Big Agnes Copper Spur Backpacking Tent Review
Updated to be lighter with Hyperbead Waterproof Technology
May 26th, 2025
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Our verdict
After hiking five miles, all uphill (as I relish in a good trail with elevation gain), I was really looking forward to setting up the new Big Agnes Copper Spur. It was May in Colorado, at the tail end of false spring’s cold weather, and the very beginning of my typical backpacking season. This was one of my first trips out solo. I was counting on the Copper Spur backpacking tent for peace of mind in terms of intuitive setup, light carrying weight, sturdy performance in weather and wind, and just general comfort on trail. It’s lightweight but fully freestanding, and rich in features like reflective touches, gear storage pockets, and 3(!) ways to set up—from minimalist with the Fast Fly option, to lightweight luxury with the expanded awning coverage.
The Copper Spur should be on the short list for any ultralight or minimalist backpackers who want a dialed, competent, quality, and sustainably-made freestanding tent without any extra weight.
For 2025, Big Agnes upgraded the entire Copper Spur tent line (actually, all of their ultralight tents) with its new proprietary Hyperbead fabric, tested to be lighter, stronger, and better than ever. The Proprietary HyperBead fabric is “6% lighter, 25% more waterproof and 50% stronger” than traditional fabrics—and Big Agnes achieved this without added water repellent chemicals! (*Cue Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk*.) The new fabric is designed to handle rain and wet conditions much better, and make the tent more durable year over year, so it can last as long as possible. Big Agnes also made a few slight changes to the rainfly attachments and crosspole. Lastly, they dropped the HV from the name.
Of course, we had to put it to the test!
Specs
Season: 3-season
Design: Freestanding
Weight: 2 lb 6 oz (total), 2 lb (trail), 1 lb 10 oz (fast fly)
Packed size: 18" x 4"
Floor area: 20 ft²
Vestibule area: 9 ft²
Awning coverage: 9 ft²
Head height: 38" for 1-person (40" in 2p)
Poles: DAC Featherlite NFL, NSL, and pressfit poles
Rainfly/floor material: Proprietary HyperBead™ 15D nylon solution-dyed ripstop and 20D solution dyed ripstop (floor) and 1500mm waterproof coating (PFAS-free)
Comparison table
| BACKPACKING TENT | FREESTAND | WALLS | PEOPLE | DOORS | VESTIBULES | WEIGHT (oz) | LENGTH (inches) | WIDTH (inches) | HEIGHT (inches) | FLOOR SPACE (sq ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 | Yes | Double | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48.00 | 88 | 42-52 | 40.0 | 29.0 |
| Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 | Yes | Double | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50.08 | 88 | 42-52 | 40.0 | 29.0 |
| Big Agnes Tiger Wall 2 UL | Semi-freestanding | Double | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40.00 | 88 | 42-52 | 39.0 | 28.0 |
| Nemo Hornet Elite OSMO 2 | Semi | Double | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.60 | 80 | 42-50 | 37.0 | 27.3 |
| Nemo Hornet OSMO 2 | Semi | Double | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40.00 | 85 | 42-51 | 39.0 | 27.5 |
Who is it for?
Ultralight backpackers who want a little more room, comfort, and durability and a freestanding tent
Those who are minimalist or lightweight backpackers, or want to invest in a lighter shelter system
Anyone who wants a lightweight yet versatile freestanding tent
How we tested
Our tester has a long career in the outdoors, with over 400 nights backpacking and camping. She strives to get out at between 10-20 nights a season camping with her partner and their senior 13-year-old dog (more when she’s testing gear)! The Big Agnes Copper Spur is designed to be a backpacking tent, but one with a little more room, comfort, and durability, but still a lightweight package.
Mary tested the new Big Agnes Copper Spur tent with Hyperbead fabric in Golden Gate Canyon State Park, and in Roosevelt, Arapaho, and Pike National Forests, as well as outside of Evergreen, Colorado. She drove, hiked, and camped in it from north to south along the Front Range mountains. She tested it mainly at hike-in sites or dispersed camping sites, and on one overnight backpacking trip above treeline.
