Big Agnes Fly Creek HV1 Carbon with Dyneema Tent

Currently our lightest 1 person tent! Combining the classic Fly Creek design with the lightest of materials gives a spacious and feather-weight 1 person shelter.

Big Agnes says:

Three season, free standing, crazylight tents featuring Easton® carbon-fiber poles and Dyneema® Composite Fabrics.

The iconic, award-winning Fly Creek tent is pushing the boundaries of weight and performance once again. The Fly Creek HV Carbon with Dyneema® Composite Fabrics and an Easton® carbon pole set is for worshipers of high peaks, remote rivers, and spending more nights in your tent than bed at home. These products are intended for only the most advanced user. Although extremely strong for their weight, these tents are not indestructible and require careful use to decrease the possibility of damage. Special care during setup and extended trips is important as rough handling, long-term abrasion, exposure to sharp objects or rocky campsite selection may result in fabric punctures and tears. We highly recommend using tent footprints with these tents to improve durability. Self-adhesive repair patches are included in the event that repairs must be made on the trail.

The Big Agnes' Fly Creek HV1 Carbon with Dyneema Tent takes lightweight to the next level using superlight and strong dyneemea fabric with Easton Carbon fibre poles. Utilising the classic Fly Creek design with its mesh inner gives a good level of ventilation, reduces the weight and can be used for stargazing on warmer nights without the fly sheet.

The High Volume part of this tent is the redesign of the pole structure which adds significant extra space inside. The Fly Creek has storm guys which also act to keep the volume of the inner at maximum as well as giving some reassurance during windy conditions. 2 inner mesh pockets provide easy to reach storage for items such as head torches.

The flip side of the astonishingly low weight of the tent is need to take extra care against abrasion, though the dyneema fabric felt much tougher than I expected but if you want to the tent to last watch out for sharp objects when pitching. We and Big Agnes recommend using a footprint.

- Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Help and advice:

• We took our award winning Fly Creek HV tent and built it using Easton® carbon fiber poles and Dyneema® Composite Fabrics to create the ultimate, light weight structure, engineered to handle the elements like no other tent on earth.
• High-volume architecture increases the usable interior space and adds more usable volume to the vestibule
• Single-pole architecture makes set up and take down simple and efficient
• Single-door and vestibule featuring storm flaps on vestibule zipper
• Side-access vestibule provides dry front entry
• The side-zipper entry on the vestibule increases covered storage space
• Dyneema® Composite Fabric is respected as the premium brand for Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. This fabric is ultralight weight, 100% rainproof and has a high dimensional stability that resists stretching or sagging during temperature changes. Its unique structure creates a fabric with extremely high-tear strength and allows for welded construction, which eliminates seams and the need for seam tape, enhancing its durability and waterproofness.
• Oversized ceiling pocket provides great storage space
• Media pockets located above sleeping area enable clean earbud-cord routing from phones or other devices
• All-breathable body saves weight, provides extra privacy and protection from desert sand
• Shape-holding corner construction gives the floor plan a boxy, roomy living space
• Color-coded webbing and buckles make set up easy
• Ready to pitch; with pre-cut guylines and tensioners attached to fly
• Reflective guylines and reflective webbing
• Easy-grip zipper pulls
• These tents are extremely lightweight and require special care to increase their longevity
• Use of a footprint is highly encouraged as not using a footprint could quickly damage your floor if you are not careful choosing a campsite selection
• To extend the life of your tent floor we recommend using a Big Agnes footprint - sold separately
• Multiple interior loops for use with gear lofts or for attaching other accessories

UOG Specs

• Inner tent weighs: 176g
• Flysheet weighs: 122g
• Poleset weighs: 160g
• Total weight for comparison: 458g (excludes pegs and bags)
• x11 pegs supplied weigh: 116g

Big Agnes Specs

• Trail weight (excludes pegs): 1lb / 454g
• Packed weight: 1lb 5oz / 595g
• Fast fly weight: 13oz / 369g
• Packed size: 5" x 18" / 13 x 46cm
• Floor size: 19sq ft / 1.8 m²
• Floor length: 86" / 218cm
• Floor width: 38-28" / 97-71cm
• Head height: 39" / 99cm
• Foot height: 16" / 41cm
• Vestibule area: 5sq ft / 0.46 m²

Construction + Materials

• Fly and floor are ultra-lightweight Dyneema® Composite Fabrics, 100% rainproof, with high-dimensional stability
• Tent body is breathable nylon ripstop
• Welded construction eliminates seams and the need for seam tape
• Easton® carbon fiber poles are lightweight and flexible, with a high strength-to-weight ratio
• Ultralight plastic clips attach tent body to pole frame
• Hub pole design
• 3 interior mesh pockets & 6 DAC superlight aluminum J stakes
• Gear loft loops included
• Dyneema® patch kit included
• Fast Fly setup available
• Fits Triangle gear loft - sold separately