Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3

This past weekend I went camping in the High Uintas. I am happy to say the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 held up well for the 16 straight hours of rain, freezing rain, hail, and snow. The tent has my confidence now after surviving more weather than it was designed for. The tent is easy to pack because of the light weight, and sets up easily with the color coded attachments. I thought the stakes were strong, and easy to put in and out of the ground with a rock. The drawstring feature adjustment for the rain fly was fast to adjust for the length, matching the various ground space in a flash. The vestibule did well under tremendous weight of heavy wet snow. The doors to the tent also held up well to quick exists, and dogs wanting to come in & out. What else can I say? The Copper Spur won me over. The only thing I would change is the color, I wish it was green instead of orange.

The Copper Spur has been a favorite in our employee Gear Closet since day 1. The tent has been used and abused by well over 50 employees and despite being an ultra light tent, it has held up incredibly well. There has been no damage done to it despite, I'm sure, many people's best attempts.

My own time in the tent has been fantastic. The interior space is vast and with the crossbar spreader pole (my name, not theirs) the walls achieve near vertical. The bathtub floor that comes up the side a few inches has kept water and dirt out of the tent in some pretty nasty weather. If you need to hunker down and ride a storm out, the fly provides excellent protection but also allows for good airflow. I can't ask for anything more from a tent. I love you Copper Spur

I traded in my Black Diamond Skylight for this tent. The Skylight was such a pain in the butt to set up, and it had only one door. So far I'm very impressed with this tent. Very light for a 3-person, and truly roomy for three (not a glorified 2-person). Best of all was the set-up: my first try I set up this tent in about three minutes, without directions; it's very intuitive. The vestibules are not as roomy as I had hoped, but there are two of them and they're nicely designed. The colors are warm but nicely muted. I'm looking forward to trying just the fly and the footprint for those ultra light adventures when bugs aren't an issue (leave the body behind!).

I originally bought this tent for backpacking with my dogs. It's light and exceptionally roomy. I also used it for a 3-day Stevens-Snoqulamie PCT traverse with a friend. The idea was to split it up between us but for various reasons I wound up carrying the whole tent myself. It was light and compact enough that it was not a problem. I have also used the tent to camp with a friend and our three dogs - a Vizsla and two Australian Shepherds. That was cosy but with the vestibule space we were able keep our gear outside in the generous vestibule space. Almost all trips I have used this tent for I experienced hard rain but was always dry inside.

So I camped in this tent for a week and I loved it. It's super easy to set up and take down and it's small packing size makes it convenient for already cramped camping trips. It has plenty of interior room for a two man tent and is pretty comfortable for chillin in. The only down side i can think of is that one of the two poles required to set up this tent runs directly over the exits making it a little awkward to exit the tent. On the whole though I would definitely rec this tent to anyone looking for a comfortable lightweight, easy setup, easy packing tent.

Each time I use this tent I like it even more. Equally great for car camping or backpacking, this tent is easy to set up (first time in the dark and in the rain < 3 minutes)and delivers a dry night's sleep. I purchased the footprint also which works perfectly and is also extremely light. I've used it in dry western conditions and in the rain on the AT and have had no condensation problems with two people. My only slight complaint is that if it's raining it's hard to get in and out of the vestibule without getting wet, as the profile is so close to the tent.

Big Agnes Copper Spur I found to be lite with nice feature. The dual doors make it very nice you do not have to worry about tripping over another person to make a quick morning exit to see a man about a horse. I did not set this tent up before heading out on my backpacking trip. I did not set this tent up before my adventure and was able to set it up without much of an issue. The clips for the pulls have a nice angle to them which makes it easy to setup. I also likes the stakes for this tent also lite but strong.

What pushed this for me to go from 3 stars to four was how easy it was to set up. I've used tent in the in-between winter and fall conditions and it did fine with the fly over it. It's plenty tall and roomy for 2 people but I think 3 people is pushing it but. The mesh is a nice touch to get a lot of fresh air in there and the clips don't slip at all and go on super easy. Overall, it's better than most 3 seasons I've tried, nice and light inside your pack. Big Agnes made a good one.

I've used this tent a couple of times now, and fall more and more madly in love with it each time. It's easy to set up, light weight and compact when packed, and the mesh ceiling keeps you from feeling confined on dry, but mosquito--ridden nights. My only complaint with the tent is the cross pole that holds the tent roof up stick out and can be dangerous. Without the fly on to contain them, they are hard to see but could potentially do some damage. However, this tent is well worth this minor hazard.

The Copper Spur is an extremely lightweight and roomy tent. I used it for car camping and we were able to fit a full air mattress, two people and our gear with plenty of room. For backpacking, this could easily fit three people. The vestibules offer plenty of space for gear. The set up is completely painless. I have yet to use the tent without the fly (which is also foolproof to put on) but I am sure it will be a great summer tent to view the stars in.