Big Agnes - Copper Spur HV3 Expedition

Big Agnes Expedition HV3 currently on offer at Sportpersuit. I know it has been discontinued but I bought it and couldn’t be happier. It is super solid, spacious and still o weight wise when I split it up in two. The fabric, zippers are much more durable vs the copper spur UL so should last a lot longer. I have 2 25” pads in it and still has room for the packs in the 3 person version.

How tall are you? I tried lying down in last year‘s hubba hubba two person, and it was too small for me to lie straight across. I’m 6 foot four. I could go on a diagonal if I was by myself, but I wanted to be with a friend. Ended up getting a three person copper spur.

Often it’s not. I returned two different two person tents before settling on a Copper Spur HV3.

BA CSs are awesome. I have an Expedition version for canoeing, but I wouldn’t call any version of it ultralight. For UL I’d recommend a single pole tent. More aerodynamic and you have an extra pole if one breaks ( which happened to me when I got caught in unexpected deep snow).

A 3 person big Agnes high volume is what you’re looking for

I’ve camped for years with my 3 boys in a Big Agnes Copper Hotel with an Exped Mega Duo(?) covering the floor. The reason y’all don’t fit in a 4 person tent is probably b/c of all the wasted space from sleeping pads. Since you have a few more years of Cub camping to go, a 4-6 person with large vestibules will likely work if you get a big enough sleeping pad everyone can share. It’ll also be quicker to set up.

I kinda had the same thing. We decided to get a 3p tent because our two wide pads were smacking together in the copper spur 2. The whole copper spur line is on sale rn bc of the new hyperbead copper spur. We’re also eyeing a zenbivvy double bed, but that’s very expensive and will only be a purchase I’m willing to make if we end up camping together a lot or one of my buddies takes up cuddling.

Almost everything I've heard is that the non-free standing tents require significant guying out for just a basic setup, and to me, that'd be a lot harder with 1.5 hands. I have a Copper Spur 3P tent and it's pretty easy. One thing that might be a bit annoying is that the zippers often require two hands; one to hold the fabric taut while pulling the zipper.

I have a 3 person Big Agnes ultralight tent. I believe it's called ~~Tiger Wall~~ Copper Spur. With it properly staked using all guy lines it stood up to some very heavy gusts that toppled a few nearby tents and destroyed our canopy. I don't recall the tent even being deformed, it was like the wind just passed right over it. And it weighs next to nothing. Our older car camping tent is a large 6 person Big Agnes that we have used countless times and kept us dry during numerous heavy rain storms and moderate winds. We put it away for a while when we upgraded to a camper. It got brought out recently after sitting for probably 3 years and was as good as ever. I've had a North face tent disintegrate in the stuff sack in a shorter time span. Edit: It is the Copper Spur. Tiger Wall I bought initially but exchanged because I didn't like how it pitched.

I think the 3 person big Agnes copper spur is your best bet but would admittedly be a tight squeeze depending on how big your boys are

I recommend looking for a 2 or 3 person tent for the humans with a vestibule for the dogs and gear. We have the Big Agnes Copper Spur 3 person tent for the humans and the Hotel vestibule accessory for our dog.