Weight
754 g
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1
A tried-and-true ultralight three-season tent for one person from the American brand Big Agnes. It's one of the most commonly used tents on long-distance trails like the AT, PCT, and CDT. If low weight is your priority, then the Fly Creek tent is the right choice for you. The tent material is now equipped with the innovative HyperBead™ technology, which makes it even lighter, stronger, and more waterproof.
Who is it good for?
Ultralight three-season tent for one person with one front entrance and a vestibule.
Features
The new Fly Creek tent models for 2025 feature the innovative HyperBead™ technology, which boosts material strength, ups water resistance, and cuts down on weight all at once (more info below).
The tent is spacious enough for 1 person. Thanks to its design with steeper walls, it has a greater inner height and a bigger front entrance. The single-pole construction increases the usable space inside the tent and in the vestibule without adding weight.
The tent has one front door with a spacious vestibule for storing your gear. The rainfly is equipped with two zip sliders and a storm flap with Velcro. Setting it up day or night is made easier with reflective guy lines and color-coded elements of the tent. Inside the tent, you'll find loops for attaching gear lofts and other equipment.
Setting up your tent is a breeze thanks to the clever TipLok Tent Buckle™ in the corners, which has three functions: securing the pole structure, attaching and tightening the rainfly to the tent body, and staking down.
Ample storage space is provided by two side pockets and one large ceiling pocket. The ceiling pocket features corner openings designed specifically for those who enjoy listening to music – you can place your phone in the top pocket and route your headphone cable through the opening.
The pole runs down the center at the feet, so the back wall is always nicely tensioned in the middle, which creates more usable space in the foot area and reduces the chance of your sleeping bag footbox sticking to the damp rainfly because of condensation.
To ensure better air ventilation and reduce any potential condensation, we recommend using the zip slider on the rainfly at the entrance. With two sliders, you can partially open the zip from the bottom and the top. Keeping the inner tent doors open is made easy with the Quick Stash holder.
For extra stability, there are Velcro strips on the inner side of the rainfly that you can use to connect the rainfly to the structure.
You can also use the tent in Fast Fly mode, where you leave the tent body (inner tent) at home and head out just with the poles, rainfly, and stakes. This way, you get down to a nice weight of 595 grams. But you'll need original footprint, which is not included in the package. The footprint will also extend the lifespan of the tent body. Alternatively, we recommend using at least Tyvek.
HyperBead™ technology
In 2025, Big Agnes is rolling out a new innovative material treatment technology for ultralight tents – HyperBead™. Thanks to this advanced waterproof treatment, the tents are lighter, stronger, and more durable than ever before. HyperBead™ is free of PFAS and other harmful substances, giving you a safer and more sustainable alternative to standard water-repellent treatments without negatively impacting your health and the environment.
Compared to regular materials, tents with HyperBead™ technology have:
- 6 % lower weight – even lighter ultralight tents,
- 50 % higher strength – better tear resistance,
- 25 % higher water resistance – permanent protection without the need for reproofing.
Unlike regular DWR treatments, HyperBead™ is waterproof on a molecular level, so it keeps its effectiveness throughout the tent's lifespan. Plus, it stretches less when wet, which helps improve stability and gives the material a longer life.
Materials and construction
- Rainfly/footprint – patented HyperBead™ technology; recycled 15D nylon ripstop with a 1500mm water column, no added PFAS
- Inner tent – breathable recycled 15D nylon ripstop and polyester mesh
- Tent poles – DAC Featherlite NFL
- Waterproof seams – solvent-free polyurethane tape (does not contain PVC or VOCs). All seams are taped, so you won’t have to deal with any additional seam sealing or anything like that.
- Stakes - 11 x 6” Dirt Dagger™ UL Stakes (length 15 cm)
- The tent is semi-freestanding. That means it can stand on its own without being staked down, but to keep the lower part at your feet taut, you need to weigh it down or stake it out.
- Setting up the tent is simple and intuitive.
Specifications and dimensions
- Minimum weight (everything needed for setup) – 754 g
- Packed weight (including stuff sacks and accessories) – 900 g
- Weight in Fast Fly mode – 595 g
- Packed dimensions – 13 x 46 cm
- Floor area – 1,9 m²
- Inner height – 102 cm
- Vestibule area – 0,5 m²
- Number of doors – 1
- Number of persons – 1
The package includes:
- transport bag
- rainfly
- tent body (inner tent)
- 11 stakes + stuff sack
- aluminium poles (tent structure) + stuff sack
- repair pole splint
Product data
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1
Usage
Weight754 g
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Total persons1
Season3-season
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Total entrances1
Vestibules quantity1
Tent construction typeDouble-wall
Free standingPartly
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Rainfly water column1500 mm
Floor water column1500 mm
Inner tent material20D ripstop nylon, Polyester mesh
Floor material15D Nylon Ripstop Hyperbead
Rainfly material15D nylon ripstop with Hyperbead
Poles materialDAC Featherlite (NFL)
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Dimension packed46 × 13 cm
Floor dimension218×97/71 cm
Floor area1.9 m²
Vestibule area0,5 m²
Tent inner height102 cm
Other
Fast Fly weight595 g
ColorBlack, Gray
ManufacturerBig Agnes
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