Mary’s initial goal in testing was to (try!) to chase rain and inclement weather around her home state of Colorado, in order to test the new tent fabric in all conditions. (Thus, she was intentionally less concerned about her backpacking mileage, and more concerned with finding a variety of conditions and good use-case scenarios.)
We tested the 1-person version, but this review touches on the entire Copper Spur lineup —the Copper Spur with Hyperbead comes in 1, 2, 3, 2XL/3XL, 4, and 5-person tent sizes! Mary has also used the former 2-person (this tent has the same dimensions as the new 2-person). Additionally, other Treeline Review testers have thousands of miles on the previous version of the Copper Spur, including thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
What we liked
Ease of setup, color-coded poles, rainfly clip attachments, pole attachments, you name it. This tent is intuitive to use and easy to set up quickly.
Thoughtful and functional components like the door tie features and vents on the rainfly.
The quality of the new Hyperbead fabric and ability to hold up in sun, wind, snow, mist, and rain—yes, this is a $550 tent, but with that you are getting super high quality and performance built with sustainable materials (PVC, VOC and PFAS free), and one of the lowest trail weights out there for a freestanding tent!
Overall fabric is light but quality—it feels durable. However, we still recommend adding the footprint.
Luxury and comfort in terms of internal space, vestibule area, extended room, width, and head height, especially for a backpacking tent. This tent doesn’t feel lacking, and the 2-person is a true 2-person size (doesn’t feel as cramped as some ultralight “2-person” tents)
What could be better
The fly’s Hyperbead fabric is so tight and stretch-resistant it seems to hold dust/dirt more than the previous version (but was easy to spot clean)
Features
Freestanding, high-volume design
The Copper Spur is truly a freestanding tent. No need to stake out the corners, and the tent itself offers tons of livable space: the floor area is 29 square feet, the vestibule areas 9 sq. ft., and the optional awning areas 9 sq. ft. as well (I loved this feature!). The 2-person’s 88” length and width (52”/42” tapered) rivals that of many similar tents, including the NEMO Dagger Osmo (which we tested side-by-side), for overall comfort and roominess.
The interior feel of this tent is amazing. I’ve got two words for you: elbow room. With many backpacking tents, a certain amount of limited space is expected. This tent offers impressive head room (38 inches for the 1-person), and overall just feels easy to turn around in, re-pack, and stay organized on trail. It’s adaptable, versatile, and really comfortable to sleep and live in.
Both the Copper Spur 1P and 2P are comfortable and roomy, and a very impressive use of design and space for a tent that weighs just 2 pounds. The Copper Spur does all this and weighs less than other similar tents on market, including the REI Half Dome, REI Flash, NEMO Dagger Osmo, MSR Access, and Mountain Hardwear Aspect 2.
Proprietary HyperBead fabric
Since its launch in 2008, the Copper Spur has been Big Agnes’ most popular ultralight backpacking tent. So, any change is notable! The Hyperbead fabric is the big reason this backpacking tent was upgraded for 2025. The Copper Spur now uses this Hyperbead fabric for the exterior railfly and floor, and made some slight changes and improvements from the Copper Spur HV UL days, namely in the crosspole and fly attachments and stuff sack design.
Generous gear storage and vestibule
With gear storage pockets galore and a large, 3D mesh storage overhead, the Copper Spur lends itself wonderfully to several nights (or weeks) living on trail. I’ve even washed socks and quick-dry shirts and hung them up to dry in the 3D mesh storage area, or used it to stash my clothes/layer for the next day.
There’s no shortage of pockets for everyone’s stuff, and while I didn’t use the gear lofts in this new tent, I have used Big Agnes’ attachable gear lofts in Big Agnes tents prior. They work great, but I’d argue aren’t even needed in this ultralight tent because the storage capacity is already pretty great considering trail weight. If you want ultralight, but don’t want to sacrifice space or comfort for when you finally pitch your tent at camp, Copper Spur should be top of your list.
