What is the Copper Spur UL2?
It's a two-person tent with a lightweight design that works perfectly for wild camping, multi-day hiking, and backpacking.
What is it made of?
Fly: The flysheet uses a recycled 15D nylon ripstop with an additional 20D solution-dyed ripstop and Big Agnes' proprietary fabric technology. It features a PFAS-free, waterproof silicone and PU coating. This coating provides 1500mm HH waterproof protection, ensuring the tent will keep you dry and protected in wet conditions and downpours without hindering breathability.
The coating is PFAS-free to reduce environmental impact. PFAS means per- or poly-fluorinated alkyl; these are a group of industrial chemicals that cause detrimental harm to the environment. These chemicals can't break down, so once they reach nature via factory water waste, they stay in the ecosystem and contaminate living organisms, working their way up the food chain. PFAS chemicals are suspected carcinogens and are known to affect mammal reproduction and hormone production. Therefore, many leading brands in the outdoor industry are now prioritising cutting out the use of these chemicals entirely to contribute to a more responsible manufacturing process.
Floor: The tent's floor uses the same fabric as the flysheet for maximum performance and waterproof protection without excess weight.
Inner: The inner comprises breathable 15D nylon with 20D solution dyed ripstop and 15D polyester mesh with the same proprietary technology for added water resistance where it's needed most. The mesh panelling provides optimum breathability and helps to ventilate the tent further. You can also use it without the flysheet in summer to maximise airflow and provide more exposure to the night sky.
Poles: DAC Featherlite NFL and NSL poles provide a strong and sturdy structure without excessive weight to survive in various weather conditions over multiple days.
The total weight of this tent is approximately 1.42kg. If you're counting the grams, you can strip down some of the features, such as the footprint and flysheet, to reduce the weight to 964g. Another great tip for saving weight is to divide the pack between two people (one person carries the poles and pegs, and the other carries the textile components, for example) so that less room is taken up in one's backpack.
All seams are taped with waterproof, solvent-free PU tape to ensure they don't leak.
What are the features?
Entry: Two dual-zip doors with vestibules make it easy to get in and out of the tent without stepping over your partner and their belongings in the middle of the night. Awning-style vestibule doors with double zips also allow quick reaching in or ventilation if you need to dry your gear out.
Space: This tent is suitable for two people or one and a furry friend if you prefer to have a more roomy camping experience during solo adventures.
Storage: A 3D bin pocket provides ample off-the-floor storage, while the ceiling and side pockets provide extra organisation for neat freaks. Multiple interior loops allow for attaching accessories and night lights.
The EZ Pack Stuff Sack, which features a large length-way opening and compression straps, can hold the entire tent.
Ventilation: A supported roof vent provides ample air circulation, plus the low vent feature on the vestibule doors increases airflow further while still providing vestibule coverage.
Pegs, Attachments, Poles: A single pole set with a four-way high-volume hub design provides a reliable and stable structure.
The proprietary tent corner construction with a unique TipLock™ tent buckle streamlines the setup process by combining three functions: secure pole-tip capture, rainfly attachment and tensioning, and stake-out loops. Colour-coded webbing and buckles make pitching easier and quicker. A new 'Cross Pole Socket' featuring a proprietary, injection-moulded TPU part ensures a secure pole tip capture for added reliability. Pre-cut guylines and tensioners attached to the fly help enhance stability. The guylines and webbing on the tent corners are also reflective, providing extra visibility in dark or low-light conditions.
This tent also includes Big Agnes Dirt Dagger™ UL Stakes for optimum pitching, ensuring your tent stays firmly on the ground, unlike Nanny McPhee...
Optional Extras: We recommend purchasing the relevant tent footprint (sold separately) for the tent you are buying. The footprint acts as a protective layer for the underside of your tent, making it better suited to camping on rugged terrain like rocks or forest floors. It also enhances weather protection if you're camping on wet ground.
The Copper Spur UL2 is also compatible with all Big Agnes Gear Lofts for extra storage (also sold separately).
Features:
• Featuring BA's strongest and most durable proprietary fabric technology in their UL tent line, engineered to perform season after season.
• Made with proprietary technology that yields a fabric that is 6% lighter, 25% more waterproof, 50% stronger, and more dimensionally stable than fabric with traditional coatings.
• New EZ Pack Stuff Sack with a large length-wise opening and compression feature makes packing up your tent much simpler
• New Cross Pole Socket: proprietary injection moulded TPU part that allows for easy setup, and fast fly configuration
• Two doors and two vestibules
• Awning-style vestibule doors with double zippers
• Low Vent feature on the vestibule doors increases airflow while still providing vestibule coverage
• Supported roof vent for air circulation
• Single pole set with four-way high-volume hub design
• Proprietary TipLok™ Tent Buckle streamlines tent setup by combining three functions: secure pole-tip capture, rainfly attachment and tensioner, and stake-out loop
• Dual-zipper doors: use only one zipper for quick, reach-through access
• Quick Stash door keeper on tent body makes stowing unzipped door quick and easy
• Hook-and-loop tabs connect fly to pole structure at guy out points, providing perfect pitch and extra stability
• 3D bin pocket at the foot provides massive, off-the-floor storage
• Ceiling and side pockets at the head provide great additional storage space
• Multiple interior loops for attaching gear lofts, accessories, and mtnGLO® Tent and Camp Lights
• Ready to pitch with pre-cut guylines and tensioners attached to fly
• Reflective guylines and webbing on tent corners make it easy to see at night
• Colour-coded webbing and buckles make setup easy
• Includes Big Agnes Dirt Dagger™ UL Stakes
• To extend the life of your tent, we recommend purchasing a footprint
• Rainfly: Proprietary fabric technology; 15D nylon with 20D solution dyed ripstop and a 1500mm (PFAS-free) waterproof silicone and polyurethane coating
• Tent body: Proprietary fabric technology; breathable 15D nylon with 20D solution dyed ripstop, and 15D polyester mesh
• Floor: Proprietary fabric technology; 15D nylon with 20D solution dyed ripstop and a 1500mm (PFAS-free) waterproof silicone and polyurethane coating
• All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (No PVC or VOC’s
• DAC Featherlite NFL and NSL pole system
• Ultralight plastic clips attach tent body to pole frame
• Four-way high-volume hub pole design
• TipLok™ Tent Buckle
• Two side pockets, one 3D bin pocket, one oversized ceiling pocket, 8 x 6” Big Agnes Dirt Dagger™ UL stakes, four awning guylines
• Gear loft loops
• Footprint sold separately
• Fast Fly Setup available
• UL2 compatible with all Big Agnes gear lofts - sold separately