# Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL1

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul1
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/tents
- Placement: #7 of 17 in Tents, C tier
- Brand: Big Agnes
- LP on this board: 362
- Last researched: 2026-08-24T14:37:53.593Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
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## Verdict

The lightest three-person tent with a fully pitched attachment system that keeps it dry in harsh weather.

## For

- Lightest 3-person ultralight
- Fully pitched attachment system for dryness
- Long-term performance per RTINGS
- Single-person use

## Against

- Limited capacity
- Less durable than comparable models

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 2 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 10 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bucy TV | Bucy TV | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78VD_SQWiAY | fetched and confirmed |
| Adventure Alan | Jaeger Shaw | B | https://www.adventurealan.com/1-person-tent-backpacking/ | fetched and confirmed |
| We Are Explorers | Tim Ashelford | C | https://weareexplorers.co/big-agnes-copper-spur-ul1-hiking-tent-tested-reviewed/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Packstack | packstack.io | C | https://www.packstack.io/reviews/shelter/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul1 | fetched and confirmed |
| Wildernesstimes | wildernesstimes.com | C | https://wildernesstimes.com/tents/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul1-tent-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/weareexplorersANZ/posts/tim-made-a-list-for-his-next-tent-and-the-copper-spur-ul1-might-just-tick-all-th/1402295321931679/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Bike Gear Database | Team BGDB | - | https://www.bikegeardatabase.com/gear/team-tested-bikepacking-shelters | fetched and confirmed |
| The Broke Backpacker | thebrokebackpacker.com | B | https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/best-bikepacking-tents/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Live for the Outdoors | livefortheoutdoors.com | C | https://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/camping/tents/big-agnes-copper-spur-ul1-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Jack Brookes | Jack Brookes | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWnpDTtBTQ0 | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Mountain Hardwear Mineral King 3 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/mountain-hardwear-mineral-king-3 |
| 3 | Kelty Wireless 6 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/kelty-wireless-6 |
| 4 | North Face Wawona 6 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/north-face-wawona-6 |
| 5 | Hilleberg Allak | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/hilleberg-allak |
| 6 | NEMO Aurora Highrise 4P | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/nemo-aurora-highrise-4p |
| 8 | NEMO Aurora Highrise 6P | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/nemo-aurora-highrise-6p |
| 9 | Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul2 |
| 10 | Fjern Gökotta 2 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/fjern-g-kotta-2 |
| 11 | Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/big-agnes-copper-spur-ul1 |
| 12 | Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL3 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul3 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/tents.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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