Ventilation system
With the Copper Spur 1-person, I was very happy with the ventilation. Inside the mesh tent, you have double zipper sliders on the door that can allow you to zip open partially as needed. There are two vents with hook-and-loop (Velcro) stays on the outside of the fly that you can keep open on both sides for even more ventilation. I didn’t notice any major areas of condensation while sleeping inside during cold weather, and no buildup or trickling in of moisture in any areas of the tent/fly.
The tent has plenty of vents and ways to provide ventilation, and would do well in hot, cold, or humid locales.
TipLok Tent Buckle and quick setup
These are the same TipLok buckles as on the previous Copper Spur before the Hyperbead fabric upgrade: these clips work well, and are color-coded just like the pole ends and the tent corners to make setup as easy as possible. I’ve never had issues with the functionality of the buckles. Though occasionally, very fine gravel can get stuck in the female end, but this is easy to fix by clearing/shaking out before clipping the fly in. The rainfly integration with the TipLok clips and tent corners is seamless—the buckles used are small, but there’s even reflective stripping on the webbing which allows you to tension each corner down. All in all, this is a tent you can easily deploy by yourself in minutes, and as it’s freestanding, it doesn’t even require staking out.
Other details
The Copper Spur has reflective guy lines and webbing for visibility at night (same as previous version). I am somewhat clumsy, but have never tripped over this tent’s corners or lines—the reflectivity is a great feature! If I don’t have the fly on, I can still see the reflective hits on the tent corners. I also like being able to see the reflective hits with my headlamp if I walk further away from my camp, say to a bear hang. No, it’s not a necessary feature, but for a backpacking tent it’s a really great idea.
Door ties (same on previous version). As an owner of another Big Agnes tent, I can confidently say you will use this feature nearly every night, every trip. The Quick Stash door keepers and loops are something I’ve learned to love. Tying away the doors opens up the whole space, and provides even more room inside/between the tent and vestibule.
New stuff sack. Big Agnes changed the stuff sack this year, and it makes a HUGE difference. The old stuff sack was just a bag with a cinch cord, but this one seems to use lighter materials, and incorporates compression straps and buckles. It has a wide length-wise opening, isn’t too large, and I love the small stake holder attachment. Many people who want to lower trail weight will just ditch the bag, which is fine, but I liked using the EZ Pack stuff sack—it makes packing up simple and compact.
Performance in the field
This tent has been with me for the better part of a month…and I am just fine with that! This tent gave me an excuse to get out further on the weekends, check out weather and peak conditions in various areas across Colorado, including down on Segment 3 of the CT, and a few places up in Roosevelt National Forest. (See our “How We Tested” for more details.)
Overall, this tent is a perfect partner for backpacking trips where all you are bringing is your pack, the essentials, and maybe a lightweight camp chair. The Big Agnes Copper Spur is a super low weight, allowing you to tackle more mileage with less weight, or pack a little more than before.
Weather resistance
I noticed off the bat in the field that this Copper Spur is very much like the previous Copper Spur UL…but the fly material feels stronger and more taut. The material is slightly more durable than the ultralight and lower weight Big Agnes Tiger Wall, and its freestanding nature gives it more stability. Bottom line: this tent holds up in a breeze, gust, or full on rainstorm (we checked).
With almost 11 nights out under the stars this month, I was reminded of how nice it is to backpack and camp with a tent with as many features as this one. It stakes out really well (isn’t difficult to set up), and the fly can be secured quickly in case of weather. I stayed dry and happy in the Copper Spur. The upgrade to Hyperbead fabric does set this tent apart from other similar options, as well as the long list of “comfort” features.
