Big Agnes - Copper Spur HV3 Expedition
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Last updated: Aug 14, 2025 Scoring
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"The tent survived a completely exposed 60-80MPH night on the decent of San Jacinto."
"I’ve had that thing all over the most remote parts of the Colorado Rockies and it has always performed perfectly."
"always kept me safe from the rain"
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"I have the same one and it's a fantastic tent. ... I'm 6'5 and 230. I sleep with a wide pad and fit great."
"it's hard to change or get dressed when you can't sit up. ... Copper Spur FTW"
"The extra space will mean so much as you move through various conditions and needs. ... The extra space allows you to bring all or most of your gear inside, with an area for boots/shoes etc."
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"The reason our crew used them was because they weigh a combined total of 3 pounds, so it only added 1 lb to each person’s pack."
"It packed down much smaller and was half the weight of my old REI Mutha Hubba."
"The Big Agnes Copper Spur is the best lightweight tent I’ve ever had by a country mile."
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"Our Big Agnes Copper Spur has worked well."
"They are great tents and you don’t have to use trekking poles for them. ... On the Copper Spur it’s optional. ... Otherwise it’s a normal vestibule."
"Sort of semi freestanding so you don't have to go to much effort to secure it"
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"found it such a pain to set up"
"I totally agree. ... I only keep my Copper Spur as a backup."
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"I had a copper spur for two seasons and had to patch the floor multiple times."
"Yes the bottom is super thin. ... I always use a Gossamer Gear plastic tarp under the copper spur bottom."
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"would fold down at half the wind speed OP is asking for"
"In my experience I found the copper spur to be a very upright & tall tent, whenever there is high wind the tent does get blown over and flattened out."
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"It is super heavy so you have to see if you can deal with that."
"I wouldn’t call any version of it ultralight."
"I have the copper spur and my brother has the dan durston xmid. The xmid is better. It has more room inside and it’s lighter"
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"it would be pretty cramped if I had to bring my 60L pack inside with me…"
"Despite the name it's just big enough for 2 IMHO."
"When we started doing more car camping we eventually picked up a roomy Eureka tent. Having the extra room is nice. ... When we re backpacking we re carrying barebones sleeping gear, but with the car camping, we ll pile up blankets and even bring along dog beds."
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