Head to head
Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL vs Nemo Hornet OSMO
The Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL gives each person more floor — 14.0 sq ft against 13.8, which is the difference between standard and tight. The Nemo Hornet OSMO is the lighter carry at 33 oz, and the Nemo Hornet OSMO is the cheaper of the two at ~$480.
 Big Agnes Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL |  Nemo Nemo Hornet OSMO | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ultralight | Ultralight |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 14.0 sq ft (standard) | 13.8 sq ft (tight) |
| Floor area | 28 sq ft | 27.7 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 16 sq ft | 14.2 sq ft |
| Peak height | 39 in | 39 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 35 oz | 33 oz |
| Packed weight | 40 oz | 41 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 17.5 oz (trail weight) | 16.5 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | 2 × 25 in pads fit |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 8in tall | 6ft 7in tall |
| Doors | 2 | 2 |
| Freestanding | semi-freestanding | semi-freestanding |
| Poles | DAC aluminum | aluminum |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 3-season | 3-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | — | 1,500 mm |
| Packed size | 18 x 5 in | 12.5 x 7.5 x 3.5 in |
| Approx. price | ~$500 | ~$480 |
Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL
The Tiger Wall is the Copper Spur with the back half of the pole structure taken away: one hub at the head, a short foot spreader, and two stakes doing the work the missing pole used to do. That saves seven ounces over the Copper Spur UL2 and costs a square foot of floor and an inch of head height — a trade a lot of people take, because 35 ounces buys you two doors and two vestibules, which the sub-two-pound competition mostly does not offer. The catch is semi-freestanding: the foot corners have to be staked or the tent sags, so it is a poor choice for wooden platforms and rock slabs where stakes have nowhere to go.
Best for
A weight-counting pair who still want their own door, and who camp where stakes go into the ground.
Nemo Hornet OSMO
Thirty-three ounces, two doors, two vestibules, and the smallest packed size of any double-wall tent here — 12.5 by 7.5 inches, which fits across the top of a pack rather than down the side of it. The Hornet gets there by tapering hard: 51 inches wide at the shoulders falling to 43 at the foot, and an 85-inch floor that a six-foot sleeper fills completely. It is a two-person tent in the sense that two people fit, not in the sense that two people are comfortable, and Nemo's own numbers say so.
Best for
A solo hiker who wants a palace, or a pair who have already decided that weight beats elbow room.
Rows where the two differ are tinted. Specs are the makers’ own; floor area per person, weight per person and pad fit are our arithmetic on them.