Comfort
Each time I’ve used this tent in my past month of testing, I’ve been impressed with how the space inside the tent feels: there’s room to stash extra layers, headlamps and electronics, a journal, sleep socks or booties, and then some. The large vestibule and room for sitting outside the tent awning area (changing clothes and shoes, cooking, etc.) takes this tent up a notch. There’s plenty of length and legroom for taller backpackers as well. If you don’t care for extra features and want to be even more minimalist, remove the interior tent and just use the fast fly+footprint option. But I really loved the amount of space I had using both the vestibule and awning on several occasions—if you want a no-frills shelter, there are probably more affordable options. But if you want performance and comfort, this tent is it.
Ease of use
Unlike the Big Agnes Fly Creek or some other ultralight shelters/floorless tarps, this freestanding tent is ready to go and easy to set up in minutes. Pole and corner components are color-coded, and first-time users of the new Copper Spur (who hadn’t used the tent prior) were able to figure out the setup easily, too. The guy lines come attached with easy-to-adjust tensioners, and the tent comes with plenty of stakes. Just no footprint.
Packability
I used the tent bag most of the times I took this tent out in testing, as it is a really cool new design. Anyone who is used to traveling light and ditches the bag, feel free to skip. However, I found it easy to roll neatly and remove a lot of air from the tent and fly, and pack it down with the integrated compression straps, which use a thin circuit of paracord to cinch it tight. The stake bag is attached to this new stuff sack, so if you and a partner are splitting the weight of a Copper Spur 2-to-5-person tent, just know you might want to bring a rubber band to keep the stakes united. The poles have a thin, separate pole bag.
Sustainability
Big Agnes as a brand and the Tiger Wall tent has the following sustainable components:
Uses some recycled materials.
Uses PFAS-free coatings, and no PVC or VOCs in solvent-free taped seams.
Uses no fire retardants in the mesh/fabrics.
In some products, Big Agnes uses solution-dyed fabric to conserve water (lowers water use by 50%!) and reduce emissions. The solution-dyed application is in: the Copper Spur Bikepack tents, and the new Copper Spurs and Copper Spur Limited solution-dyed with Hyperbead fabrics. It comes in two colors.
Rain Test Performance
Our tester lives in Colorado, which boasts over 300 days of sunshine and not much humidity. Unfortunately, for this tent testing, that meant she had to get creative—venturing higher into the alpine to get more cold and wet conditions, and even going backpacking in the middle of a late spring snowstorm. Our tester wanted to test the tent body, floor, and fly against all conditions, but with Hyperbead fabric’s new advertised “25% more waterproof” claim, she especially wanted to perform a standard, baseline test against water and moisture, in addition to real-world backpacking testing.
Enter our simulated rain test!
We tested both the Big Agnes Copper Spur tent with Hyperbead fabric and the Tiger Wall tent with Hyperbead fabric outside, in full/partial sun with simulated rain. We ran two different rain tests on each tent: a light mist (to simulate light rain, dew, and general moisture), and a steady, direct rain shower for 15 minutes. We ran a timer for both the mist/rain, then waited 2 hours. At the 30-minute and 1-hour marks, we checked the tent to see how the fabric was responding and how well the moisture was beading.
We collected photos throughout the test. We also carefully crawled under the fly vestibule to check for moisture around the zippers and the inside. Afterward, we compared our notes to the same simulated rain test we did on an older Big Agnes Tiger Wall tent without Hyperbead fabric. Note on the rainfly: the seams are all taped.
The fly performed impeccably well, and the Hyperbead also seems much more stretch resistant, so the rainfly stayed taut once staked out and tensioned, even in our simulated heavy “rainstorm” and in winds up to 18mph. The inside was dry, and there are several ways to vent with the two optional high vents on the fly (depending on temperature and conditions). However, I noticed on the Copper Spur that while the fabric beads water well, it seems to lock in very small dust or dirt that is able to permeate. If you plan to use this tent in a very dusty or desert environment, shake out or spot clean the fly after use.
Big Agnes Copper Spur vs. similar tents
The Copper Spur Tent comes in 1, 2, 2XL/3XL, 3, 4 and 5-person options—among the most options of any ultralight tent on market. It is a fantastic, super lightweight, and comfortable tent for backpacking, especially the 2-person model. The 2-to-5-person models all have two vestibules. The solo version has one vestibule and door, but still has the awning feature too.
