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, freestanding backpacking tent from Big Agnes made with its HyperBead fabric, with two doors and two vestibules. Big Agnes lists a packaged weight of 1,106 g and a packed size of 19 x 5 in (48 x 13 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 — 490 g less for $149 more.
The cheapest is Big Agnes C Bar 3 at $349.95 — $400 less and 1,105 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Tiger Wall 3 Platinum on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Tiger Wall 3 Platinum.
Zpacks
Triplex Pro Tent
1.08 lb lighter (490 g)
$149 more
Zpacks
Pivot Trio Tent
1.05 lb lighter (475 g)
$199 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
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MSR
FreeLite 3 Tent
$180 less
4.4 oz heavier (124 g)
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3
$170 less
8.0 oz heavier (226 g)
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3 Bikepack Solution Dye
$200 less
14.0 oz heavier (397 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
1.04 lb lighter (471 g)
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL5
2 people more
4.75 lb heavier (2,154 g) · $200 more
Big Agnes
Blacktail 4
1 person more
5.81 lb heavier (2,636 g) · $350 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 10 →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.
Big Agnes 3-person backpacking tents, 12 models in 8 lines: Tiger Wall, Copper Spur, Sarvis, Crag Lake, C Bar, Salt Creek, Blacktail and Blacktail Hotel.
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.