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Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel 2 Bikepack Tent
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Designed to easily fit on your handlebar or in your panniers, the Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel 2 Bikepack tent sleeps 2—or 1 with extra gear—and is ideal for 2-wheeled adventures on and off road.
Shop similar products- Built light enough for the backcountry, yet strong enough for the frontcountry
- Lightweight 12 in. Shortstik aluminum poleset offers a better fit on handlebars or in panniers, frame packs and saddle bags, compared to traditional poles
- Compression stuff-sack with daisy-chain webbing system allows for multiple bike-frame attachment configurations
- Elastic webbing on exterior tent body and daisy-chain webbing loops on the fly exterior provide a convenient place to stash a helmet or to dry wet clothes and gear
- 2 smooth-closing, dual-zipper doors with easy-grip zipper pulls offer easy access
- Fly features 1 extended, pole-supported, side-entry vestibule, and 1 quick-access vestibule; vestibule zippers feature storm flaps for additional weather protection
- Symmetrical pole structure and pre-bent poles offer increased head space
- 1 oversize ceiling pocket, 4 interior mesh pockets and 2 media pockets offer convenient gear storage and organization
- Media pockets located above sleeping area provide clean earbud cord-routing from phones or other devices
- Multiple interior loops make it easy to attach a Big Agnes Square gear loft, mtnGLO® tent and camp lights and other accessories (not included)
- Precut guylines and tensioners are attached to fly; reflective guylines and webbing on tent corners make them easy to see at night
- Seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane, which contains no PVC or VOCs
- Includes 8 lightweight 6 in. Dirt Dagger UL tent stakes with strong I-Beam aluminum construction
- Extend the life of your tent floor with a Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel 2 Bikepack tent footprint (not included)
- Fast Fly setup available with footprint (not included)
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View all Big Agnes Backpacking Tents| Best Use | Bikepacking |
|---|---|
| Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
| Packaged Weight | 6 lbs. 9 oz. |
| Packed Size | 14.5 x 8 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 90 x 52 inches |
| Floor Area | 33 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 28 + 9 square feet |
| Peak Height | 42 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 4 |
| Pole Material | Aluminum Pressfit |
| Pole Diameter | 9 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Breathable polyester/polyester mesh |
| Floor Fabric | Polyester/polyurethane coating |
| Rainfly Fabric | Polyester/polyurethane coating |
| Footprint Included | No |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
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Anonymous
National City
Bike touring made easy
3 years ago
This is my first tent ever purchased, chosen because of the large vestibule and bike-friendly carrying dimensions. After some experimentation, I found it best to carry the tent in its stuffsack from the handlebars, with the tent poles in their own sack in the panniers, as the combined weight would otherwise interfere with my bar-end shifter cables. If your bike doesn't have low-hanging or protruding cables, the whole unit will probably mount just fine. After watching a couple of videos, I was able to pitch it easily, though I didn't figure out the guylines until after I returned from my trip. I purchased the footprint too and all of its grommets and tabs aligned with the ones on the tent and rainfly. The color coded tabs were very helpful in setting things up too. I felt warm and cozy camping near the beach. My bike fit completely inside the vestibule, which was great for peace of mind. There was plenty of overhead storage inside the tent even without the optional gear loft. This model was quite roomy for one person, but two would probably be a rather cramped fit. I can't speak for the Blacktail's durability since I've only used it once as of this writing, but it appeared well-made and stout in places where it mattered.
Height:5'9"
Yes , I recommend this product
imgonnagetthere
anywhere!
great on my kayak!
3 years ago
The Big Agnes team rocks!! had issues with an older tent and they happily replaced it with the Blacktail hotel bike pack tent. Love the two doors and really love the foyer/ gear room. The only thing i would do differently is to bring longer tent stakes. the ones that came with the tent would not lodge into the sand of the Buffalo National River. It is definitely storm and rain proof! thanks you people, you made my 5 day kayaking journey a lot more comfortable. i might also add that this might be a bit heavy for actual backpacking,,but i bought it for my yak.
Age:55–64
Weight:125–150 lbs.
Height:5'9"
Yes , I recommend this product
RTH1964
Hallandale Beach
Great Tent, but....
3 years ago
Here's what I like: This tent sets up quite easily, I like the way the tent looks and the overall build quality is great for the price point. Its also quite sturdy and you have lots of room for a single camper and bags of room in the vestibule areas for your gear. I'm a moto camper and the 12" poles are a big plus and can pack quite easily into my panniers so there are a lot of plusses to this tent. Here's what I don't like: It's always challenging if not darn near impossible to pack a tent the same way as it originally came Manufacturers when they pack a tent are working from a packing blueprint and have packing aids that make it easy for them to pack the tent into its sack, they are also not packing it in adverse conditions. Because the footprint of the stuff sack for this tent is extremely small for the size of the tent itself you are going to have a really hard time getting it to fit properly back into its sack and in windy conditions you will probably need help. To me this is overly time consuming especially when you want to get out of camp swiftly. A word of caution on the 12" poles. While they are not a problem setting up the inner tent, If you are used to using a longer pole set up you need to be very careful when threading the long pole thru the large vestibule area on the rainfly, shorter poles have a habit of snagging so you need to pay attention when setting up and tearing down the rainfly. As I said, I'm a moto camper and I'm going to use this tent quite frequently and I feel that it checks off the majority of my boxes but I'll replace the stuff sack to make it easier to pack, I'll sacrifice a little space but I'm less concerned about that as a cycle camper or backpacker might be.
Age:55–64
Weight:225–250 lbs.
Height:6'0"
Yes , I recommend this product
Bryan
Sacramento, CA
Great Tent with One Issue
3 years ago
Overall I liked this tent. I have not used it in the rain, but having the vestibule is nice. I was able to put my gear in the vestibule and keep it out of my way and also out of view. The rain cover also provides plenty of ventilation at night in the summer if you leave the vestibule door open. I like having privacy for changing etc. so I always like to use the rain cover even if its not necessary. My one issue however is with the rainfly/vestibule setup. I wish that the pole for the vestibule used external clips, like how the main tent uses clips. It uses a sleeve, and since the sleeve is very curved you really need to scrunch up the rainfly to get the pole through. Also the pole for the vestibule is not pre bent. While this does help identify which pole is for the vestibule, it is hard to bend the pole during setup. External clips would be way easier. Also since the poles are in very short sections, which is not an issue for the other poles, while trying to pull the pole for the vestibule back out of the rainfly while taking the tent down, they can easily come apart inside the sleeve which makes it difficult to pull it back out. Clips would make the setup and takedown significantly faster.
Age:35–44
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product