Big Agnes - Copper Spur Limited 3
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"The tent is very well constructed and quite robust, with high-end materials. ... Construction quality has been much better than expected"
"how it is essentially bomb proof"
"I’ve had that thing all over the most remote parts of the Colorado Rockies and it has always performed perfectly."
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"love how easy it is to set up"
"ease of setup... was worth every penny."
"Its freestanding"
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"Copper Spur is perfect though I have also used a 20+ pound REI Kingdome when space was less of an issue. ... I do a fair amount of trips that start with a flight so a lighter tent that takes up less room is a must."
"it's about 4lbs so my husband and I split the weight."
"My big Agnes cooper sour ul 3 person is 40 oz ... Packaged weight is 4lbs 😮and I don't use the stuff sacks and only 4 stakes so weighed in at about 6 oz over 3lbs."
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"I’m 6’4 240 and I use the 3 man for backpacking with 1 other person and a dog and it’s great."
"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."
"I use a 3 person version for trips with my wife and big dog."
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"I have and it managed pouring rain and high winds without issue."
"I’ve had that thing all over the most remote parts of the Colorado Rockies and it has always performed perfectly."
"my copper spur is 11 years old and it’s 100% still fine"
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"Big Agnes Copper Spur is a pound lighter, just not as sturdy."
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"2p is way too small for two people unless you like sleeping on top of each other or maybe you’re both 5’ and 100lbs?"
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"I don't think I'd trust it long term without a groundsheet of some short - even just a piece of plastic if not the official groundsheet."
"I own a Copper Spur and the fabrics feel quite delicate, IMO. ... My point was that while it may check a box for structural integrity due to the free standing hub design, it uses pretty much the same ultra light types of fabrics as those UL tents that OP wants to avoid"
Impossible_Cat_321 0.225 and 30oz for a 1 person? My big Agnes cooper sour ul 3 person is 40 oz The lightest and best 1P I know of is the zpacks 1P
dvdcwrd 0.2I actually have both and have used them with my two kids (slightly older Copper Spur 3). Two kids, 13 and 16, and me on 20 inch wide pads. They both worked fine (used the Copper Spur when they were younger). The newer Tiger Wall felt a bit more spacious.
PLATINUMMOOSE27 0.2The copper spur 3 is also excellent more weatherproof than tiger wall slightly heavier
ad_lumen 0.1Heads up (if you weren’t already aware), the copper spur models are currently 25% off on Backcountry.com - I was also between UL2 XL / UL3 and ended up going with the 3!
dogpownd 0.1Big Agnes is 100% worth it to me. They’ve replaced 2 tents for me and restrung poles for free. I currently have a Seedhouse 2 (replaced a 1 after delamination), a four season something which replaced a seedhouse 2 and a copper spur 3. Recommend them all the time. Also the $1000 is an extreme weather tent. If your out in winter or serious elements, you don’t screw around with your shelter.
midd-2005 0.1No I don’t think so. I have the copper spur 3 and have at least 25 nights on it with 2 people in it and no holes. No groundsheet. I also have 2 other 1p UL tents, both with 40+ nights. One got a little hole in the fly area from a spark. Easily patched.
T-b-g-iii 0.1I love my copper spur 3 for backpacking and kayaking trips. My wife and I like a little bit of elbow room , so we got the cupper spur 3. We have a ton of room for 2 people but at the same weight as many other lightweight two person backpacking tents.
Weekly_Try5203 0.1I just bought the copper spur 3 and absolutely love it. I have used the copper up 2 (not xl) and use it as a 1 person tent and love it. I would go to the 3 over the 2 xl. The xl is longer, long comes in less handy then wider. I have had no problems with any weather conditions in either of these tents. I think the awning is a little silly it’s really small. That said, I absolutely love that the vestibule opens at the end. It makes it super convenient to get things in or out of the tent. Grab your head lamp out inside pocket without crouching down. They have awesome pockets inside. Love both of these tents.
Drew1231 0.1I 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.
AliveAndThenSome 0.1Almost 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.
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