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Big Agnes Crag Lake SL2

Floor 86 × 52/42 in, 42 in peak, vestibules 9 sq ft + 9 sq ft. Drawn to scale from the maker's listing; the grid is 6 in.

Which pads fit

2 regular padsFits

An inch or more to every wall. Sit-up room +4.9 in.

2 wide padsDoesn't fit

They don't fit side by side: 3.2 in past the wall.

2 mummy padsFits

An inch or more to every wall. Sit-up room +4.9 in.

A regular pad and a wide padDoesn't fit

They don't fit side by side: 0.7 in past the wall.

Pads side by side at their listed sizes, with the average man (5 ft 9 in) lying on each. "Tight" is under an inch to a wall or the sloping roof: the fabric gives, but a wet wall wets what touches it. Open it in TentCheck to try your own pads, cots and gear, or read how fits are checked.

Where 2 wide pads fit instead

The lightest 2-person backpacking tents where they fit with an inch to every wall.

Check every backpacking tent for 2 wide padsEvery 2-person tent with two wide pads, drawn

Where a regular pad and a wide pad fit instead

The lightest 2-person backpacking tents where they fit with an inch to every wall.

Check every backpacking tent for a regular pad and a wide pad

Headroom

Roof overheadFloorShare
Anywhere28.1 sq ft100%
12 in or more26 sq ft93%
24 in or more19.9 sq ft71%
36 in or more9.1 sq ft32%

From the modeled roof, not measured. About 36 in is where an average adult sits up straight on a pad: a 35 in sitting height, plus the pad.

The numbers

Floor (listed)86 × 52/42 in, 28.1 sq ft
Peak42 in (3 ft 6 in)
Vestibules9 sq ft + 9 sq ft
Sleeps (maker)2
Packed weight68 oz (4 lb 4 oz)
Packed volume8.6 L
Regular pads that fit2 with an inch to every wall
Sit-up room on a pad, at the peak+6 in for 35 in sitting height
Pitched footprint86 × 104.4 in (7 ft 2 in × 8 ft 8 in), floor and vestibules
Groundsheet to cutAbout 84 × 50/40 in

On the campsite

Floor and vestibules together cover 86 × 104.4 in. On a square tent pad, as campgrounds list them: 8 × 8 ft: doesn't fit; 10 × 10 ft: fits; 12 × 12 ft: fits. Guylines and stakes need more room around that.

For a groundsheet, cut it a little smaller than the floor, about 2 in, so rain running off the fly doesn't collect on it and run under the tent: about 84 × 50/40 in.

Notes

Floor 86 × 52/42 in, 42 in head height, two doors with 9 ft² side vestibules. Big Agnes lists the floor area only (28 ft²); the dimensions are REI’s.

Sources

Roof shapes are modeled from the floor, the peak and how the poles hold the walls, not measured. Treat a result within an inch or two as too close to call.