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Lightest tents: 71 models measured

Every one of the tents in the RidgeNote register with a manufacturer-published figure, placed on the distribution. 7 of 78 publish no usable weight and are listed but not ranked. 32 other products on this shelf are not tents and are listed below, unranked. Figures are manufacturer-listed and dated on each product page; nothing here is weighed by us.

Measured guides for this shelf

The spread

Weight · 71 of 78 published
12.3 oz
lightest
2.19 lb
25th
3.31 lb
median
4.81 lb
75th
25.06 lb
heaviest
Price · 78 of 78 published
$8.00
cheapest
$395.00
25th
$499.95
median
$679.95
75th
$1,999.95
priciest
Sleeps · 25 rated
1
min
1
25th
2
median
2
75th
3
max

Lightest at each price

The least you can carry for what you are willing to spend — the frontier, not a favourite.

All 71 tents, lightest first

#ModelWeightvs medianPrice$/oz
1Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent12.3 oz-77%$599.00$48.80
2Zpacks Altaplex Classic Tent14.5 oz-73%$699.00$48.33
3Zpacks Duplex Lite Tent15.2 oz-71%$699.00$45.98
4Zpacks Duplex1.11 lb-66%$749.00$42.13
5Gossamer Gear The One1.23 lb-63%$315.00$16.00
6Big Agnes String Ridge VST 1.51.44 lb-57%$549.95$23.91
7Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo1.63 lb-51%$260.00$9.96
8Six Moon Designs Skyscape Trekker Backpacking Tent1.63 lb-51%$275.00$10.54
9Durston X-Mid 11.64 lb-50%$269.00$10.24
10Hyperlite Mountain Gear CrossPeak 11.79 lb-46%$825.00$28.77
11Big Agnes Copper Hotel HV UL2 Rainfly1.94 lb-42%$227.97$7.35
12Durston X-Mid 21.96 lb-41%$319.00$10.16
13Big Agnes Fly Creek UL11.98 lb-40%$419.95$13.23
14NEMO Equipment Hornet OSMO Backpacking Tent2.09 lb-37%$479.95$14.32
15Hyperlite Mountain Gear CrossPeak 22.13 lb-36%$950.00$27.94
16Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL12.13 lb-36%$469.95$13.82
17Big Agnes String Ridge VST 2.52.13 lb-36%$679.95$20.00
18Big Agnes Copper Hotel HV UL3 Rainfly2.19 lb-34%$239.97$6.86
19Big Agnes Tiger Wall 2 Platinum2.19 lb-34%$699.95$20.00
20Big Agnes Fly Creek UL22.25 lb-32%$449.95$12.49
21Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 - Tangelo2.37 lb-28%$499.95$13.16
22Sea to Summit Alto TR22.43 lb-27%$671.85$17.32
23Big Agnes Tiger Wall 3 Platinum2.44 lb-26%$749.95$19.22
24Six Moon Designs Skyscape Scout Hiking Tent2.50 lb-25%$160.00$4.00
25Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL22.50 lb-25%$499.95$12.50
26Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL1 Bikepack2.63 lb-21%$499.95$11.90
27Big Agnes Sarvis VST 22.81 lb-15%$749.95$16.66
28Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL1 Bikepack2.81 lb-15%$424.95$9.44
29Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo Backpacking Tent2.81 lb-15%$395.00$8.78
30MSR Hubba Hubba™ Bikepack 1-Person Tent - 12.81 lb-15%$499.95$11.11
31Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL32.94 lb-11%$579.95$12.34
32MSR Hubba Hubba LT 2 Tent3.00 lb-10%$411.89$8.59
33Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 Bikepack3.00 lb-9%$549.95$11.46
34Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 Bikepack3.00 lb-9%$549.95$11.46
35Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL33.25 lb-2%$599.95$11.54
36Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 XL - Tangelo/Mercury3.31 lb0%$649.95$12.26
37Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL3 Bikepack Solution Dye3.31 lb0%$467.45$8.82
38Big Agnes Sarvis VST 33.38 lb+2%$849.95$15.74
