Sunday, August 14, 2011

Best Tent for Bicycle Touring

My new tent is the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 (Ultra Light 2 person).   It weighs only 3 pounds 13 ounces but will sleep 2 people comfortably.  Each side has a door and a large vestibule for storing gear.  There is plenty of mesh for "breathing" and a couple of well-placed pockets for small gear.  The pole system is ingenious and reminds me of "tinker toys".  I can set it up very quickly and easily.

I could have bought the 1-person tent which was about a pound lighter but this one is more versatile if Rick and I want to tour together. It weighs about 3 pounds less than our old tent and is much smaller in size.

This tent was not cheap!  But just a couple of stays in campgrounds versus hotels and it will pay for itself :-)

http://www.bigagnes.com/Products/Detail/Tent/CopperSpurUL2

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