If you've got a whole gang (well, a whole gang of three) heading into the backcountry and don't feel like drawing straws to decide who gets to sleep in the tent and who's bear food (it's been real, Steve!), bring along the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 3-Person 3-Season Tent and let Stevie survive to hike another day. Even though it sleeps three comfortably, has a full-coverage fly, and pitches using a two-pole hub system, the Copper Spur weighs in at just under four pounds, making it easy to load up and take with you. If you're looking to drop even more weight, bring just the poles, fly, and footprint (sold separately) for a waterproof setup that weights a full pound less.
The Spur pitches using a single hub-style DAC Featherlight aluminum pole, and has one cross pole that attaches overhead, combining with the steep-wall design to give you plenty of space to sit up without having to brush against the tent walls or jam your head into the roof. Even if you touch the walls occasionally (and you will, let's be real here) moisture won't be a worry, since the walls are primarily polyester mesh, allowing plenty of air to circulate, and the PU and silicone-coated fly has fully-taped seams and zipper-covering storm flaps to ensure that no water can sneak in and soak your gear in the middle of the night. The Spur has all the comforts of home, too, (fine, maybe not quite all) like four mesh storage pockets, individual media pockets with cord ports to keep things neat and organized, and reflective guylines and webbing to make circumnavigating your tent in the dark a little less hazardous.
Fit:
- DAC Featherlite NSL pole system with press fit connectors, and lightweight hubs - featuring eco-friendly anodizing
Fabric:
- Waterproof PU coating on floor and fly fabrics
- Rainfly and floor are made from extrememly light silicone-treated ripstop nylon with a waterproof polyurethane coating
- Fabrics and mesh used on the inner tents are made from breathable lightweight nylon or polyester
- Cordurar fabrics used in our Mountaineering line
- Lightweight fabric has a high thread count and double twisted thread for strength and durability
- Fabrics used on our tents include silicone treated nylon rip-stop and polyester depending on the model
Ventilation:
- Opposing mesh doors provide good cross ventilation
- Mesh body designs offer excellent ventilation
- Fly vents improve ventilation to reduce condensation
Weather and Wind:
- All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane (No PVC or VOC's) tape
Zippers:
- Two vestibules with single stake outs and storm flaps over zippers
- Two doors and two vestibules provide easy access and shared storage areas; stormflaps protect vestibule zippers
Webbing:
- Color-coded pole ends, webbing and buckles for ease of set up
- Reflective guylines and corner webbing
Manufactured:
- All DAC poles made from TH72M aluminum: the latest technology in lightweight tent poles featuring improved durability
Pockets:
- One (UL1), two (UL2 and UL3), eight (UL4) interior mesh pockets
- Interior mesh pockets keep your gear organized and up off the tent floor; includes gear loft loops
- Interior mesh pockets for storing essentials
- Media pockets with cord port
Features:
- Featherlight DAC aluminum poles
- Ultralight 2-pole hub design
- Footprint (sold separately) extends the life of the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 tent by protecting it from abrasive wear and tear
- Tent body has two rainbow doors
- Crossover pole provides roominess up high
- Cross pole increases head room
- 14 lightweight aluminum hook stakes included
- Fast fly set-up option with Copper Spur UL 3 footprint (sold separately)
- 8 (UL1, UL2 and UL3), 10 (UL4) Superlight aluminum J stakes
- Footprint sold separately allows fly and footprint only pitching for super lightweight shelter
- UL2, UL3, UL4 feature double doors and vestibules
- Oversized stake-out loops
- 8 Superlight aluminum J stakes - featuring eco-friendly anodizing - included
- Compatible with Big Agnes Wall Gear Loft (sold separately)
- Includes stuff sacks and eight superlight aluminum J-stakes
- Fast Fly weight refers to the poles, tent fly and Fast Fly footprint (Sold Separately).
- Light yet strong, DAC Featherlite® NSL poles are anodized without the use of harmful acids
- Double hub/pole design and DAC Twist Clips makes setup quick and easy; DAC H clip attaches tent body to cross pole
- Free standing structures reduce the number of stakes
- Three season, free standing, ultralight backpacking tent
- For a lightweight setup during nice weather leave tent body behind; use the rainfly and footprint (sold separately) with the poles and stakes
- Steep wall design for extra headroom
- Footprints extend the life of your tent floor and can be used in the fast fly setup option on some models
Features:
• Updated for 2012, this tent is now lighter than before!
• Fly is ultralight silicone treated nylon rip-stop with a 1200mm waterproof polyurethane coating.
• Floor is ultralight silicone treated nylon rip-stop with a 1200mm waterproof polyurethane coating.
• Tent body is ultra lightweight nylon and polyester mesh.
for quick and easy set-up.
• All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane (No PVC or VOC`s) tape.
included: Fits Big Agnes WALL gear loft - sold separately.
• Color: Cool Gray/ Terra Cotta.
• Note: We list several weights for our tents to aid your product research.
Trail weight refers to poles, fly and tent body.
Packed weight includes poles, fly, tent body, stakes, guy lines, stuff sacks, instructions, and packaging.
Fast Fly weight refers to the poles, tent fly and accessory Fast Fly footprint.
Specs:
• Trail Weight: 3lb 14oz.
• Packed Weight: 4lb 6oz.
•Fast Fly Weight: 3lb 1oz.
•Packed Size: 7` x 22`
•Floor Area: 44sq ft.
•Vestibule Area: 9/9sq ft.
