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 one-person, single-door tent in Big Agnes's Fly Creek UL line, which Big Agnes classes as ultralight. Big Agnes lists a packed size of 18 x 5 in (46 x 13 cm).
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Weight and price against the 1-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 1-person tents on record is Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent at 12.3 oz — 552 g less for $179 more.
The cheapest is Six Moon Designs Skyscape Scout at $160.00 — $260 less and 234 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Fly Creek UL1 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Fly Creek UL1.
MSR
FreeLite 1 Tent
0.4 oz lighter (10 g)
$20 more
Gossamer Gear
The One
12.1 oz lighter (342 g)
$105 less
Six Moon Designs
Skyscape Trekker
3.9 oz lighter (110 g)
$145 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 14 →Six Moon Designs
Skyscape Trekker
$145 less
3.9 oz lighter (110 g)
Durston
X-Mid 1
$151 less
5.5 oz lighter (155 g)
Six Moon Designs
Lunar Solo
$160 less
5.6 oz lighter (160 g)
Not ranked: 10 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
See all 5 →
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
CrossPeak 2
1 person more
2.3 oz heavier (64 g) · $530 more
Durston
X-Mid 2
1 person more
2.6 oz heavier (75 g) · $101 less
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall 2 Platinum
1 person more
2.8 oz heavier (78 g) · $280 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 67 →1-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 24 models. Lightest: Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent at 12.3 oz (348 g). Median 1.88 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.