Big Agnes

Copper Spur HV UL2 Tent: 2-Person 3-Season

The tent clamp broke on its own.

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

2L

Backcountry is working with us to make this right, this is not a review against backcountry, instead for Big Agnes. I love Bog Agnes, but must have got a bad clamp for the main tent. But I have faith that Backcountry will make this right.

Big up!

Its my first tent, and my friend have the same one so i tested it before got mine. Ultralight, easy to set, good looking, and solid made!

Best tent I own!

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

I originally bought this tent because I wanted something to trade out my old heavy tent for something lighter. Let me tell you this thing is awesome! The set up is super easy, and it's extremely light weight. The poles are durable and strong. Luckily the poles come with an infield repair splint which I haven't had to use yet. I purchased the footprint separately and so far, I don't have any holes or wear in the tent or footprint, but I am also extremely cautions with where I am setting up for the night, looking for rocks, sticks, etc. that might poke a hole. The rain fly performs its function perfectly. The only complaint I have may be that the cross pole can be pretty difficult to get in place. I paired this tent with the Big Agnes floor pad, and it fits perfectly!

And Then Humanity Was Blessed With This

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

I did a lot of research before buying a tent, and every single website I came across for tents recommended this as their number 1 pick. All of them, no exceptions, which is kind of mind boggling. After using this tent all summer for my backpacking trips, I can see why. This tent is very light for backpacking. It's also very easy to assemble, as well. A little color coding that it uses goes a long way and saves time. In terms of durability, well, it's held up very well. Last night (literally, last night), I slept in it through a rain storm, and I kept perfectly dry and couldn't feel any gusts of wind at all. It was a shockingly comfortable night of sleep out in the woods in a rain storm. I would also say it's a solid size. When I slept in the thing with someone else, I did wish there was more room, but I always had just enough. The internal pouches it has too are very convenient. There's a big one above your head, and then a small one on each side for each person, so you can store things that you might need in the middle of the night, like a head lamp. There's also a loop in the center of the tent you can use to hang something, and I always hung a lantern there. I have some minor complaints though. Ingress and regress with the rain fly on just sucked. All the time. I wished that if you unzip the rain fly you could just stand up from there, but I always had to crawl out on my hands and knees before I could stand. Also, the zippers just out-right suck. They are flimsy and I had one break on the rain fly, and all of them, even the ones in the tent, get caught or require a significant amount of force to close. I don't know how durable this tent is in the long term, over the span of years. It is rather thin because it is so light, but it seems to be holding up quite well after this summer, so I think as long as you're careful, you'll be okay. Despite my complaints and worries, and its hefty price, I'm very glad this is the tent I used this year. It did its job when it mattered most, is very light, has just enough space, and is very easy to put together. I now know why it is the king tent for backpacking.

It's a Keeper...

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

I purchased the BA Copper Spur HV UL2 Tent: 2-Person 3-Season (so many words- why?) as an upgrade to my old NF Firefly backpacking tent from the nineties for a week-long backpacking trip along the CDT through the Wind Rivers in June. It's amazing... The test run night (an aborted trip from Battle Pass- too much snow) we set it up on boggy ground at 10,600 ft and stayed dry all night. At Big Sandy Lake, the tent kept us dry and cozy while it rained from 7am to 2pm. For the rest of the trip through the Winds, the tent held up through heavy winds at Little Seneca Lake where we tied the guy lines to any available tree, and a long night of rain between the Green River Lakes where it did develop a slight puddle on top (but no leaks). But even better than its ability to keep us completely dry and cozy is its capability as a laundry room. Clever loops throughout the inside of the tent allowed us to string up our rotating sets of wet socks and other unmentionables. The large mesh pockets held our sodden boot insoles and allowed our damp pants' legs to "dry" overnight. We particularly liked the fly zip set-ups which opened two ways for easy escape while keeping the tent dry. Also- both sides have doors, so no creeping over each other to come and go. And it's light. So light. The flip side is that the loops inside and the loops to hold the fly open feel delicate. Just treat it gently. And use the footprint. Overall though, this tent just makes me happy.