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 freestanding tent from Big Agnes with DAC Featherlite poles, HyperBead fabric in a hybrid single/double-wall build and pole-supported vents. Two doors and two vestibules frame an interior with room for wide sleeping pads. Big Agnes lists a packed weight of 1.27 kg (2 lb 13 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 — 845 g less and $51 less.
The cheapest is Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo Outfitter at $210.00 — $540 less and 324 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Sarvis VST 2 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Sarvis VST 2.
Zpacks
Duplex Classic Tent
1.70 lb lighter (772 g)
about the same list price
Zpacks
Duplex Pro Tent
1.61 lb lighter (732 g)
$49 more
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall 2 Platinum
10.5 oz lighter (298 g)
$50 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
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Six Moon Designs
Lunar Duo
$355 less
same weight
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL2
$150 less
3.0 oz heavier (85 g)
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL2 Bikepack
$200 less
3.3 oz heavier (94 g)
Not ranked: 14 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
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MSR
FreeLite 3 Tent
1 person more
1.6 oz lighter (46 g) · $180 less
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3
1 person more
2.0 oz heavier (56 g) · $170 less
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall 3 Platinum
1 person more
6.0 oz lighter (170 g) · same list price
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 26 →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 2-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 14 models. Lightest: Big Agnes Tiger Wall 2 Platinum at 2.16 lb (978 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.