Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL3 vs Durston X-Mid 1P

There are also two small pockets near the floor of the tent near where you would have your head. These pockets reduce or even completely eliminate the...

I'm considering hiking the AT in the spring and would like to avoid having a perpetually damp quilt, at least as much as possible. Appreciate the feedback!

com/Copper-Spur-HV-UL3-2020). We use this for two of my kids when backpacking. Very reasonable weight when split between two people.

First the good. This is light and small. OK - it is a few ounces more than the claimed 1.7 lbs but very close

I think this is more of a two-person tent, so i've got about eight inches here between my pad and the door, the other bag, pretty close together, the ...

I am able to compensate with these huge vestibules to give you an idea of how I fit into this I'm about 6 foot, even so, laying back and centering mys...

Those big dead and tall things like to come down with a little bit of wind or because it rotted out or whatever, but we don't want any of those coming...

Then take a second and just make sure that it looks good. What do you have that you can go ahead and insert the first pole? You can insert it either t...

So that was really nice to be able to like slide your headlamp in there or a book, or you know if you're drying, some wet damp clothes from the trail ...

The next gen X-Mid 1P is also a lot more spacious than the Hornet 1, and more stormworthy with a full coverage fly (extends to the ground) rather than a high cut one, so basically with the X-Mid you get a shelter that is more spacious, durable, featured, and stormworthy for about the same weight because it uses trekking poles.

Bought this for my sister and we can see why it's the highest rated backpacking tent on the market. Light, spacious, seems dryable, and the rain fly is second to none. If I was in the market for a new tent this would be up on my list. Only downside is the price and the footprint isn't included

No issues, it was even a little bit saggy and i still had no issues whatsoever. The only thing that happened was that one of the poles um kind of coll...