Copper Spur UL5

The ultimate ultralight home from home

A lot of ultralight shelters seem roomy enough but by the time youve stashed all your kit inside, unrolled your mat and sleeping bag, and then climbed in, you suddenly seem pretty cramped. Big Agnes Copper Spur UL has been specifically engineered to overcome that problem. It is an ultralight, free-standing three-season tent that utilises a high-volume design to ensure ample living space. Updated for 2025 using Big Agnes’ own proprietary HyperBead technology that is 6% lighter, 25% more waterproof, and 50% stronger than traditional coatings, providing superior protection and stability. In addition, clever storage incorporating traditional, media, and 3D bin pockets help you to organise your gear without encroaching on your sleep space or your headroom. Use your walking poles or some handy sticks to turn your flysheet door into a useful canopy, which is great for fending off drizzle or providing some welcome shade from the blazing sun.

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• • Two doors and two vestibules with awning-style doors, fitted with double-zippers for storing gear and protecting it from the elements
  • Made with proprietary HyperBead waterproofing technology that yields a fabric that is 6% lighter, 25% more waterproof, 50% stronger, and more dimensionally stable than fabric with traditional coatings
  • Cross Pole Socket is a proprietary TPU injection-moulded part that ensures quick and easy setup, along with a fast fly configuration
  • Awning-style vestibule doors include double zippers, providing easy access and additional shelter from rain or sun
  • TipLok Tent Buckles make pitching easy and secure, with a hinged design that stabilises the structure by equalizing force between tent body, rainfly, and ground stake
  • Single poleset with 4-way high-volume hub design design create a more spacious interior and enhanced stability
  • Quick Stash door keeper allows for fast and easy storage of unzipped doors, keeping them out of the way
  • Ceiling and mesh corner pockets offer additional storage space
  • Multiple interior loops allow you to attach gear lofts and accessories, such as the mtnGLO Tent & Camp Lights
  • The tent is ready to pitch with pre-cut reflective guylines and tensioners already attached to the fly
  • Color-coded webbing and buckles make the setup process quick and hassle-free
  • Fast Fly Setup available
  • To extend the life of your tent floor, Big Agnes recommends using a footprint (sold separately)

• Trail Weight	3.12 kg
  Packed Weight	3.32 kg
  Fast Fly Weight	2.52 kg
  Packed Size	61 x 23 cm
  Floor Area	6 m
  Head Height	152 cm
  Vestibule Area	1.6 m + 1.6 m
  Footprint Weight	340 g
  Number of Seasons	3
  Number of Doors	2

• • The rainfly is made of 15D nylon with 20D solution-dyed ripstop and features a 1500mm waterproof (PFAS-free) silicone and polyurethane coating
  • The tent body is made of breathable 15D nylon with 20D solution-dyed ripstop and 15D polyester mesh
  • Proprietary tent corner construction with unique TipLok Tent Buckle to streamline tent set-up by combining three functions: secure pole-tip capture, rainfly attachment and tensioner, and stake-out loop
  • The floor is made of 15D nylon with 20D solution-dyed ripstop and a 1500mm waterproof (PFAS-free) silicone and polyurethane coating
  • All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (No PVC or VOCs)
  • Poles: DAC Pressfit poles
  • NEW pre-bent span pole with high-volume angle hub increases strength, stability, and rain shedding
• • Included: 2 side pockets, 2 triangle corner pockets, 4 ceiling pockets, 4 media pockets, 10 x 6 Big Agnes Dirt DaggerTM UL stakes & 4 awning guylines
  • Gear loft loops included
  • Fits the Large Trapezoid, Trapezoid, Square, and Triangle gear lofts- sold separately
  • To extend the life of your tent floor we recommend using a Big Agnes footprint – sold separately

• Big Agnes is a small, independent US outdoor brand out of Steamboat Springs, Colorado a small ski-town that weve never visited but which we like to imagine is full of mountain-loving, trail-hiking outdoorsy types. That would make sense, since the company makes some of the best ultralight backpacking gear around, including the award-winning Copper Spur, Tiger Wall and Fly Creek tents. It is kit that has clearly been designed by a gang of folks who love sleeping in the dirt just as much as we do here at .

  Oh, and if youre still wondering where the heck that name Big Agnes comes from, we did try to find out. Depending on who you talk to, its either an affectionate tribute to a legendary truck drivin mountain mama, or a 12,000 foot peak in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness. We kinda like the first one better.

When it comes to spacious, easy setup, lightweight, weatherproof tents, this is the one

-Mike, Verified Buyer