Reviews & Ratings for Big Agnes 2020 Copper Spur HV UL1 Tent - 1 Person, 3 Season — 6 reviews — Page 1

Just purchased this and plan on buying one more for my 16 year-old son. Super light and we plan on taking them on a trip on the AT here in VA/WV. I also like the flexibility of making it even lighter by just using the fly in good weather!

Easy set up. The poles are all shock corded together. Unfolding the poles and putting them together creates one pole structure. The 3 -season tent body has four color-coded grommeted corners that attach to four color-coded pole ends, and the tent plastic clips to the pole structure. The fly goes over the pole structure, and the fly has color-coded clips to the four color-coded tent corners. Don't know how Big Agnes measures their tents. As set up on pole structure without guying, 84" long x 36"/26" wide x 40" high inside with a tape measure. Big Agnes claims 88" long x 38"/28" wide x 38" high. The height is good (actually more), but the other dimensions are short. It will fit a 25" wide pad (less than 26"), but my long sleeping bag with 5" loft, is 86" long (more than 84"). My sleeping bag will be firmly against the top and bottom of the length of the tent. Tent weighs 2.4 pounds. Don't like the tent seam across the middle of the floor. This a good light 3 season free standing 1 man tent. Fly sheds water and covers the tent.

So far, everything is as advertised. I bought this tent to replace my BA Fishhook, which I loved. (It met an unfortunate event, and BA discontinued that model.) The CS has a nice high tub for camping in snow, easy setup, good ventilation with the fly on, and sufficient length. I wish it was 2"-3" wider (I like my gear inside the tent in weather), and I wish it had 1-2" more head room. I also liked the fly-and-footprint setup option with my fishhook, and this one has that option too.

Best for 3 season solo backpacking. Waterproof but could not survive heavy winds on Mount Rainier. I'd definitely use on my mountaineering trips if weather looks not bad. Definitely not suitable for harsh conditions. Perfect summer backpacking tent.