 hello welcome to another video today we're taking a look at a new tent and it is do i think i haven't forgot because i have totally forgot it's the big agnes coppersper hv ul 2 i've seen big agnes as a company here and there when i've been researching my tents and i thought you know what this one really looks to be something a little bit different and something that i really want to check out so i've been out for a bit of an adventure in it so i can i can speak on it to an extent let's get it set up and let's it's basically first impressions have a little look around it see what you think in the bag we have the paw bag with your poles and your pegs the main body of the tent no sorry that's the fly we have the fly and then the main body of tent so this pitch is inner first and i know a lot of people that's a deal breaker for a lot of people but if you get the ground sheet you can actually set it up outer first using the ground sheet to support the poles and then set everything up inside it so i do have a ground sheet on its way but it's not here yet with this tent everything is colour coordinated there's orange on one side and gray on the other so the poles come all as a one a very easy to deal with and then the end of each pole is colour coordinated so great i'd recommend sticking it out first as well in case you have high winds you've got your high winds ripped back out so it has clips you can attach it to the poles there we go and then it comes with this extra bit which is a spreader bar for the top and then it has these clips that go over that ball joint exciting times look found it really easy when i first pitched it so the gray clips go onto the gray pretty much it and then the doors look at which way you want your doors to be opening that's it also comes with this emergency field repair for the pole and this rigid bit here just keeps that vent open to help with condensation nice little feature it's quite a big vent that as well the material it's fantastic material it feels really good but one of the best things so you get four extra guy lines with this tent and this is a great little feature i'll just show you one side it is dual entrance so it's symmetrical but i will just show you on this side and you'll need hiking poles for this so there's a zip there and we can roll that over and have it just one ball decent best to be layer here and that's how you would use it normally well it has an option to open the other side as well so you've got both doors now you can roll this up and attach it with both of these to the top that gets a bit finicky so in a rush just fold it over and just stuff it under there and you're good in and out but i'll show you this big bit it has loops at the either side so you can attach a trekking pole whatever height you want it careful water runoff let's do a simple clove hitch around there and there you go plenty of room under there so if it's too sunny you've got shade or if it's pissing it down you've got a nice big area just to cook in and hang out in and this is the same on both sides as i say it's a dual entrance tent it's symmetrical and so you can do this on both sides providing you've got your hiking poles which is an amazing feature for me and it still gives you room for your vestibule in here to store your bag or your shoes or whatever you want to do right let's have a look inside because this is where this tent really excels the zips are really good really easy to use one-handed yes mate so the zips as i say really easy to use one-handed come and have a look at this so you've unzipped it and this is genius it does have an option for you can roll it up properly and use your toggle to get it out of the way happy days but which came in really handy for me when especially when you've got cold fingers there's just this loop here so you open it up stick it in the loop that's it you're done brilliant feature that you go back there you i'm sort of seven foot nine um built like i belong in a zoo so that's what you're dealing with and look at it i've got loads of room in here i didn't have a footprint for it and it was fine in the lake district and it was wet and nothing came through but you might want to get yourself footprint or some tie vex something like that has a very definite head and foot end you could sleep both but this ends a little bit wider and another thing what i love about this is the pockets these are just there's some about them they're just so sort of tight and keep your stuff it doesn't the dirt sag there are two pockets at the head end either side and i was using these a lot you can just i add my lantern in there lantern deck phoning and look as these both sides so you can so you can put your electric device in and you can have your earphones coming out of there straight into you when you finished i put my earphones in there and it keeps everything out of the way brilliant feature and that's one in both sides as well one either side so that you and your friend slash partner can both ignore each other and listen to your own stuff quality go to the other side it's even bigger again look at that that's i that's my phone in there so you can see how big that is you could put all your clothes everything in there and it just takes everything off the ground so it gives you miles more space there are loops everywhere here here adjacent and across the top there and i'm yet to mod it i'm going to put some uh dynamo cord across to create a washing line the zips are just so smooth mate one-handed open up no catching really smooth that goes in there tucked in there look very easy to deal with and then you can see that the vestibule space is big enough for a bag at each side i've done cooking in here so it's big enough to do cooking it's the overall feel as well the material everything it just feels really classy and i think i love it let's head inside and do our final thoughts light i keep forgetting the name of it it's a tough one to remember i've got everything in front of me the copper spur hvul2 the total weight excluding pegs and bags i don't know why