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Got into it with my brother over MSR vs Big Agnes tent quality after a rainy trip in the Smokies
Last October me and my brother did a 4 day trip in the Smokies near Clingmans Dome. First night a steady rain started around 2 AM and lasted till dawn. I had my MSR Hubba Hubba and stayed bone dry. He had a Big Agnes Copper Spur and woke up with a wet sleeping bag and puddles along the seam tapes. He blamed the site for being too sloped but I saw water dripping from his inner wall. I told him the Copper Spur is fine for fair weather but not for real rain. He got defensive and said I just got lucky and his tent has never leaked before. So now I'm wondering if I'm being too harsh on Big Agnes or if he just got a bad one that day. Anyone else had a similar experience with either tent after a solid night of rain?
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holly7092mo ago
Oh man, I had a similar thing with my buddy's Marmot tent in the Shenandoahs last spring. He set up on a slight slope too and woke up with a wet footbox, but I was fine in my old Eureka. I think a lot of it is just how you pitch it and the ground you pick, not always the tent brand.
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lewis.brian2mo ago
You're saying "how you pitch it" like it's all on the user, but a good tent should still keep you dry even if you mess up the setup a little.
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nelson.wren2mo ago
Wait, his Big Agnes was actually dripping from the inner wall? That's wild, I've never seen a Copper Spur fail that bad in the rain before.
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