Big Agnes Crag Lake SL3 Tent

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A reliable and easy-to-set-up, three-season, two-person shelter with large and accommodating vestibules. A good tent at a good price point.

Big Agnes says: 

Three season, freestanding, sustainably-produced superlight tent.

Simple, durable, and superlight, the Crag Lake is your ideal companion for quick overnights or any three season camping adventure. Made from durable high-tech recycled materials and treated with a PFC-free water resistant finish, this reliable shelter is easy on the environment, as well as your base weight.

Our Verdict

The Crag Lake SL3 Tent uses 100% recycled materials to make the main body, the floor, and the fly. All are made from double ripstop recycled nylon; this makes the tent incredibly hard-wearing and sustainable.

It’s simple to set up; the all-in-one pole system is intuitive. Secure the pole at each corner and clip the inner onto the pole; The Rain fly then buckles onto the inner; very simple and means you get a torte pitch every time. As the tent is free-standing, you can pitch your tent and then find the ideal spot to bed down for the night.

The tent’s high sides create a vast internal space, 42 inches high at the head end of the tent, so you have plenty of room to sit up, cook, and get changed. You also have four pockets, two oversized mesh ceiling pockets and two mesh corner pockets to organise your gear and make the tent feel more homely.

The vestibules are an impressive size, with lots of room for gear storage or to cook in, and as it’s a two-door tent, you also have two vestibules.

This is a quick, easy shelter to erect; it has plenty of internal space and space for gear in the vestibules. It’s reasonably low weight, especially if you and a partner split it. Finding a better three-person tent at this price point would be hard.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• Two doors and two symmetrical side vestibules
• Two-pole design with double clip at pole intersection
• Prebent poles create extra headroom
• Quick Stash door keeper on tent body door
• Two oversized mesh ceiling pockets and two mesh corner pockets
• Ready to pitch; with pre-cut guylines and tensioners attached to fly
• Reflective guylines and webbing on tent corners
• Multiple interior loops

Specifications

• Flysheet weighs: 833g
• Inner weighs: 731g
• Poles weigh: 432g
• Total weight: 1996g (excludes pegs & bags)
• Pegs x10 weigh: 143g
• Packed weight: 2154g
• Floor Size: 15 x 50cm
• Floor Lenth: 3.6m²
• Floor Width: 0.9m² + 0.9m²
• Head Hight: 112cm

Material & Construction

• Body: 30D breathable nylon ripstop
• Floor: 40D nylon ripstop, 1500mm PU coated
• Fly: 30D nylon ripstop, 1500mm PU coated
• Mesh: 15D polyester
• Footprint: 30D nylon ripstop, 1200 PU/silicone coated
• All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (No PVC or VOC’s)
• Prebent Diapole pole system
• Ultralight plastic clips attach tent body to pole frame
• Stakes: 6.75” Dirt Dagger x 12

Help & advice:

• Big Agnes Tent Guide
• The Ultimate Guide to Ultralight Tents
• Time-Saver Guide to Choosing a Tent
• When pegs go bad – Everything you need to know about tent pegs
• Are Tent Footprints Worth It?
• About Big Agnes