Weight
859 g
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2
A proven ultralight three-season tent for two people from the American brand Big Agnes. It's one of the most popular tents for 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. Newly, the tent material is equipped with the innovative HyperBead™ technology, making it even lighter, stronger, and more water-resistant.
Who is it suitable for?
Ultralight three-season tent for 2 people with one front entrance and vestibule.
Features
The new Fly Creek tent models for 2025 feature the innovative HyperBead™ technology that boosts the material's strength, increases waterproofness, and reduces weight at the same time (more info below).
The tent is designed for 2 people, but on long-distance trails, like Pacific Crest Trail, is often used by 1 person with enough space to store all their stuff inside the tent. Thanks to the 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 extra weight.
The tent has one front entrance with a spacious vestibule for storing your gear. The rainfly is equipped with two zipper sliders and a storm flap with velcro. Setting it up during the day and at night is made easier by reflective guy lines and color-coded features of the tent. Inside the tent, you'll find loops for attaching gear lofts and other equipment.
Setting up the tent is easier thanks to the clever TipLok Tent Buckle™ in the corners of the tent, which has three functions: securing the pole structure, tensioning and attaching the rainfly to the tent body, and staking out.
You’ve got plenty of storage space with two side pockets and one big ceiling pocket. The ceiling pocket has holes in the corners specially for those who love to listen to music – you can put your phone in the top pocket and run your headphone cable through the hole.
The pole runs down the center by your feet, so the back wall stays taut in the middle, which creates more usable space around your legs and reduces the chance of your sleeping bag's footbox sticking to the damp rainfly from condensation.
To ensure better air ventilation and reduce potential condensation, we recommend using the zipper sliders on the rainfly at the entrance. With two sliders, you can partially open the zipper from the bottom and the top. Securing the open doors of the inner tent is made easy with the Quick Stash holder.
To ensure extra stability, there are Velcro strips on the inner side of the rainfly, which you can use to attach the rainfly to the frame.
You can also use the tent in Fast Fly mode, where you leave the bedroom (inner tent) at home and head out with just the frame, rainfly, and stakes. This way, you'll get down to a nice weight of 676 grams. But you'll need original footprint, which is not included in the package. The footprint will also extend the life of your tent body. Alternatively, we recommend using at least Tyvek.
HyperBead™ technology
Big Agnes is bringing you a new innovative material treatment technology for their ultralight tents in 2025 – 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, offering a safer and more sustainable alternative to standard water-repellent treatments without negative impacts on 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 waterproofness – permanent protection without the need for reproofing.
Unlike regular DWR treatments, HyperBead™ is impermeable at the molecular level, so it keeps its effectiveness throughout the lifespan of the tent. Plus, it stretches less in humidity, which contributes to better stability and a longer life for the material.
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 (contains no PVC or VOCs). All seams are taped, so you won't have to deal with any extra seam sealing or anything like that.
- Stakes – 11 x 6” Dirt Dagger™ UL Stakes (length 15 cm)
- The tent is semi-freestanding. This means it can stand on its own without being staked, 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 you need to set it up) – 859 g
- Packed weight (including bags and accessories) – 1 010 g
- Weight in Fast Fly mode – 676 g
- Packed dimensions – 16 x 49 cm
- Floor area – 2,6 m²
- Inner height – 107 cm
- Vestibule area – 0,7 m²
- Number of doors – 1
- Number of people – 2
The package includes:
- transport bag
- rainfly
- tent body (inner tent)
- 11 stakes + stuff sack
- aluminum poles (tent construction) + stuff sack
- repair pole splint
Product data
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2
Usage
Weight859 g
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Total persons2
Season3-season
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Total entrances1
Vestibules quantity1
Tent construction typeDouble-wall
Free standingPartly
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Inner tent materialPolyester mesh, 20D ripstop nylon
Rainfly material15D nylon ripstop with Hyperbead
Floor material15D Nylon Ripstop Hyperbead
Rainfly water column1500 mm
Floor water column1500 mm
Poles materialDAC Featherlite (NFL)
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Tent inner height107 cm
Dimension packed49 × 16 cm
Floor area2.6 m²
Vestibule area0,7 m²
Floor dimension218×132/107 cm
Other
Fast Fly weight676 g
ColorBlack, Gray
ManufacturerBig Agnes
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If you are unsure about which size or color to choose, or if you have any other questions, feel free to contact us via email or directly in the online chat. We are here for you.
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