Huge Agnes Copper Spur HV UL – UltralightBackpacking Tent

Great tent in my backyard
Haven’t taken the tent out yet so this is only half of a review. Will update after I hit the trail.I can say setup is easy and the tent is super light. I doubled my interior space while taking a pound off my dry weight. The material seems very thin but only time will tell.In order to tie the tent down for severe weather you need more stakes than the company provides. Not a game changer but if you plan on really severe weather you will need 12 not 8.The dual vestibules are a really nice touch. Given im a single camper my gear will be in the tent with me but to shelter wood, chairs etc at night will be very welcome.The conversion of a vestibule wall to a rain roof using trekking poles sounds better than it is. Having the “roof” to cook during the rain is a nice touch but if you have any wind the roof will be useless and the rain will likely get in your tent. (Used a sprinkler test and gusts of wind blew the water right into the tent wall). With the vestibule down, the tent was perfectly dry and shed the water without any problem.I’m really excited about this tent and have found no problems in back yard testing. I will update after my next trip which will be a winter camp.UPDATE- everything I wanted and then some! What a great tent. Fits perfectly in the long side-pocket of my GG mariposa. Made it through a really bad storm no issues. Set up easy peasy in the field. Lots of interior room at the same weight of most one man tents. Freestanding for my next trip into the high Sierras. Get this tent!Update #2. New info worth mentioning!! Sitting in camp in the great sand dunes nat park. Got a weather alert over the ZOLEO. 60-70 mph dust storm on the way!!!! Handled it like a champ. The wind speeds in our sheltered area were probably around 30-40 max but it keept about 90% of the sand out and stood up to hard winds for 3 days straight. Excellent product that continues to impress!!

Great tent, terrible purchasing experience
** first things first, do not purchase this from the seller I did, The Watch Locker, the tent I received had been used and had holes in the rain fly and bags. It was also missing most of the stakes. I was able to patch the tent with Tenacious Tape, but when i pay for a brand new item i shouldn’t have to do that **I’ve been backpacking for over 30 years, I’ve owned several tents, some old school, some ultralight and so far this one is my favorite, especially as a family tent. Set up is wonderfully simple, the poles are connected to a central disk and connects to the tent in a very intuitive way. The rain fly has its own pole but also connects simply. In this 5 person tent we fit 2 adults, 2 teens and 2 60lb dogs and were comfortable, it’s absolutely palatial!On this tent’s maiden voyage we went to a location about 11,000 ft above sea level and experienced a storm that was majestically terrible. Winds that were 60mph+, heavy rains, snow and even sizable hail. This tent took it all like a champ. No damage to the tent, despite the heavy weather and the debris it flung at us, no water seeping in anywhere, and enough space that the 6 of us lounged comfortably without feeling on top of one another.Takedown was as fast & easy as set up and we had no problem fitting it back into its bag.I didn’t buy the gear hammock that goes with the tent but there are plenty of stash pockets to put headlamps, books, chapstick, and other small essentials that are nice to have in the tent with you. I was also impressed with the zipper layout on the doors, they can open from R or L to limit crawling over your tent mates when nature calls in the middle of the night.Some folks who passed by our camp commented on our tent, there was skepticism that the delicate looking fabric would be very durable, but it’s tougher than it looks. One of the dogs with us is a puppy and if we didn’t hang onto him while we opened doors he’d try to barge his way through. There were two times when he tried to barge his way through, I thought for sure he’d put holes in it, but nope, this stuff is stronger than you’d ever think.The only thing I have to warn about is that if you are over 6′ 8″ you may not fit well. We were laying with heads and feet at the doors and my husband, a bit of a giant, had no wiggle room his head and feet were right at the walls of he didn’t curl up a bit. Otherwise I have no caveats about this tent. If you like to stay as a family all in one tent with just enough room not to get on each other’s nerves but want to minimize the weight you’re hauling this is the tent for you. I choked a bit on the price, but having used it I’m confident it will be the last group tent we need & will serve us well for many years.

I searched everywhere for a 4 man tent that could be used for my family of me, my wife and two sons for lightweight backpacking. After months of web searching decided on this. Have just returned from three days use in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland and overall we are impressed! The tent easily fits us all and in the wet weather we were able to store wet packs and waterproofs in one porch and cook in the other. I was worried about the stability, but it did handle 35mph winds, for the weather I need it for it was fine, for really bad weather i.e. Scottish high level camping I would use a heavier 4 season tent. I made sure it was pitched correctly and I did use extra long strong pegs, plus all guys out. The tent did buck and boom A LOT, but it held, although it is noisy as fly creaks over poles. There was one point early in the night where one of the poles bowed in rather alarmingly, but I retightened all the anchor points – which had slackened off slightly, and it didn’t happen again even though the winds increased. As the dad I never sleep well in bad weather, but the tent stood up to the gusts and the family slept. It endured prolonged, wind driven torrential rain and we stayed completely dry. No condensation even with the four of us in the tent in cool 6ºc temps. I did put an old shower curtain under the groundsheet to protect it – I will probably buy the footprint. We had to strip down in the rain and managed to pack everything including the inner from within the fly (tricky without the proper footprint, but ‘do-able’) emerging to quickly pack the rain soaked fly in a dry bag for the walk out. For what we need, 3 season backpacking, it is ideal.

Das Zelt hat seinen ersten Test in Südchile bestanden: stürmischer, wasserdicht, leicht und rasch aufzubauen. Hervorragend!