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, three-season backpacking tent from Big Agnes with a single-pole frame of DAC Featherlite poles, large side-entry doors and vestibules, in HyperBead fabric. Big Agnes lists a packaged weight of 1,332 g and a packed size of 19 x 5.5 in.
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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 — 716 g less for $319 more.
The cheapest is Big Agnes C Bar 3 at $349.95 — $230 less and 879 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Tiger Wall UL3 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Tiger Wall UL3.
MSR
FreeLite 3 Tent
3.6 oz lighter (102 g)
$10 less
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall 3 Platinum
8.0 oz lighter (226 g)
$170 more
Zpacks
Triplex Pro Tent
1.58 lb lighter (716 g)
$319 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 4 →MSR
FreeLite 3 Tent
$10 less
3.6 oz lighter (102 g)
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3 Bikepack Solution Dye
$30 less
6.0 oz heavier (171 g)
Big Agnes
Crag Lake SL3
$180 less
1.81 lb heavier (823 g)
Not ranked: 7 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
See all 7 →
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Ultamid 4 Ultralight Pyramid Tent
1 person more
1.54 lb lighter (697 g)
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL5
2 people more
4.25 lb heavier (1,928 g) · $370 more
Big Agnes
Blacktail 4
1 person more
5.31 lb heavier (2,410 g) · $180 less
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 10 →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.
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.