u/FullMaxPowerStirner

Firstly about me... Been in the Porsche Owner's Club since 1986 when I graduated in dental medicine. Those were great days to be named Chad... spearheading Oakleys and aéro bice fits while the rest of bicists wore blue jeans. Then Rickroll .. Hall & Oates... Robert Palmer... Cärbön was still experimental back in the days, so we superior dental professionals (not Boomer Surgeons with Mercedes... I'm Superior Gen X!!!) could enjoy flashing with triathlon bices that can't be found anywhere while on the beach segments. Pelotons were exclusive to REAL bice athletes and our gear was only advertised in Popular Mechanics and upscale fashion mags.

So now 40 years later things took a wrong turn. Recent developments in bice technologies have made it possible for the lowest of the low pours, Karens and the uncles, with their giganormous butts to go so fast that even our Colnags and Peenarellos sometimes aren't good enough to keep up with them! It's shameful for us to see ourselves diminished despite our constant high, efficient use of wattage, and these goblins are clogging the bice paths, so that we're condemned to use the roads in some segments.

It's time to talk about the matter, in a productive way. We know this is class war... so how to fight BACK? Soon it'll be Mamdani bicists taking over the place, so we must act NOW.

I noticed that since MX 25 at least, the boot option to choose your init is no longer available. Then when attempting to remove systemd manually with the command line, it keeps me from removing it as it is marked as "Essential" packages.

That's fucked up. This means MX Linux developers have discretely removed the choice between inits, by putting both sysvinit and systemd. Why is that?

So I get this looks like reviewing a Marvel movie next to a Criterion classic. Tho having experienced these two on a recent, long backpacking AND bike touring journey, on a regular basis, a critical comparison kept floating in my head so I had to share it!

Decathlon's Quechua MH100

Hands down, the best value tent ever. The base model in Canada is at 50$ or 29 Euros in most European countries. As a matter of fact... looking at the pricier tent models at Decathlon, I can't find any other one that's worth investing on, aside than perhaps the 2 Seconds pop up tent. Unlike this one, they're all pretty heavy and not a lot more durable than the MH 100...

Pros:

• All-weather endurance, tested and true. Full 100% waterproof. Won't get any drop of water inside even if it's the Great Flood, especially if you set it up tight so the outer wall doesn't touch the inner wall (tho that's an issue even with the most expensive double-walled tents). Some condensation tho the outer wall's coated polyester fabric dries pretty quick.

• Pretty light, if you get rid of these dollar-store grade, heavy stakes (made of the lowest quality of steel). By bringing few alu stakes the packag must be weighing around 2 kgs, which is great for such a cheap tent, and makes it relatively bearable for backpacking even if that ain't an MSR.

• Easy set up. Conventional X poles design, with simple plastic hook attachments and fabric "cups" at the extremities, made a rushed set up under the rain possible.

• PU floor (a kinda heat-treated tarp material) is great against water and moisture resistance, as well as high heat resistance.

• Front vestibule is rather small but large enough for a pair of muddy boots/shoes plus a little extra gear.

• Has a drying string! ;)

Cons:

• Durability. It'll be good for occasional use, but taking this tent for regular camping during a trip over several weeks or months will wear it out quickly. Especially for the tarp floor that's prone to puncture damage, and the elastic strings that might cut off at some point. At least using a footprint might help with the floor.

• Not great for tall people. It's high enough to sit up straight without touching the inner roof, tho being 5'10 I could easily touch the inner walls while sleeping, so I can't imagine how squeezed a 6'4 tall person would be! Or maybe get the 3 persons model? That'll be heavier tho.

MSR Hubba-Hubba NX

Expensive, high-quality tent I have for a steal! Yet despite its brand fame I've found interesting points of comparison with the world's best value tent...

Pros:

• Durability is beyond doubt. Alu-to-alu connections and silicon ripstop will likely make this tent last for years of even intensive use.

• Comfy and roomy interiors. I usually only use one of the two vestibules, but when being two persons they'll give enough room for your gear, No drying string tho you can use the wide pockets at both ends for the same deal. Also the roof is so high you can sit straight comfortably on a low seat or chair inside!

• One of the lightest tents you'll get for such comforts. Also effortless to carry around, either attached to your backpack, your bike or just by hand.

Cons:

• Moisture problems. You get that issue to some extent on the MH 100, but nowhere as bad as with this tent. The outer wall WILL get damp... despite still protecting against the rain. While the typical silicon ripstop fabric is rain-proof, something in its fabric makes it attract moisture too much. It'll build up an incredible amount of moisture condensation underneath, and same thing for any ground humidity underneath the floor. Not using a footprint will make your whole floor WET, but on the other side... which still conducts cold. The whole issue also demands for often having to hang the tent to dry... as you would with a non-waterproof tent. So the best solution would be using a footprint that covers the entire area of the tent, including the vestibules, to at least keep the ground moisture away.

• Technical, time-consuming set up! This one took 2x-5x the time the MH 100 took for the full set up. The alu eyelets are rather difficult to plug at the poles ends, and the adjustable traps they're on might demand extra efforts for putting the right tensions everywhere. I'd especially recommend for anyone to never mount this tent under or anywhere at the start of a rain fall, or else you'll likely be sleeping in a watered-down tent. And of course no one wants that, lol I wonder why, at this point, a company with such a serious-looking name as "Mountain Safety Research" hasn't engineer tents that are easier, more effective to mount, especially for harsh conditions.

So basically these two tents despite being at opposite ends of the market are both great, tho in differing aspects. If you want an unequaled bang for bucks, but don't need any long-term durability and aren't too tall a person, you might wanna go for the supercheap MH100, tho if you want a four-stars hotel version of a camping experience in a feather light package, the Hubba-Hubba does the job... as long as you find a way to keep the moisture away.