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Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4 Tent
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The Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4 is a freestanding, 3-season backpacking shelter that is a very livable and roomy tent made with the latest ultralight fabric.
Shop newer version- Citing this Editors' Choice winner, the April 2011 Backpacker asked, "Where are the smoke and mirrors? This family-size tent weighs the same as some 2-person shelters"
- 2 large doors each with a vestibule provide easy access and gear storage
- Hub/pole design with H-Clip connectors attach tent body to cross pole and DAC Twist Clips attach tent body to pole frame; both contribute to a quick and easy setup
- Light yet strong, DAC Featherlite® NSL poles with press-fit connectors and lightweight hubs are anodized without the use of harmful acids
- Mesh body and roof vent offers excellent ventilation to keep condensation from building up
- Rainfly is made from ultralight silicone-treated, ripstop nylon with a waterproof polyurethane coating
- Lightweight fabric has a high thread count and double twisted thread for strength and durability
- All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (no PVC or VOCs)
- Interior mesh pockets keep your gear organized and up off the tent floor; gear loft loops allow you to add your own gear loft, not included
- Reflective guyline and reflective webbing on tent corners enhance nighttime visibility
- Includes stuff sacks, stakes and guyline/tighteners
- For a lightweight setup during nice weather, leave tent body behind; use footprint (sold separately) with poles, fly and stakes
- 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 | 4 lbs. 3 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 6 lbs. 1 oz. |
| Packed Size | 7 x 22 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 96 x 86 inches |
| Floor Area | 57 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 13.5 + 13.5 square feet |
| Peak Height | 50 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 1 double hubbed poleset + 1 crossover |
| Pole Material | Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL |
| Pole Diameter | 10.2 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Nylon/polyester mesh |
| Floor Fabric | Coated ripstop nylon |
| Rainfly Fabric | Coated ripstop nylon |
| Footprint Included | No |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
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Location:Mammoth lakes, Ca
14 years ago
Amazing family tent
Yes , I recommend this product
Just took 2 of these out with the family. 4 kids wife and I, camped at 10k for 2 nights, with some wind and cool conditions in eastern sierras. Wow. Was blown away. I am a bit of a gear nut and have everything from several ul tents and tarps, several msr including carbon 2,3 and hilleberg. I camp at least 8 times a year during all seasons. Our kids are 8 and under. The tent was super easy to set up, brilliant design and very functional. Had some mild wind to 10-15 mph and these things did not move. Lots of room, love the built in reflective guys. Really they missed nothing at all. Well done.
Location:Waunakee, WI
14 years ago
Very nice Big Agnes !!!!
Yes , I recommend this product
Took on a rain and windstorm. Very easy setup Nice vents 8 mesh pockets Light Weight Great stakes Color coded grommets *All my cons are me being very, very picky
Location:Milwaukee, WI
14 years ago
Light and Strong
Yes , I recommend this product
Very light weight and strong - weighs as little as most 2 person tents. Got caught in a heavy rainstorm in AL and nothing got wet! Also well ventilated too and I like two doors
Location:Wa
14 years ago
Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4
Yes , I recommend this product
I have a Copper Spur UL3 and now a UL4. I thought the 4 would be a wider 3. It has some differences. The vestibules there are two and they are big. The vestibules have three positions and two stake out points. Closed is position one. You can roll it back to position two one third open. Last you can open it up all the way. Most tent doors have a zip along the bottom and then one that goes up and around. This tent has just the up and around and it goes all the way around. You can roll the door up ant the bottom and secure it. Four mesh pockets are at the corners and there are four triangle shaped pockets in the celling. The vents are the same as the UL3. Two vents that are held open by a rigid piece held in place by Velcro. Ventilation should be great lots of mesh. The floor is thin. I could see the grass below the tent in great detail (Purchase the footprint). There are two poles. The big pole is a standard H pole red with a different hub than I have seen on a Big Agnes. The poles are red I like a high visibility color so you are less likely to walk away and leave it The other pole is a cross pole that holds up the vestibule it snaps into the H pole in a channel at the center of the H. Clips are the same as the UL3. The best I have seen on any tent so far. Interior room is big big big. I am 6'1 and if you were much taller you would need to sleep length wise and that would change the capacity to a 3 man. I used my UL3 for a two man. The UL4 will be two adults and two children. The only complaint I have with the tent is you can't zip the tent doors all the way to ground level. It leaves a lip of about three inches you have to step over to get in or out. If you stepped on that lip in the corner there may be a problem. It is reinforced at that junction. I love my Copper Spur UL3 and the four looks like more of the same. That is why they call it the mother of comfort.