Big Agnes - Copper Spur mtnGLO

My wife and I have had the 2p versions of the BA Copper Spur, BA Tiger Wall, and Nemo Dragonfly. I didn;t like the Tiger Wall, and the Dragonfly had less head room than the Copper Spur and was heavier (this was an older generation). We still have the CS2P but two years ago we switched to the Hornet 3P w/ Osmo. Love that tent, and I don't see where we'll be switching to anything else. Really spacious, yet quite light for a DW. I've used various 1P Hornet's going back 10 years, and currently have the "Elite" 1P in Osmo. It handles weather really well. Osmo fabric is great. In your shoes, I'd definitely go with the Hornet 3P.

We've been using the Copper Spurs going back to when they were introduced in 2008. We currently have the 1P and 2P at our house. We've used them in all sorts of weather here in the central Rockies. No problems.

We've been using the Copper Spurs going back to when they were introduced in 2008. We currently have the 1P and 2P at our house. We've used them in all sorts of weather here in the central Rockies. No problems.

Since you want a double wall, I can suggest the Nemo Hornet 3P. Lighter and roomier than the Big Agnes Copper Spur 2P (which my wife and I also have). Available from Amazon so you can use your $200 card. Another great tent is the TarpTent Rainbow 2P Double Wall. None however are UL.

Yup, there were certainly places where I could put my one person Copper Spur in where a 2p couldn't. I should add, given your comment, if you like some solo time, a 1p tent that you can tuck in a stealth spot is pretty nice.

I don’t get 2p tents. I’m not a small man and love my Copper Spur 1p. Easier to find a good spot, and I’m not taking up space that others could use.

I've had a Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 MtnGLO for about 8 years (i did NOT pay full price), never used a footprint for it in the High Sierra, nice and lightweight but good material, easy setup, no issues with the tent itself at all although i opened it up in the wilderness last weekend and found the shock cording had hardened and yellowed. I got it to work but just contacted BA this morning and within minutes they replied and they'll restring it for free. So BA stands behind their product. Take a look at their cheaper tents if you need to like the Blacktail, etc. I just tried my first generation Durston X-Mid 1 on the same trip, which i bought new years ago... i'm pretty impressed and it worked great though i think the 1-person is too small for my wishes; i already have plans to get an X-Mid 2. You can use trekking poles or buy separate carbon fiber poles. It's double wall unlike most ultra lightweight tents and the material seems tough enough for me with 15D polyester. The thing is it's not that expensive! and for what you mentioned, its design addresses high winds and snow. we're talking $289 new. How crazy is that? I read how some people had issues with setup but it's really easy. I had no trouble on the first test run in my backyard. I also have a Nemo 3-person tent but haven't used it in years, the quality is good but it was NOT a backpacking tent. They might offer something you'd prefer. Otherwise you can check out REI's used gear/returns selection, as well as the sub here for used gear.

Am I the only one who does not share a tent with my wife? She carries a Big Agnes 1p and I carry the 2p for that luxury condo on the trail. This works great and with two light tents, is very manageable and gives us our space on a trip where it is nothing but the two of us.

I switched from a Big Agnes 1P to an Xmid Pro 2P last year and I haven’t looked back. I love it! Like you, I always have my trekking poles and I grew wary of always having a separate tent pole. Also, my 1P tent was ridiculously small. My Xmid sleeps colder since it’s a single wall tent, so I bought a second quilt (much warmer) so that I can continue backpacking year round and keep warm overnight.

I have had problems pitching my Big Agnes on hard dirt so I ran long sturdy sticks through my BA pitching loops and I put rocks on the ends of the sticks.

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