How to Choose a Backpacking Tent

This product is not available.
The Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 Long tent just got better with new features inside and out, stronger and lighter materials, hardware that makes setting up even easier, and extra length and height.
Shop similar productsImported.
View the Big Agnes Copper Spur Product LineView all Big Agnes Backpacking TentsBest Use | Backpacking |
---|---|
Seasons | 3-season |
Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
Minimum Trail Weight | 2 lbs. 14oz. |
Fly / Footprint Pitch Weight | 2 lbs. 5oz. |
Packaged Weight | 3 lbs. 3oz. |
Packed Size | 6 x 22 inches |
Floor Dimensions | 96 x 52/42 (L x W head/foot) inches |
Floor Area | 31 square feet |
Vestibule Area | 9 + 9 square feet |
Peak Height | 43 inches |
Number of Doors | 2 doors |
Number of Poles | 2 |
Pole Material | DAC NFL |
Pole Diameter | 8.7 millimeters |
Canopy Fabric | Solution-dyed ripstop grid and polyester mesh |
Floor Fabric | Silicone-treated double ripstop nylon with a 1,200 mm polyurethane waterproof coating |
Rainfly Fabric | Silicone-treated double ripstop nylon with a 1,200 mm polyurethane waterproof coating |
Footprint Included | No |
Ultralight | Yes |
Design Type | Freestanding |
Adding a review will require a valid email for verification
Used this tent for our 21 day trip in Iceland. Held up great in the arctic storm in horstrander peninsula. Used it again on John Muir trail. Light and easy to set up. Only downside is the zipper does get stuck on the flap. Other than that great tent
Really impressed with this tent. I am taller at 6’4” and while I love the Quarter Dome line of tents from REI, my feet and head touch the top and bottom of the tent (no good for condensation). Camped this last weekend and the tent is really good. The room is terrific, I use it as a large 1-man but you could put two side by side. The near vertical walls are great and the gear loft at your feet and head are really well located to access your stuff. The zippers are surprisingly quiet and the whole tent just seems really well constructed. This is probably the highest quality tent I own. Not cheap, but very well made.
Rain fly zipper broke third time using it
Very light weight tent and easy to assemble. I've been using it for 3 years and it's still holding up well. Only down side is you must be careful with the zipper--it snags easily on the overlay. They may have improved this issue on the new model, but I'm not sure.
Great tent. Well made. Easy setup. Light weight. My only issue is that at the price it should include a ground tarp and enough stakes to properly stabilize the tent. I got 6. Requires 12. Come on BA. You can and should do better.
Super light, super strong. I did 170 miles of the AT with this tent. I'm 6'6" and actually being able to fit into a tent is really freaking nice. It handled light snow and some serious rain and wind with no problems at all.
I am 6’5 and this tent length gives me room for my sleeping bag not to rub and collect moisture
I have been a long time fan of Big Agnes tents, and now own 4. I purchased the Copper Spur HV UL2 Long, as my new solo tent. Love the space inside; I can use my thermarest mattress "Lounge chair" inside the tent, sitting up comfortably. Love the foot gear loft, I can just pitch things in that would normally clutter my living space; e.g. stuff sacks, clothes, etc. It's important to use the velcro loops on the tent poles to prevent distortion with much loaded in this space. My only complaint is that on the second night out I had a straight down pouring rainstorm for only about an hour. Even with a taut pitch, splash back at the head and foot soaked through the seam between the bathtub floor and the "privacy extension" to the netting. This soaked both head convenience pockets and everything in them, and came in at the foot to dampen my sleeping bag a bit. Contact with customer service was not helpful, basically amounting to "yeah, splash back happens" and giving me advice in waterproofing the whole tent. I intend to reseal the head and foot seams, but for the price, BA should have done it.