Big Agnes  Tiger Wall UL2 Tent

This continues to be a great tent. I highly recommend it as a new purchase. As an upgrade for old version users, it depends on whether new materials holds up to promise (to be determined). In my review, I am comparing the old and the new version of this tent. The better: Tent structure: unchanged; continues to be a great design. Setting it up is very easy. Cross pole clip: Easier to use. Color: much better; appears darker than on photos; white made you stick out too much in nature; the darker color fly may help with condensation burning off better. Material: Feels good and sturdy; if it is stronger and really sags less, than it will be a great improvement. The less good: Weight: BA makes it sound like lighter but it weighs slightly more (see picture with actual weights). Additional weight comes from pack sacks (odd place to add weight). Pack sack(s): The new may be good for bike packing; for backpacking, I don’t think it is a good design. Putting the tent into the sack is easier, but if the tent is packed wet, it shields wetness less from the rest if you carry it inside the backpack. Putting dirty stakes in the same sack as the fly (it has an integrated pouch now) is a poor design as dirt is bound to make its way onto the tent material. The pouch itself only accommodates mini stakes. Stakes: Unchanged; I don’t like BA stakes; had some bends and brake. Ground cover: Still an extra that adds more than 15% to price of tent. The old one works with the new tent though.

I absolutely love this tent … extremely light weight and package … have already used it countless times … it held up in the rain and higher wind a couple of times so far …I still cringe at the price but it’s what to seriously expect when trying to go light weight .. It’s roomy enough to fit me and all my gear spread out … Here comes the but I guess it’s more of a warning … make sure you have plenty of room to set up up correctly … I did not last night as I was sharing a small space with another tent and I couldn’t pull everything tight and couldn’t use half my guideline to pull my fly tight and I woke up this morning with a shallow pond in my tent after a hard rain …

I cannot in good conscience recommend buying this tent. I was very surprised to find that there is no way to tension the stake tie-outs. I'm not sure what fantasy world the designers of this tent are living in where there is always a perfect grassy meadow to pitch your tent in. Realistically, while backpacking, finding a perfect camp spot without rocky soil or other obstacles is rare. The lack of adjustability severely limits the functionality, all for the sake of saving literal grams off the total weight. Until Big Agnes chooses to address this I would steer clear if you plan on doing any real backpacking with into any real terrain.

This is my third Big Agnes tent, but first backpacking tent. It’s light weight but easy to erect in a hurry and has kept me dry in rainstorms. I bought this tent in a close out sale with a broken pole connector. Big Agnes was really responsive in repairing the pole set, with a quick turn around and little cost. All our BA tents are great quality. 👍🏻👍🏻

Love this tent been using for 2 seasons now. Easy setup and lots of room for one person in the UL2. Im a big dude (6'3 and 240lbs) and dont think a 2nd person would fit unless emergency as it would be very tight. Crazy light which is amazing. easy set up. Hard to knock this tent, but if I was forced to say something it would be that its a bit fragile. I always use a footprint so not a huge deal. Im just extra careful packing it up because I can see it getting snagged on something and tearing.

We thru hiked the PCT in 2018 and used the Tiger Wall for the second half of our hike. We are extremely pleased with the Tiger Wall and highly recommend it. With the size being virtually as big as the Big Agnes Copper Spur, and the weight being only a few ounces more than the single-door Big Agnes Fly Creek, we think this is by far the best tent in Big Agnes's lineup. For some hikers, there are good reasons to check out single-wall and/or non free-standing tents, but for us the Tiger Wall is the perfect balance of weight, size, and durability. Read our full review at: http://reneeandtimhike.com/tiger-wall/

Right out go the box, I love this tent. It is amazing how lightweight it is, and super easy to set up I have not been able to test in on the trail yet or in weather so that review will be here in a few weeks. I crawled inside and it was very roomy and zI love all the mesh for those warm dry nights without the fly. The only thing I can say is that for the cost the foot print should have been added. I have one that should work just fine so we will see.

This is a great tent! The floor space and headroom are spacious for the weight and size. The doors make it easy to get in and out of, and the pockets are thoughtful. Need to be able to stake the the whole tent- especially the foot area. The biggest issue is that the zippers constantly snag on the fly doors- it seems like the velcro catches, and you have to use two hands to open or close (pretty much all the time, regardless of wind). The only other thing I noticed is the floor really needs a footprint- used without one on soft ground with some pointy (though not sharp) cascades rock, and there were several places where the material got stretched and thinned out- almost getting several holes.

I have the solution dyed version of this tent-actually both the two person which I use with my dog and the three person which I use with another person because I mostly use this on wetter trails and so we want to keep our backpacks in the tent and not under the fly. This tent is amazingly light and has a perfect footprint so fits in most tentsites on thruhikes. I have used this tent on the Arizona Trail, the John Muir, Trail, and the Colorado Trail. It is lightweight, easy to set up good in the storms, although we were caught in tropical storm, Hillary on the John Muir Trail, and water was splashing up over the bathtub sides. It did not collapse under a snowstorm in the fall on the Arizona Trail, or under the hail multiple experiences on the Colorado Trail. When my daughter borrowed it and bent one of the poles, big Agnes was very quick to respond and fixed it for me. Overall, a great tent, durable and ultralight.

This tent is what I wanted in a backpacking specific tent. Lightweight, compact, easy to use, and provides enough protection to keep moving the next day. I've used this tent in many different weather conditions, it's great in warm weather, and kept me going when recently struck by a snowstorm at 11,000 feet in Colorado (image attached). I do have trouble with the door and fly keepers. They loop and tab fly keeper system feels to be attached too low on the fly body, so that the vestibule door tents to unroll and flop down. Overall this is a great tent that will serve me well in years to come.