Big Agnes tent Emerald Mountain SL2 : two time super light champion of the outdoor world and for awesome reasons

It’s a great year for Big Agnes tents. Their Emerald Mountain SL2 backpacking tent by Big Agnes has been given the 2007 Editor’s Choice Award by Backpacker Magazine and Outside Magazine’s 2007 Gear of the Year Award.  Outside loves the Big Agnes tent for its loaded space, (including a vestibule and an optional vestibule) it’s little weight, quick and easy setup, their more environmentally friendly poles, and 100 percent mesh design.  The Big Agnes tent Emerald Mountain SL sleeps 2 backpackers, offers 29 square feet and with an optional vestibule there is a combined 56 square feet of space.  And there is a three person version of this Big Agnes tent as well.  Here are more details on its outstanding features:

• Two Doors
• 29 square feet of interior space
• Super light weighing in at just over 4 lbs
• Standard Vestibule included
• Easy on and off pole clips and setup
• Head room due to massive interior space due to young technology of pre-curved diameter poles
• Less toxic design of the aluminum tent poles
• Excellent cross ventilation due to 100 percent mesh canopy

Big Agnes Emerald Mountain SL 2-Person 3-Season Tent The lightweight Big Agnes Emerald Mountain SL2 Tent features mesh sides to let in cool mountain breezes and a rugged rain fly for stormy weather. Outside Magazine loved this tent's functional design so much, they gave it their Gear of the Year award.

Big Agnes tent also offers an easy add-on optional vestibule (that offers 28.5 square feet of storage) for cooking, storing packs and your canine friend. It weighs in at 1.4 lbs and almost doubles the tents size.  See Below for Big Agnes Emerald Mountain tent SL2 Accessory Vestibule - Tent Accessory .  The Big Agnes tent Emerald Mountain SL2 was voted in as the best backpacking tent and for these awesome reasons.

HOT TIP:  save on backpacking weight by ditching the excess stuff sack and access stakes included in the Big Agnes Emerald Mountain

and pack the tent directly into your backpack.

Big Agnes was built on a group of backcountry enthusiasts that spend all of their free time behind the scenes of Steamboat Springs.  Big Agnes has kept their design line simple, building sleeping bags, pads, tents and accessories.  By doing this, the team at Big Agnes have been able to focus on making only the best, most technologically advanced, innovative, bags and tents.

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