they do that because you need the pegs include the pegs but whatever is 1268 grams the eight pegs that are supplied with it come to a total of 88 grams you know what i'm going to do i'm going to put the specs on the screen now so if you want to pause it you can have a look at the specs for yourself there's no point me just reading out all the specs for you you can you can pause the video and have a look yourself the two things that people really want to know about tents when you get them is how much does it weigh and what does it cost so it weighs 1268 grams excluding pegs and bags the pegs weigh 88 grams you can pick it up in the UK for 414 pounds sterling so not the cheapest tent and one thing that i will say to anyone who's listening who builds tents any tent manufacturer so you have to buy the footprint separately now the footprint is best part a 70 bar why should i have to spend an extra i've already spent 440 on a tent why do i have to spend another 70 quid just to protect the floor surely either incorporate that into the tent make the make the bathtub of the tent strong enough more waterproof so that i don't need to add this extra layer because it's just going to cost me more money more weight more size in my pack for the extra 162 grams that the footprint weighs just attach it to the tent have it in there already so we don't need to keep buying extra bits or if it's not part of the bathtub already just include it for free so i think all 10 companies need to sort out this footprint situation they just maybe i'll get slated in comments and you'll tell me why this charge so much for the footprints but for my mind when you're charging that much for a tent just make it so you don't need a footprint or that the footprint comes with it so the reason i got this tent is i got rid of my c2summit ultra tr2 and i've got this as a summer three season two man tent i love the awning feature that you can have on both sides it's a great tent to have around a family campsite as well inside of the tent the steep walls on each side the pockets everything just felt good it felt well made and it was a pleasure to be in it and it was a pleasure to just hang out in there and that's what i'm looking for in a tent especially when it gets dark quite early on you're going to be in your tent for a long time so it's nice to have somewhere that's that feels roomy and that feels safe and nice to be in so the pros are massive it's lightweight i don't think of any other tent that gives so much room or feeling of space and the two doors is a must for me i think that's amazing for your for your vistas each side and especially if you're going with your partner or your friend it's possible to set it up out of first if you get the footprint i've got a footprint coming so i'll do a demonstration of setting it up out of first for you as with all these tents only time will tell i've only been out in it once up into the mountains and it's just that elusive tent that i'm searching for and i don't will i ever find it is it just like i don't know do you know like on interview with a vampire when he's just like you'll you know you can eat all you want but you'll never be full you can drink all you want but you'll never quench your thirst is it like that with tents with me i'll just never be happy i'll just keep looking for the perfect tent till i die and never materialize but i guess we use tents for different reasons don't we and there isn't a one hit wonder i don't think i don't think that tent exists we use tents for all different reasons and also let me just touch on this when i say three season so this is essentially a three season tent i don't pay too much mind with that the only thing is a four season tent the outer will come all the way to the ground to stop snow drift that's it because i've had my ass handed to me in summer by high winds rain driving rain so the seasons don't really count for much it's basically where the snow's gonna smash underneath underneath your tent the only cons that i could see really of this tent were pitching out of first but that's been sorted you can if you've got the footprint having to buy the footprint separately to then be able to pitch it out at first might be a con for some people the cost might be a con for some people coming it around coming in at around 400 quid is is definitely at the higher end of the spectrum with tents another thing is i got battered by the winds when i was out camping and if you if you pitch the tent either foot or head facing the wind you're fine i do feel at the side of the tent gives way pretty easily so it's folding in on itself pretty easily that i don't get with the with a lot of my other tents did i feel safe in it yes i feel there's a lot of give in the poles so i didn't feel like it was going to collapse on me but it does it makes a meal of it it makes a meal of it when it comes in when the wind blows there is a way to combat that if you have your hiking poles you can set up your hiking poles with the guidelines on to give it's more support on the side that the wind is coming from but overall i'm saying i'm really liking this tent so far for the record i've bought this tent i i wasn't gifted this tent i've got nothing to do with big agnes i bought this tent out of my own money so i can give a an honest and unbiased review of it i guess the sign of a good tent is that i'm excited to use it again i'm looking forward to getting in that tent again and taking it out with me on another trip so that's a sign of a good tent for me and i'm impressed by it so far i'll leave a link below to big agnes's website or just google it and have a look there are there are distributors in the uk ultralight outdoors for one that's where i got mine i can leave a link below for them as well so the next video will be the camping video up in the mountains in the copper spurs so stay tuned for that click the subscribe button if you want and the bell notification so you get notified when that video drops if you want look after yourselves and i'll see you soon namaste out of trouble goodbye