Have you met Big Agnes? The Copper Spur UL1 is the best ultralight backpacking tent on the market, but if you want the best, sometimes you have to pay for it. 📷: Big Agnes)
Worse, the Copper Spur’s buckles make it challenging to use them in terrain where you can’t drive a stake into the ground. Oftentimes, the earth is too hard-packed to get, I couldn’t get them into the desert floor at several campsites. That’s no problem for most tents. There’s usually enough extra guyline for the tie-outs that you can scavenge a few heavy rocks to place on them and hold the tent down overnight.
As a three-season tent, the Copper Spur isn’t meant to shrug off snow or keep you warm in sub-freezing temperatures, but it’s plenty capable on dry nights near the freezing point. The top of the inner wall is largely mesh, which helps with ventilation on balmy nights, and a vent in the roof can be opened for extra airflow. One door and vestibule are enough for a single person and help keep the Copper Spur’s bulk and weight down.
Overall, though, the Copper Spur’s excellent rainproofing and windproofing, impressive performance in strong winds, quality hardware, and interior gear shelf make it the best ultra-lightweight tent I’ve tried, even with fierce competition. It’s not a tent you need to consider if you pull up to the campsite in a truck and pitch camp right there; you’re paying a premium for the Copper Spur’s low weight.
This tent is for people who backpack on foot overnight and would be happy to trim a couple of pounds off their pack weight. Take it from me: Carrying that much less weight is really noticeable after a day or two.
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