Originally Posted by
bikemig
There's no question that Big Agnes has some really lightweight tents. But the material is pretty thin on some of these tents to get them that light. How has the tent held up in bad storms? Do you feel like you have to use extra care in setting the tent up and taking it down? The Fly Creek UL 2 looks awesome in terms of weight to size but when I looked at one in the store, I was concerned by how thin the material was.
I've used mine, so far, for ~100 camping nights including some severe weather and it's held up well. The photo above was from my recent tour and it still looks great. I'm not sure how it'll wear compared to other heavy-weight high-end tents but I'll pit-it against any cheap-o and I'm sure it'll come out on top. I think all tents have limited life so if it ends up costing one-or-two dollars-a-night that's not too bad IMO.