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 three-person version of Big Agnes's freestanding Copper Spur UL tent set up for bikepacking, with short 12-inch pole segments, 3D storage bins and a waterproof dry-bag stuff sack. It packs to 16.5 x 6 in (42 x 15 cm), and Big Agnes lists a total weight of 1.97 kg (4 lb 5 oz).
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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 — 1,340 g less for $199 more.
The cheapest is Big Agnes C Bar 3 at $349.95 — $350 less and 255 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Copper Spur UL3 Bikepack on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Copper Spur UL3 Bikepack.
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Copper Spur UL3 XL
4.4 oz lighter (126 g)
same list price
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Tiger Wall 3 Platinum
1.87 lb lighter (850 g)
$50 more
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Copper Spur UL3
8.0 oz lighter (227 g)
$50 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
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Crag Lake SL3
$300 less
7.0 oz heavier (199 g)
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Copper Spur UL3
$50 less
8.0 oz lighter (227 g)
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C Bar 3
$350 less
9.0 oz heavier (255 g)
Not ranked: 7 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
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Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL5
2 people more
2.87 lb heavier (1,304 g) · $250 more
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Ultamid 4 Ultralight Pyramid Tent
1 person more
2.91 lb lighter (1,321 g)
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Blacktail 4
1 person more
3.94 lb heavier (1,786 g) · $300 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 10 →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.
Big Agnes Copper Spur backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 10 models. Lightest: Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 at 2.37 lb (1,077 g). Median 3.50 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.