Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL1
We don't stock this shelter and haven't slept in it. What we hold is the measurements its maker published, and the one question those answer that a spec sheet never does.
Will it go on your bars?
The folded pole set is 430mm — a packed-bag length rather than a stated pole figure, so treat it as an upper bound, the 21st shortest of the 29 shelters we hold a pole length for. At 822g it is 10th lightest of 37.
Beyond the usable span on drop bars. Carry it on the frame, in a seat pack, or strapped to a fork cage instead. This figure is the packed bag's long dimension, not a pole length Big Agnes publishes — for this style of tent the two are the same thing, but measure before you commit.
Comfortably inside the usable span on flat bars, with room for cables and a harness. This figure is the packed bag's long dimension, not a pole length Big Agnes publishes — for this style of tent the two are the same thing, but measure before you commit.
A pole set clears drop bars under 350mm and is marginal to 380mm; on flat bars those figures are 450mm and 500mm. Those are usable span between the hoods, not measured bar width. Check the clear run on your own bike before committing — hoods, cables and light mounts all eat into it.
What the maker publishes
| Folded pole length | 430mm (packed-bag length, used as a proxy) |
|---|---|
| Packed size | 5 x 17 in |
| Minimum weight | 822g |
| Packed weight | 964g |
| Sleeps | 1 |
| Inner floor | 2184 × 965 cm |
Blank fields stay blank. Where a maker doesn't publish a figure we say so rather than estimating one.
Shorter poles and lighter, same capacity
The only unambiguous comparison: shelters sleeping the same number that pack shorter poles and weigh less. Anything else is a trade rather than a win.
How this figure is held at all
29 of the 43 shelters we track publish a folded pole length. It is the number that decides handlebar carry and the one most makers leave out, which is why the tent finder filters on it and reports how many shelters it had to exclude for missing it. The shortest set we hold is the Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW at 220mm.