Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 1 (Closeout) 3-Season Backpacking Tent

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Packs down small Easy to pitch Thoughtful details

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Zipper on rain fly.

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I love how light and packable this tent is! The featherlite poles are so easy to work with and I really like the little plastic cups that afford some extra flexibility with the awning. Set up is easy and intuitive. The tent body mesh is super durable, it surprised me how "brawny" it was compared to my other tents. I was a bit skeptical about the bathtub material, but I ended up with water between my ground sheet and the tent floor and no water seeped in from the bottom, so thumbs up there! It felt relatively warm, and there is a vent by your head on the side of the tent (not sure I like that placement.) The stakes that come with the tent are ok, they do hold well. I am also thankful there is a color other than orange to choose from, thank you Big Agnes! The guy out points have lines attached and they're good reflective ones, bonus! You will probably want another line for the rear guy out, there's a loop but it's kinda at that in-between length. I'm still considering this tent for my AT hike despite the gripes below, the setup and packability are so huge for me, just want to be protected from the elements too! Happy Camping!

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My biggest gripe is rain performance. My first night in this tent was at Mount Rainier, Cougar Rock. I had just enough time to pitch it before it poured...PNW pour. The rain bounced right under the fly and onto the tent body; I was not thrilled. The bathtub is 6" high at the head, 5" at the foot, this did not contain all the splash. It was disappointing to realize that the extra material above the tub is not waterproof. The seam between the tub and regular material leaked drops through, so the pitter-patter was inside the tent as well. It wasn't a lot (maybe 6 full drips, enough to make a small puddle), but it only rained for maybe half an hour; my confidence would not be high with wind and blowing rain. This tent is not large and the foot of my sleeping bag is pretty close to the foot of the tent. If I keep the tent, I'm hoping just waterproofing the seam would do it...which I wasn't expecting to need to do for over $300. Other gripes, the rainfly zipper needs TLC to not get caught in the buffer, the fly vent *works*, but the condensation I had that night was real. It did keep gently raining overnight, about 40 degrees. Taking the tent body down with the fly still up was a drippy mess as the fly sits so close everywhere. The vestibule is small, I don't use it for storage anyway, but especially on a rainy day it might be a problem...though I like it because I can zip it to the ground without being 3/4 out of the tent ;)

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Excellent tent. Surprisingly roomy. Stood up to some torrential rain. Very happy with this purchase.

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good

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Light, compresses down small. Good option vs a bivy

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None

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weight, size, quality

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design

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Freestanding, roomy interior and vestibule, good stakes, fast fly option, and weight.

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Pack size is a little bigger than I would like.

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Likes: Livability space, quality mesh, zippers, attachments. Freestanding, double wall.

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Dislikes: Rain fly wetted out. Corners of floor also wetted out. 10 days of use with care and footprint. Tent has seen dew and a couple days of passover rain from the Sierra. Going on JMT section hike and wish I could trust this Copper Spur, but cannot.

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The Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL1 is quick and easy to set up. The high volume configuration makes it roomier. I'm 6'1" and the tent allows me to set up and stretch out with room to spare. I like the pale green color also.

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None.

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Lite, easy to setup.

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nothing yet

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all the comforts of home, indestructible

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none

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Bought this on offer from backcountry edge for a 6 week summer trip to New Zealand southern alps. 3 to 6 day hikes then a couple of days in a b&b etc Mixture of beach forest and high alpine. In true NZ style I had 30’c + days, high winds and heavy rain even sharp frosts and snow. The tent held up well in all conditions which is more than can be said for my old 1 season sleeping bag Main plus points: 1) the tent with footprint is easy to pitch, the footprint makes it pretty easy to pitch the fly first so in heavy rain the inner doesn’t get wet. Without the foot print it would be pretty difficult to pitch fly first 2) the tent is properly free standing and very stable even when hit from the side.I had some pretty horrendous weather and didn’t get wet once, had some gusty and swirling winds I would estimate gusting up to 30 to 40mph. The tent took it all although the vestibule part of the fly did touch the pack a couple of times.make sure the tent is guyed though and I don’t think it would take a full onslaught though, but it’s not designed for all season use. 3}the inner is well designed and has plenty of room to sit up (I’m 6ft 1”)there is also room store clothes boots etc in the footwell with a large Thermarest. Storage pockets inside are adequate but not not plentiful. Side entry is great much easier than front entry tents. The mesh kept the sand fly’s at Bay very well. 4) on hot and humid nights of which i had a few, the tent appears pretty well ventilated there was noticeable air movement and very little in the way of condensation in the mornings All in all the tent was a lot more comfortable than I was expecting, even after 3 straight days and nights of wind / rain I didn’t get that ‘what the bloody hell am I doing here feeling’ like I have done with bivi or previous UL shelters / tents. Highly recommended but it does need the overpriced footprint even when using the inner.

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Only a couple minor quibbles: 1) the vestibule is a little small to store a larger pack (Osprey 65L), during wind it is nigh on impossible to keep the fly from touching it so I kept the pack cover on. It is also really tight for cooking with the pack in there when the weather is truly horrible 2) when the rain fly is wet the baffle protecting the zip constantly gets caught in the zipper which is annoying

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Light weight with lots of interior room.

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Does not come with a footprint.