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 bikepacking tent from Big Agnes with two doors and two vestibules, made of solution-dyed fabric that Big Agnes says resists UV fading. It uses a 12-inch Shortstik pole set and a compression sack with daisy-chain webbing. Listed packaged weight: 1,503 g.
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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 — 887 g less for $349 more.
The cheapest is Big Agnes C Bar 3 at $349.95 — $200 less and 708 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Tiger Wall UL3 Bikepack Solution Dye on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Tiger Wall UL3 Bikepack Solution Dye.
MSR
FreeLite 3 Tent
9.6 oz lighter (273 g)
$20 more
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall UL3
6.0 oz lighter (171 g)
$30 more
Big Agnes
Tiger Wall 3 Platinum
14.0 oz lighter (397 g)
$200 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
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Big Agnes
Crag Lake SL3
$150 less
1.44 lb heavier (652 g)
Big Agnes
C Bar 3
$200 less
1.56 lb heavier (708 g)
Big Agnes
Salt Creek 3
$100 less
2.25 lb heavier (1,020 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
1.91 lb lighter (868 g)
Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL5
2 people more
3.87 lb heavier (1,757 g) · $400 more
Big Agnes
Blacktail 4
1 person more
4.94 lb heavier (2,239 g) · $150 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 Bikepack backpacking tents, 7 models in 2 lines: Copper Spur and Tiger Wall. Lightest: Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL1 Bikepack at 2.63 lb (1,191 g).
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.