39MSR Access™ 1 Ultralight, Four-Season Solo Tent3.50 lb+6%$679.95$12.14
40Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo Outfitter Hiking Tent3.53 lb+6%$210.00$3.72
41Sea to Summit Telos Evo Tent3.58 lb+8%$530.00$9.25
42Sea to Summit Telos Evo Bikepack Tent3.62 lb+9%$580.00$10.03
43Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 Bikepack3.69 lb+11%$649.95$11.01
44MSR Hubba Hubba™ Bikepack 2-Person Tent3.75 lb+13%$579.95$9.67
45Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 - Tangelo3.81 lb+15%$649.95$10.66
46Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 XL - Tangelo/Mercury4.00 lb+21%$699.95$10.94
47MSR Access™ 2 Two-Person, Four-Season Ski Touring Tent4.06 lb+23%$799.95$12.31
48Big Agnes Salt Creek 34.10 lb+24%$449.95$6.86
49Big Agnes Guard Station 4 Accessory Body4.12 lb+24%$199.97$3.03
50Big Agnes Crag Lake SL24.25 lb+28%$297.45$4.37
51Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 Bikepack4.31 lb+30%$699.95$10.14
52Big Agnes Guard Station 8 Accessory Body4.63 lb+40%$399.95$5.40
53Big Agnes Shield 24.63 lb+40%$799.95$10.81
54Big Agnes Salt Creek 24.81 lb+45%$399.95$5.19
55Big Agnes Crag Lake SL34.90 lb+48%$339.95$4.34
56MSR Access™ 3 Three-Person, Four-Season Ski Touring Tent5.06 lb+53%$919.95$11.36
57Big Agnes Blacktail 2 - Warm Olive5.50 lb+66%$299.95$3.41
58Big Agnes Blacktail 2 - Vetiver5.50 lb+66%$299.95$3.41
59Sea to Summit Ikos Evo Tent5.54 lb+67%$350.00$3.95
60Big Agnes Blacktail 3 - Warm Olive6.12 lb+85%$349.95$3.57
61Big Agnes Blacktail 3 - Vetiver6.12 lb+85%$349.95$3.57
62Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel 26.62 lb+100%$349.95$3.30
63Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel 37.37 lb+123%$399.95$3.39
64Big Agnes Battle Mountain 27.50 lb+126%$719.96$6.00
65MSR Remote™ 2 Two-Person Mountaineering Tent7.81 lb+136%$859.95$6.88
66Big Agnes Blacktail 4 - Warm Olive8.25 lb+149%$399.95$3.03
67Big Agnes Bunk House 415.00 lb+353%$649.95$2.71
68Big Agnes Big House 616.06 lb+385%$649.95$2.53
69Big Agnes Bunk House 618.25 lb+451%$749.95$2.57
70Big Agnes Wyoming Trail 422.31 lb+573%$499.97$1.40
71Big Agnes Guard Station 825.06 lb+656%$1,999.95$4.99

Figures under review

2 models carry a recorded weight outside the plausible range for tents (under 8.8 oz or over 26.46 lb). A figure we cannot stand behind is not ranked; it is shown here, as recorded, until the source is re-read.

Also on this shelf, not ranked

Stakes, pegs, cups, arches, footprints and other parts share the tents shelf; so do bivies, nets and tarps, which are shelters but not tents. They are listed, not ranked. A tent lighter than 250 g is a parsing accident, not a record, and is flagged rather than ranked.

How this is measured

Weights and prices are the manufacturer's published figures as recorded in the RidgeNote register, each with its source and the date it was read on the product page. Percentiles count only models with a published figure; ties count neither way. Price is the verified current price where one exists, otherwise the maker's list price. The ranked list is tents: Stakes, pegs, cups, arches, footprints and other parts share the tents shelf; so do bivies, nets and tarps, which are shelters but not tents. They are listed, not ranked. A tent lighter than 250 g is a parsing accident, not a record, and is flagged rather than ranked.The register is re-read on a schedule, so this page reflects the catalogue as of its last build. As an Amazon Associate, RidgeNote earns from qualifying purchases.