The space offered within the tent and the two vestibule areas, not to mention the improvements made to the waterproofing in the fly and floor is exceptional. However, its performance fabrics, lightweight DAC poles, versatility, and sustainability measures all add up—$450 for a 1-person or $550 for a 2-person, and the footprint is sold separately. (This is in a similar price range to other sub-three-pound tents ~$500.) Other comparable tents in this price range go from 2.5lbs up to 4lbs+. Other comparable tents also have similar waterproofing ratings between 1500mm-2000mm, but offer a few less features and lower-denier fabrics.
I have no qualms about the price because the tent offers very good quality and performance, and you are paying for the combo of value and low weight, but I would still love to see a footprint included or as a purchase option to buy together. This tent will hold up to a lot, and will last you years if you take care of it.
Should I buy the Big Agnes Copper Spur?
Buy if: You want an ultralight tent that prioritizes low weight, high performance, and comfort and versatility at camp.
Skip if: You're looking for a budget shelter or typically travel super minimalist and would prefer a more tarp-style ultralight tent. If you don’t care about vestibule space or a more traditional/freestanding design, skip this tent.
The price tag is probably high for some backpackers, but know that you are investing in a tent that can hold up, perform well, and that uses many recycled, non-PFAS, and more sustainable materials than other tents out there. The minimum trail weight for this freestanding tent is just 2lbs (Copper Spur UL1), and it’s more adaptable than most trekking pole/ultralight shelters.
Where to buy the Big Agnes Copper Spur?
The Big Agnes Copper Spur is a popular item, so you have options when it comes to retailers. However, one thing to keep in mind is there are still a lot of the older models without the Hyperbead fabric floating around out there. Below, we link to the new 2025 model. Wherever you shop, check to make sure you are getting the model that you want.
Here are some of the pros of the retailers selling the Hyperbead model:
REI
Pros: 100% satisfaction policy for 1 year; 10% dividend for members.
REI also has the older model available, while supplies last.
Amazon
Pros: Free 2-day shipping with Amazon Prime membership
Backcountry
Pros: Frequent sales for Expedition Perks members (free to join), fast shipping, Gearhead chat customer service is excellent
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Why you should trust us / About the author
There is something about testing tents that gets right to the heart of gear testing and why I’ll always love it: shelter, aka tents, are essential. Whether you are hiking, section hiking, thru-hiking, backpacking, alpine climbing, mountaineering…a tent is probably in your pack. I’ve spent hundreds of nights in dozens of different tents over the years. Some good, some not so much. A tent has got to work well for whatever environment it’s designed for. And there is no way to test a tent without meticulously setting up, staking out, and sleeping inside in those conditions it was built for. I took this tent to hike-in and backcountry tent sites, as well as on a few dispersed camping trips to test it in a variety of weather conditions, since the new Hyperbead fabric was a primary focus in testing. I also conducted a simulated rain test. The Copper Spur is very well designed, and already a super dialed backpacking tent option (see why in our Best Backpacking Tents). We tested it thoroughly again since it now uses new fabrics, a new stuff sack, and has a handful of updated elements too.
Mary Murphy was born in South Florida, but split her time growing up between the oceans of the East coast and the mountains of Colorado. She’s section-hiked on the CDT, CT, and AT; completed the Wonderland Trail; done a self-supported, pack-paddleboard trip in remote British Columbia; and backpacked throughout the U.S., Canada, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, and Nepal. Backpacking and traveling is one of her favorite ways to experience new places and the outdoors.
Prior to working as a gear tester and editor, Mary worked for an outdoor skills camp, teaching kids the joys and essential skills for kayaking, biking, and more. You’ll likely find her somewhere along Colorado’s Front Range mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, SUPing, or scrambling up a 14er. She’s based in Golden, Colo and is a self-proclaimed gear nerd.
You can see all of Mary's stories on her author page.
