5'10" and fit in this tent with a few inches to spare. I really enjoyed this tent on some of the summer trips i went on but as it started to get colder the condensation became a real problem. As long as the window at the head of the tent and the flap at the foot of the tent are open it is not to bad.