Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL - UltralightBackpacking Tent

I love this tent. I used it when I hiked rim to rim in the Grand Canyon. It was very lightweight and quick and easy to set up and tear down. I spent six nights in this tent. The fly was good on the rims where it was down to about 50° on the south rim and 30° on the north rim. I did not use the fly when I was in the canyon because it stayed up around 80° even at night. There was enough room for me on my sleeping pad and some essentials inside. There is a very handy pocket towards your feet that can hold things like your phone or a flashlight. I feel like it was a great value for the price I paid,I am even considering purchasing the two person size for when my partner and I hike together.

The Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL is hands down one of the best ultralight tents on the market! It strikes the perfect balance between weight, space, and durability. As a backpacker, I appreciate how light it is (just over 3 lbs for the 2-person model), making it easy to carry on long treks without sacrificing comfort. The interior space is surprisingly roomy, thanks to the high-volume design that maximizes headroom and livability. Setup is a breeze, and the tent holds up incredibly well in various weather conditions, from windy mountain trails to rainy nights. I also love the large dual doors and vestibules, which provide plenty of storage space for gear. The reflective guylines and the multiple interior pockets are thoughtful touches. It's a bit on the pricey side, but the quality and performance make it well worth the investment. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a lightweight, reliable tent for backcountry adventures!

I have the original HV UL2 orange color tent purchased in 2017 and it has been a killer but it is small and more for 1 person than 2. UL camp gear has come a long way since then and I am also getting older and doing less hiking and more camping. Not car camping but small hike in and setup, instead of miles of hiking. My back has gone downhill from skateboarding and I can't crawl around as easily as I could so (this tent is 5' tall in the center!) this UL 5 person tent caught my immediate attention since I am already familiar with the smaller version of the tent and IMO, the best freestanding UL tent, still even in 2025.. These MSRP for $949 so at $355 it seemed like the deal of the century! One reviewer made comment about the weight being more than all his 3 tents but if you look on amazon for 4-6 person tents, you will see that they weight 2x - 3x as much as this tent. Yeah it weighs more but it's light as hell for what it is! The poles are more robust than the UL2 so that adds weight and there is a lot more material but if you are new to Big Agnes Copper Spur line, they use the highest quality and most future forward design in tents. This thing is unbelievable at any price. It's just for my wife and myself. We don't hike with dogs or kids but we travel alot all over the world and this is something you can easily pack the rainfly and tent body into a 15L stuff sack and for the footprint I got a Clostnature 108"x84" footprint on amazon for $28 bucks and it fits this tent perimeter perfectly right up to the grommets and tent poles. We wrap the tent poles and the stakes in the footprint and that just goes in the side bottle pocket on my granite gear Leopar 48 UL pack. I carry the footprint/poles/stakes and she carries the tent/rainfly in the stuff sack in her pack. You split it up and it's very manageble, even for 1 person, I can carry it all in my 48L pack and still have room for my gear. I'll upload some pics later!

Picked the 4 person tent even though there would be just 2 of us using it. Wanted to have some extra room for our pup. The tent worked well during the trial run with just me and the pup. I don't plan on doing an extend hike such as the AT, so the extra weight of carrying a larger tent isn't really an issue. I am 5' 4" so I enjoy having the extra height as well.

Use this for a backpacking trip at Philmont. It was light weight and easy to assemble. My only complaint is that you need additional tent stakes, and likely ones that are slightly more robust than the ones that come with the tent. Overall, outstanding product.