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A three-person tent in Big Agnes's Blacktail line, which Big Agnes makes for both backcountry and front-country camping.
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Weight and price against the 3-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 3-person tents on record is Zpacks Triplex Pro Tent at 1.36 lb — 2,162 g less for $549 more.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Blacktail 3 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Blacktail 3.
Big Agnes
C Bar 3
1.25 lb lighter (567 g)
same list price
Big Agnes
Crag Lake SL3
1.37 lb lighter (623 g)
$50 more
Big Agnes
Salt Creek 3
9.0 oz lighter (255 g)
$100 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 14 →Nothing on record is cheaper than the Big Agnes Blacktail 3 among 3-person tents.
Not ranked: 7 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL5
2 people more
1.06 lb heavier (482 g) · $600 more
Big Agnes
Blacktail 4
1 person more
2.13 lb heavier (964 g) · $50 more
MSR
Elixir 4 Tent
1 person more
3.13 lb heavier (1,418 g) · $140 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 10 →3-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 16 models. Lightest: Zpacks Triplex Pro Tent at 1.36 lb (616 g). Median 3.92 lb.
Big Agnes 3-person backpacking tents, 12 models in 8 lines: Tiger Wall, Copper Spur, Sarvis, Crag Lake, C Bar, Salt Creek, Blacktail and Blacktail Hotel.
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.