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 six-person, three-season, double-wall tent from Big Agnes for family and group camping, with a large integrated vestibule that adds covered space at the door. It packs to 7.5 x 17 x 27.5 in (19 x 43 x 70 cm), and Big Agnes lists a total weight of 8.28 kg (18 lb 4 oz).
Figures with a source link to the page they were read from, with the date we checked it.How we get these figures →Wrong figure? Tell us
459% heavier than the category average.
Against every one of the tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
The lightest of the 6-person tents on record is Big Agnes Big House 6 at 16.06 lb — 992 g less and $100 less; at $649.95 it is also the cheapest.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Bunk House 6 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Bunk House 6.
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
Open in search →Not ranked: 7 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
Open in search →Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
Open in search →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.
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.
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.
