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 Big Agnes shelter that Big Agnes sizes for wide sleeping pads and classes as ultralight. Big Agnes lists a packed size of 19 x 4.5 in (48 x 11 cm).
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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 — 915 g less for $49 more.
The cheapest is Big Agnes C Bar 3 at $349.95 — $500 less and 680 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Sarvis VST 3 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Sarvis VST 3.
Zpacks
Triplex Pro Tent
2.02 lb lighter (915 g)
$49 more
Zpacks
Pivot Trio Tent
1.98 lb lighter (900 g)
$99 more
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall 3 Platinum
15.0 oz lighter (425 g)
$100 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
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Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3 Bikepack Solution Dye
$300 less
1.0 oz lighter (28 g)
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL3
$200 less
7.0 oz heavier (198 g)
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3
$270 less
7.0 oz lighter (199 g)
Not ranked: 7 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Ultamid 4 Ultralight Pyramid Tent
1 person more
1.98 lb lighter (896 g)
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL5
2 people more
3.81 lb heavier (1,729 g) · $100 more
Big Agnes
Blacktail 4
1 person more
4.87 lb heavier (2,211 g) · $450 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.
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.
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.