Tent Technology
We’ve traveled the globe for the best of the best in fabrics, materials, and construction in an effort to design tents that will withstand the test of time, wind, dirt, and kids.
Reducing our impact one tent at a time.
Big Agnes is the first to introduce solution-dyed tent body and fly fabrics to the equipment category. The Ultralight Fly Creek and Tiger Wall backpacking and bikepacking tents in this collection are made with solution-dyed fabrics which drastically reduce water and energy consumption during manufacturing. The result is better for the environment and the high UV resistance of the solution-dyed fabrics improves the quality of our tents. Improving already great tents isn’t easy, choosing to lessen the environmental impact while doing so is.
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DAC tent poles
DAC makes their poles from a proprietary aluminum alloy that allows them to build thin walled tent poles with a high strength to weight ratio. Pressfit™ connectors eliminate the main causes of tent pole failure and Reverse Combi™ architecture allows for wider head room without adding extra poles. DAC eliminates the chemical polishing stage and reduces the need for these two hazardous chemicals, resulting in safer manufacturing conditions. DAC also recycles wastewater which reduces water use and creates significantly less wastewater.
Dominico Textile
Dominico Textile makes some of the lightest and strongest fabric available to us for tent fabric. Strong enough for parachutes and paragliders, Dominico is known the world over for its quality, consistency and durability but is lesser known in the outdoor industry. We’ve chosen to use technical Dominico fabrics on nearly all of our ultralight and superlight tents along with the 3+ season Foidel Canyon and our Battle Mountain mountaineering tents.
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Dirt Dagger™ UL Stakes
No detail left out. Lighter, stronger, patent-pending stakes that you never knew you needed. When it comes to designing the most innovative gear on the market, no detail can be left out. Our patent-pending Dirt Dagger stakes are no exception. Included with all new 2021 tents and available separately to replace any existing (i.e. bent, heavy, lost) stakes you need to.
mtnGLO® Tent Light Technology
Light up the backcountry using durable LED technology to illuminate the interior of your tent with enough light to sort gear, play cards, and hang out with friends without blinding them with a bright beam of light. A simple push button controller with three settings - on, off and 50% brightness- controls the mtnGLO® lights. LED light strand in integrated into tent seams and is durable and flexible enough to withstand repeated tent pitching and stuffing. Requires three AAA batteries (not included) to operate the mtnGLO® light controller. The Light strand can also be powered by any USB source.
Sleeping Bag Technology
We are committed to making sleeping bags that mimic your cozy bed at home as much as possible with the highest quality, lofty fills and soft, technical fabrics.
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The Big Agnes System
Our Big Agnes System bags are designed to keep your bag and pad connected to provide a secure foundation that keeps you on your pad all night. We eliminate the unnecessary bottom insulation that gets compressed with our integrated Flex Pad Sleeve design to accommodate the pad which provides the insulation. Just like your bed sheet at home, slip your pad into the four corners of the pad sleeve to secure your sleep system. The highly packable and lightweight Big Agnes Flex pad sleeve secures your bag and pad together so you stay on your pad all night. The simple stretch construction goes on and off with little effort and accommodates 20” and 25” wide pads.
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DownTek™ Water Repellent Down Insulation
Down sleeping bag insulation has long been the favorite of backpackers, thru-hikers, and mountaineers due to its relative light weight and ability to pack down small. While down bags generally cost more and require more care to keep dry in humid conditions, the soft feel of down is unsurpassed and extremely popular. Big Agnes features DownTek™ water repellent down insulation in all of our down sleeping bags.
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Pinneco Core®
Pinneco Core® is a synthetic insulation designed to be more breathable, thermally efficient and sustainably engineered. Pinneco’s Core Screen™ resists water from outside, while the Core Fusion™ technology seals the insulation like an air pump, actively drawing sweat from inside the garment.