•Head Height: 44`
Backpacker Magazine awarded the 2008 Editors' Choice Award to the Big Agnes Copper Spur Tent series. Updated for 2014, this tent is now lighter than before! With a packed weight of 4 lb, double doors, and an easy setup, the Copper Spur UL 3 is certainly a consideration for lightweight backpackers.
With a trail weight of 3 lbs. 10 oz., the updated Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 tent lets you and two friends enjoy a gossamer-light load and plenty of living space on your three-season adventures.
Imported.
The award-winning Copper Spur UL 3 3-season backpacking tent boasts an impressive interior space-to-weight ratio. The balance of weight and performance is sure to appeal to ounce-counting backpackers who don't want to skimp entirely on creature comforts.
Country of Origin: Imported
| # Fly/Vestibule Poles: | 0 |
|---|---|
| # Main Poles: | 1 |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| Average Min Weight: | 4 lb 0 oz |
| Average Packed Weight: | 4 lb 7 oz |
| Awards: | 2011 Award Winners, Past Award Winners |
| Best Use: | Backpacking |
| Body Material: | Ultra Lightweight Nylon and Polyester Mesh |
| Canopy Fabric: | Nylon and polyester mesh |
| Capacity: | 3 Person |
| Clips or Sleeves: | Clips |
| Design type: | Freestanding tent |
| Dimensions: | 90" x 70" x 44" |
| Doors: | 2 |
| Ems_sale: | Yes |
| Fast Fly Weight: | 3 lbs 1 oz / 1.39 kg |
| Floor Coating: | Polyurethane |
| Floor Fabric: | Silicone-treated nylon ripstop |
| Floor Length: | 90" / 229 cm |
| Floor Material: | Rip Stop Nylon |
| Floor Size: | 44 Square feet / 4.1 Square meter |
| Floor Space: | 44 sq ft / 4.1 sq m |
| Floor Width: | 70" / 178 cm |
| Floor area: | 44 square feet |
| Floor dimensions: | 90 x 70 inches |
| Floor dimensions - metric: | 229 x 178 centimeters |
| Fly / footprint pitch weight: | 2 lbs. 14 oz. |
| Fly Material: | Nylon PU |
| Footprint Included: | no |
| Footprint Weight: | 7 oz / 198 g |
| Free Standing: | yes |
| Gear loft Included: | no |
| Gear loft loops included: | Fits Big Agnes WALL gear loft - sold separately |
| Head Height: | 44 in / 112 cm |
| Interior Height: | 44" (highest point) |
| Interior Storage: | 2 Mesh Pockets |
| Material: | Walls: Nylon and Polyester Mesh Floor and Fly: Silicone-treated Nylon Rip-Stop with 1200mm PU Coating |
| Max Inside Length: | 90 in / 229 cm |
| Max Inside Width: | 70 in / 178 cm |
| Max. Weight: | 4 lb. 6 oz. |
| Min. Weight: | 3 lb. 14 oz. |
| Minimum Weight: | 3 lb 10 oz / 1.6 kg |
| Minimum trail weight: | 3 lbs. 10 oz. |
| Minimum trail weight - metric: | 1.64 kilograms |
| Number of People: | 3 |
| Number of doors: | 2 doors |
| Number of poles: | 1 double hubbed poleset + 1 cross pole |
| Other: | Stuff Sack Included |
| Packaged weight: | 4 pounds |
| Packed Size: | 6.5 x 21.5 in / 17 x 55 cm |
| Packed Weight: | 4 lbs 6 oz / 1.98 kg |
| Peak height: | 44 inches |
| Peak height - metric: | 112 centimeters |
| Pole Frame: | Clips |
| Pole Type: | DAC Featherlite NSL Aluminum |
| Pole diameter: | 9.6 millimeters |
| Pole material: | Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL |
| Poles: | DAC Featherlite TH72M Aluminum Poles |
| Rainfly Coating: | Polyurethane |
| Rainfly Fabric: | Silicone-treated nylon ripstop |
| Rainfly Material: | Silicone Treated Nylon Ripstop with a 1200mm Waterproof Polyurethane Coating |
| Recommended Use: | Three-Season Backpacking |
| Seam Sealed: | Taped Seams |
| Seam Taped: | Yes |
| Season Rating: | 3 Season |
| Seasons: | Spring-Fall |
| Sleep Capacity: | 3 Person |
| Sleeping capacity: | 3-person |
| Sleeps: | 3 |
| Stuff Sack Dimensions: | 7" x 22" |
| Taped Seams: | yes |
| Tent Weight: | 4-6lbs |
| Trail Weight: | 3 lbs 14 oz / 1.76 g |
| Upc, Ean, Isbn: | 873840011839 |
| Vestibule Area: | 9/9 Square feet / 0.8/ 0.8 Square meter |
| Vestibule Space: | 18 sq ft / 1.6 sq m |
| Wall Type: | Double |
| Warranty: | Lifetime |
| Weight: | 4 lb / 1.8 kg |
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Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 Tent Reviews:
Reviews:
Amazing lightweight 3 person tent
No regrets
Great spacious lightweight tent.
I loved the idea of the his/her doors on either side but am not as enthused about the execution. It is more difficult to enter and exit in the rain without getting gear wet, and I can see now that the exit at the foot of the tent helps in keeping the sleeping area clean and dry.
Nevertheless we love this tent and hope to use it for twenty five years as well. I don't necessarily expect it, but it does seem sturdy for the weight!
