Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2

Seems to be a good tent, lightweight and relativly easy to set up. Havent tried it live but i have high hopes.

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A very well-designed tent concept. It's freestanding, but should be guyed out at the corners and entrances in the rain. The groundsheet is a useful addition, firstly to protect the tent and secondly to allow the inner tent to be pitched and taken down dry. It weighs only 1.5 kg with the groundsheet, carrying bag, and all pegs. The interior space is good for two people, and the setup is really very easy. The tent is lightweight, freestanding, and you can sit comfortably inside.

Love this tent! So far have been sharing my friend’s and finally decided to get my own:)

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I tested the tent on a hike and it is otherwise of high quality in every way, but from a hiker's perspective it has two basic problems. Firstly, you can't use a stove in the vestibule in rainy weather because the fabric comes dangerously close and secondly, if you set up or take down the tent in the rain, the inner tent inevitably gets wet. The outer tent can't be set up until the inner tent is attached to the poles and also when you take down the inner tent, it is exposed to the rain. In rainy weather, you have to use a tarp as a cooking canopy, which means you lose the advantage of the tent's lightness. The tent is suitable for dry weather hiking, canoeing, cycling, etc. The tent is also quite cramped for two - if two are sleeping, there is no extra space at all.

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I bought an earlier development version of this. Excellent accommodation: light, easy to set up, can withstand even heavy rain and windy weather. It was put to the real test on a kayaking trip, which had a stormy night, really strong gusts and rain, even to the extent that the aluminum poles started to bend. Despite its lightness, the tent withstood the jolting well and remained completely dry, as the wind threw sand and debris from under the outer tent's skirt up to the roof of the inner tent. Footprint is an absolute must-have with this. This way, the tent can be set up even in the rain without the inner tent getting wet (the poles can be attached to the corners of the groundsheet, which means the outer tent can be attached and the inner tent clicked into place partly from the inside, partly from under the skirts). This also increases the lifespan of the light tent. The downside of lightness is always the durability of the materials in the longer term. BA's footprint also does not add any weight or affect the packability of the tent. The only major downside is the slightly poorly designed ground pegs, where the ropes don't always stay in place due to the shallowness of the notch in the peg. However, this is easy to fix by using pegs from another manufacturer or, if possible, by attaching the ropes to rocks, trees, etc. The tent can accommodate about two people, but for longer trips, a one-person tent is recommended, as there is just enough space for sleeping and catching fish while protected from the weather.