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Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4 Tent
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The Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4 is a value-priced tent built for backpacking adventures. It has a feature-rich, comfort-based design and is built to last.
Shop similar products- 4-person, freestanding Lynx Pass has an extra large oval doors to facilitate easy entry and exit; combi-pole diameters increase spaciousness around head and shoulder area
- 1 vestibule door with vertical zippers can be staked out as a shade using your trekking poles, sold separately
- Hubbed pole design and color-coded poles, grommet webbing and buckles make setup simple
- Lightweight and strong DAC® pole system with press-fit connectors and lightweight hubs uses an anodization process without harsh acids
- DAC poles are made from TH72M aluminum, offering improved durability and the latest advancement in lightweight tent poles
- Fly is made of durable ripstop nylon with a waterproof polyurethane coating; floor is made from durable ripstop polyester with a waterproof polyurethane coating
- Tent body is lightweight polyester mesh and durable, breathable ripstop polyester; vestibuble door zippers features protective stormflaps
- Plastic clips attach the tent body to the pole frame for a quick and easy setup
- All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (no PVC or VOCs)
- Reflective guyline and stakeouts increase nighttime visibility
- Interior mesh pockets organize gear; gear loft loops included to add your own gear loft or mini lantern, both sold separately
- Save weight and create a minimalist shelter by using just the rainfly, footprint (sold separately), poles and stakes
- Includes stuff sacks, stakes and guyline
- Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only
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View all Big Agnes Backpacking Tents| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 4-person |
| Fly / Footprint Pitch Weight | 5 lbs. 10 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 8 lbs. 4 oz. |
| Packed Size | 9 x 21 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 96 x 86 inches |
| Floor Area | 57.5 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 17 + 17 square feet |
| Peak Height | 52 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 2 hubbed pole sets |
| Pole Material | DAC Aluminum Press-Fit Combi |
| Pole Diameter | 9.0 / 9.5 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Ripstop polyester/polyester mesh |
| Floor Fabric | Coated ripstop polyester |
| Rainfly Fabric | Coated ripstop nylon |
| Footprint Included | No |
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coastal camper
Portland,Ore.
Great Backpacking Tent
14 years ago
Took this tent down to Fort Steven's near Astoria,Ore. from Oct1 to Oct4,2010. Great tent, comfortable, roomy,no problems with wind or rain. Only flaw I saw was zipper on front vestibule some time's hang's up. Would give it five star's if it was not for that!
Yes , I recommend this product
NickB
New England
Not enough pre-production testing
14 years ago
We are a family of five: three kids 2, 4, and 6 years old. We've been backpacking for a year now with an 84" x 84" dome tent from that famous company known for it's lanterns. It weighs ~9lbs with heavy fiberglass poles and poly tarp groundcloth--and cost as much as an REI t-shirt. A great tent, but a bit small...We replaced it with the slightly larger 86" x 96" Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4. The Lynx Pass cost us 10 times as much as our last tent. That indulgence bought us the same ~9lb weight, an extra 8.3 square feet of floor space, and two good sized and well-designed vestibules that can fit more than a pair of boots. The off-white sides offer privacy in ways that all-no-see-um netting tents do not offer when their rain flies are off. The tent was dry in a heavy downpour and ensuing night-long rain. That's it for the ++plusses...As for the --minuses, or in this case the ~~tildes... The Lynx Pass is basically a two-pole dome tent with an extra two short auxiliary poles that arch over the two doorways from hub to hub. When these two shorter poles are plugged into the hubs, they force three inflection points into each of the two main poles: one inflection point at each of the four hubs, and two inflection points at the top of the tent where the two main poles cross each other. In other words, each main pole is bent into a double tilde shape: ~~. Normally I like curves in tents and architecture, but in this case the wavy main poles are pushed out of alignment with the fabric seams, pole clips, and overall design of the tent. The net effect of this pole-tent mismatch is that the front and back of the tent (where the doors are) are held in decent tension, where as the left and right sides of the tent are slack and saggy. The fly suffers from the same misalignment and slack sides, and sags onto the tentbody as a result--dramatically reducing ventilation. Though large in diameter, the wavy main poles are distorted even further by a moderate wind.It appears that the tension setting of the serger/sewing machine used to make our tent was not set properly: threads on many seams apparently broke during manufacture every 6 to 8" of seam length, and a lot of back stitching was used to "fix" this. The taped seams don't leak (yet), but I'm "a-frayed" the overall quality of construction is quite disappointing.I'm 6' 1", and the head and foot of my sleeping bag touch the sides of the tent.[...]
No, I do not recommend this product
Fleet Manager
Platteville, WI
Good Tent for four
14 years ago
I've used this tent car camping and canoe camping and have found it very good at keeping out the rain and weather. The vestibules are great and the interior is roomy enough for four. I do find the poles to be a little cumbersome at first, but I have since figured out how to wrestle them. I'm not a big fan of the connected poles and hub designs, but when I bought it there was no other option. Condensation forms pretty heavy, but I've had that issue with every tent I've owned. Don't know whether I would really consider this a good backpacking tent, its a little heavy. I'd probably pack two two man tents and split the load. Other than that I have no complaints and will continue to enjoy this tent. [...]
