Copper Spur HV UL5

I have the original HV UL2 orange color tent purchased in 2017 and it has been a killer but it is small and more for 1 person than 2. UL camp gear has come a long way since then and I am also getting older and doing less hiking and more camping. Not car camping but small hike in and setup, instead of miles of hiking. My back has gone downhill from skateboarding and I can't crawl around as easily as I could so (this tent is 5' tall in the center!) this UL 5 person tent caught my immediate attention since I am already familiar with the smaller version of the tent and IMO, the best freestanding UL tent, still even in 2025.. These MSRP for $949 so at $355 it seemed like the deal of the century! One reviewer made comment about the weight being more than all his 3 tents but if you look on amazon for 4-6 person tents, you will see that they weight 2x - 3x as much as this tent. Yeah it weighs more but it's light as hell for what it is!The poles are more robust than the UL2 so that adds weight and there is a lot more material but if you are new to Big Agnes Copper Spur line, they use the highest quality and most future forward design in tents. This thing is unbelievable at any price. It's just for my wife and myself. We don't hike with dogs or kids but we travel alot all over the world and this is something you can easily pack the rainfly and tent body into a 15L stuff sack and for the footprint I got a Clostnature 108"x84" footprint on amazon for $28 bucks and it fits this tent perimeter perfectly right up to the grommets and tent poles. We wrap the tent poles and the stakes in the footprint and that just goes in the side bottle pocket on my granite gear Leopar 48 UL pack. I carry the footprint/poles/stakes and she carries the tent/rainfly in the stuff sack in her pack. You split it up and it's very manageble, even for 1 person, I can carry it all in my 48L pack and still have room for my gear. I'll upload some pics later!

Can’t honestly review the tent because it came new with a hole in it. It is possible it had been returned by someone else before I purchased it. If so it would be the fault of the seller and not Big Agnes.

Ordered this to use as a backpacking tent for my family of five people and two dogs. At almost seven pounds it is heavier than all my other three season tents and one of my winter tents. We set it up in the backyard to make sure there is enough room for everyone. Decent fabric, zippers, seams, and overall materials and construction. Easy to set up. Not sure I love the hub system for the poles but I carry duct tape and can make a temporary repair if something breaks. Bathtub style floor and full length fly looks like it will keep heavy rains out. I will update the review after we have a few nights out.

This tent is awesome. A little bigger than you’d expect if you’re moving from a 2-3 person to this. Super light for the size at 7lbs ish. I’m 6’1” and can nearly stand. Honestly only downsize would be in some campsites I’d have a hard time finding that much non-rock area to post it up.

Love this tent. Easy to put together and handled high winds without an issue.