Nice and small

By Joel Mariner Ranked #68 - Tents January 25, 2011

I got this tent and the copper spur 2man I kept the single man. It is the best single man I found in the market for the price. I love that it is a free standing tent un like most single man tents they require stakes to balance the frame. There is a great amount of head room and the frame spreads the tent nice and tight. The single man is super light and packs really small. The layout tapers down like a mummy bag larger at the top and slims down near your feet. The rain fly clips directly to the foot print with color coordinated clips which is nice and keeps the rain fly on during heavy winds. There is not enough space to keep your pack in the tent with you but you can keep it out of the rain under the 10 feet of vestibule space. There is one door and the other side has a small half circle foot long door which i love you cand easily reach out through the doggie door and grab gear under the vestibule. Now for some gripes I have. There is no gear loft. They sell one separate which I bought 20$ and it does not fit any which way you try and apply it do not buy the gear loft! The other thing is the door opens in a half circle and the door is left ( while open ) directly on the ground where when getting in and out you step on it. If you bundle it up and faten it up the way it was designed to the door is still getting trampled on which damages the door I have small holes in it from snagging it getting in and out. I wish the made the door in a curtain fashion like most tents. When you close the door it pulls that door side wall up and you loose some floor space . The floor is not flush and square it curves up which Is a bit of a pain. The other thing is the footprint is sold separate I think at the price the tent is they could of at least thrown in the foot print and gear loft. Total with the loft and foot print ran at 420$ plus tax. It's a bit spendy for a single man.I would like to finish on a high note for the tent I love the way the frame separates the the rain fly and the tent walls so that when it rains they are not touching which cuts down on water condensation. When you touch the walls while sleeping your gear doesn't get wet. Also helping is the fact that the walls are made of mesh. In the summer it breathes very well it doesn't get stuffy in the morning when your trying to sleep in. Overall I recommend this tent for the hard core back packer and the regular camper that can afford it.

View Details: Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 Tent 1-Person 3-Season

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