Maker’s warranty: Limited warranty against manufacturing or material defect for the lifetime of the product; electronics up to two years; covers bought from an authorized Big Agnes retailer or direct; repair center; repair parts sold. Big Agnes’s terms, read Oct 25, 2026
A two-person tent in Big Agnes's Blacktail line, made for both backpacking and car camping, with recycled fabric, two side doors and two vestibules. It packs to 21 x 7 in (53 x 18 cm), and Big Agnes lists a total weight of 2.49 kg (5 lb 8 oz).
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Weight and price against the 2-person tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure; other figures against every one of the tents. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
The lightest of the 2-person tents on record is Zpacks Duplex Lite Tent at 15.2 oz — 2,064 g less for $399 more.
The cheapest is Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo Outfitter at $210.00 — $90 less and 895 g lighter.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Blacktail 2 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Blacktail 2.
Durston
X-Mid 2
3.35 lb lighter (1,520 g)
$19 more
Big Agnes
Crag Lake SL2
1.25 lb lighter (567 g)
$50 more
Six Moon Designs
Lunar Duo Outfitter
1.97 lb lighter (895 g)
$90 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
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Big Agnes
Salt Creek 3
1 person more
1.0 oz heavier (28 g) · $150 more
MSR
Access 3 Tent
1 person more
7.0 oz lighter (199 g) · $620 more
Big Agnes
Blacktail 3
1 person more
10.0 oz heavier (283 g) · $50 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 26 →2-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 40 models. Lightest: Zpacks Duplex Lite Tent at 15.2 oz (431 g). Median 3.01 lb.
Big Agnes backpacking tents, 37 models in 13 lines: Copper Spur, Tiger Wall, Blacktail, String Ridge, Fly Creek, Sarvis, Crag Lake, Salt Creek and 5 more.
Eight shelters from our catalogue, from a 504 g single-wall to a 2.5 kg freestanding tent, compared on published weight, floor size and list price, with the reason to skip each one.