Yes , I recommend this product
KNakamura
Cardiff, CA
Big Tent
15 years ago
After getting married I turned into more of a recreational camper, mostly car camping. I was looking for a bigger tent than my 4 season 2 person tent, and this one is great for 2 people and a queen sized air mattress. On our last trip out to the high desert, the winds were 30+ during the day, with rain and gusts to 50 mph. I noted that the tent collapsed in the wind, but it was really one of the supports was loosened. The tent did not fall, just had an area that wasn't supported that well. I figure that if I had it oriented in a different direction it wouldn't happen. It did fine in the blowing rain. I am surprised on the ease of putting this tent up considering the size. I haven't had this a long time, so I wonder how sturdy it is, but it looks pretty good, no problem with the poles, zippers, and clips.
Yes , I recommend this product
DuaneWallace
Sacramento, CA
Great Tent!!!
14 years ago
Bought this at REI where the actually set it up in the store to see if me and my three boys would fit in it. We did!!! Took it out in the backyard for a test run before I took it out in the field. I happened to pick one of the stormiest nights of the year. High winds and rain all night long and it held up great! This is the biggest. lightest, most reasonably priced tent I've found on the market (and I have done my homework). I would absolutely recommend this tent!!!
Yes , I recommend this product
Alleyehave
San Diego, CA
Great Tent
14 years ago
After spending dozens upon dozens of nights in a two person backpacking tent while in the backcountry as well as car camping, along with the addition of a dog with me and my girlfriend, I decided it'd be a good time for a good car camping tent. Realize it's a 4 person tent people, it's not supposed to be superlight, if you routinely desire to backpack with a 4 person tent, check your priorities. Considering it's a 4 person tent, it's one of the lightest of its kind, but again, in my mind, that's not why you buy a 4 person tent. And to the guy who said a 3 person tent is useless and a 4 person suits 2 people...why dont you just buy an RV, I heard they come with AC, a fridge and even satellite TV.A couple things to mention to some of the previous reviews: 1) Very few, if any quality tents come with a footprint/loft. I know this sucks, but it's reality and it's not fair to hold big agnes alone to this blame.2) To the guy who had his tent collapse in 50mph winds, I just had two nights of that while climbing in Joshua Tree, my tent was guyed out, staked down and didn't even wake me up at night because it was so bomber. Check your setup.3) To the guy with the zipper issue, thats typically due to staking out the vestibule TOO tight or the corners of the tent body staked out TOO wide. That will happen with just about any tent i've ever owned. 4) To the guy with the "tilde" poles. When you completely unlock all of the poles and place them into their sleeves, the hub will only allow you to rotate the two poles in one direction. If you force and rotate them in the wrong direction (which I almost did on my first setup), you will have that effect. Try again.I am an absolute gear junkie, I own more tents than is good for me and don't even get me started on climbing gear. Bottom line is, this tent, for [$] is as good as it gets if it fits the bill of what you're looking for: a fairly portable, relatively lightweight, car camping tent that happens to be bomber in most(if not all) 3 season conditions. I'll be the first to return a tent that I think is of poor quality, bad design or just downright cumbersome. However; after 2 nights of steady 15-25mph winds gusting as high as 45mph, along with rain and a VERY careless 85lb dog tromping around inside, if this tent were to get lost or stolen tonight, i'd replace it with the same tomorrow. True story.PS: Unfortunately, their is ONE thing I dont like. The stakes were absolute crud. Which is very unbecoming of big a to provide anything of that quality. They bent after the second strike and I could literally bend them right back with my hands, the angle on the hooks were horrible. Weak sauce.PPS: Learn how to properly setup a tent folks, if there's an error, it's likely user induced.Cheers!
Yes , I recommend this product
bpiguy
Michigan
Great for car camping
15 years ago
I had to replace a large old dome tent destroyed last year by wind in the Dakota Badlands. Over the years I've upgraded my tents quite a bit -- I have eight now, split between California and Michigan -- and I've been steadily downsizing. For the last trip I bought a Marmot Limelight 3, intending to sleep 2 (I have two Marmot Swallows, now discontinued, that are my favorites for one person), but the Limelight was really cramped for two people with self-inflating mattresses. I've concluded that a 2-person tent is good for one person, a 4-person tent is good for two, and a 3-person tent is useless. (But a 5-person tent will sleep three comfortably.) After research, I decided to upgrade from the Limelight to a Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4 which I just pitched and took down in my backyard. When set up, the Lynx is spacious, measuring 94 x 86 (I think), and the two short poles over the doors substantially expand the upper interior. Set-up was not as easy as other tents I've had because the two main poles have four innovative "joints" I must master. The joints do serve their purpose, though, and I certainly will master them. I thought the poles, although light, had somewhat large diameters, but I'll get used to that. I also thought the whole thing was a bit heavy -- not good for backpacking -- but for car camping, it doesn't matter. A big plus in my book is that the side doors are large, the vestibules on either side are large, and everything is symmetrical ... there's no front or back, and both sides are the same. There are four vents in the rainfly, and that can help a lot with ventilation and condensation when everything is tied down. And on rainless summer nights, you can get excellent ventilation by rolling up the rainfly doors on either side. I'd recommend this tent to any car campers who want to sleep two in comfort. Before closing, I must register two gripes: the footprint is sold separately and overpriced, and the mesh gear loft (which I rarely use anyway) is also sold separately. Both of these items should routinely be included as standard equipment.
Yes , I recommend this product