Naturehike - Cloud Up 1

Naturehike CloudUp. Your budget and your waterproofing needs don’t align. Invest in an additional tarp to hang above your tent and extra sealant to give the seams an extra coat. Also read up on correct tarp placement below your tent, we see a lot of people with tarps extending beyond the tent, which would cause rain to pool and go under the tent. Lastly research site placement and how to look for obvious signs that water or temporary streams pass through. Finding a small area of higher elevation could be the difference between sleeping in a pool or sleeping dry.

I’ve owned the 1P CloudUp for 4 years, and while I don’t get out as much as I’d like (hence the low budget for gear) I’ve probably put 25-30 nights on the tent. It’s held up well, but I’ve never had rough rain. There are extra stakeouts and lines if you want to make it really secure, so bring some extra stakes if you expect lots of wind. It doesn’t come with enough for all the stakeout points

I have the CU1 in 20D nylon and it hasn't given me any trouble. Not a tent expert - that's all I've got, and all I really want from a tent

Someone said NatureHike Cloudup series. I’m gonna double down on NatureHike for best budget tent. I own the first generation of CloudUp for years and it has survived multitude harsh weather of PNW

First time ? CloudUp is GREAT budget entry tent and you will love it. I still have my CloudUp first generation after few years and lending it out to my buddies if they dont bring their tent. It also survived all kinds of terrain ive been into. Pretty solid tent ! PS : please dont get Colemans tent because those are for rec sites only :p

oh i meant first time tent buying :p Go ahead with CloudUp dude.... youll love it. Only cons i had is low head room and 1 door but you will figure out your personal preference by trial and error anyways :) Happy Campin' !

For bad weather that's not extreme I really enjoy my Naturehike. I have the cloud up and it's nearly tsunami proof, that rain aint getting in! It's comparatively pretty light and affordable too. Won't pass with the ultralight community but it's much lighter than my old tent I replaced it with.

I love my Naturehike Cloud Up 1, though I've heard their Mongar and bikepacking lines are also excellent. It's a light tent (around 1.5kg/3.3lbs) and it is VERY rain and wind resistant. I've never had any issues at all in that regard. If comfort is your goal consider the Mongar 2p, the Cloud Up is a great tent for my purposes but esp the 1p is snug, it's not horribly coffin-like but I wouldn't say it's the most comfortable thing out there. Price is around $150. Feel free to ask me any questions if you have them :)

Naturehike Mongar or Cloud up in their 3p version? It's relatively lightweight, affordable, and very well made. My cloudup 1p does really well in rain and wind.

A foldable windscreen for my stove. I don't really do much cooking on hikes and, because of that, I don't really take the screen because it's just excess weight. So it sits in my closet. It was only $15 but I don't use it. Also an inflatable pillow. I got one that was one the pricier end because it's one of the most popular. It's not very comfortable at all. I just use my puffy jacket instead. I'm unsure if I regret my Lanshan 1 purchase. I haven't had the chance to use it more than twice yet, wrong season, but it's such a fiddly tent with a large footprint. I *think* I'm going to grow into really liking it but at with my first impressions I can't say I'm in love with this tent. I'm not sure how often I'll choose it over my Cloud Up 1 which is also a very light (not ultralight) tent that's completely reliable and hassle-free.

I use the nature hike star river 2, cloud up 1 and 2. Awesome durable tents that are incredible quality for the price.

A one person tent is going to be small no matter what you buy. You could get a pack cover and keep your pack outside the tent to give yourself more room or look at a nice two person tent like the Mongar 2. A trekking pole tent will almost always be significantly lighter than a tent with poles. Naturehike and 3F UL make excellent quality tents. I have and have used several of them. The trekking pole tents in this class of tents are going to feel the smallest and will be harder to get a good pitch in less than ideal conditions. But they will be the lightest. Tents with poles are easier to pitch and will perform better in less than ideal conditions such as uneven or slanted ground. They will also feel a little larger than the Lanshan 1. If you don’t mind the extra weight of tent poles, get one of these. If you need the lightest weight possible then get the Lanshan 1 Pro since it’s a single wall tent. Regarding poled tents, I thought the Cloud Up 1 was good but it is a bit of a struggle to wriggle in with a front end door then pull the pack into it. It would be good to ask on the backpacking forum although they generally don’t like the Chinese tent companies.

It really just depends how you feel about the rest of your gear. I have the Cloud Up 1 tent and I'll probably use it until I break it. There's lots of other gear I'd get before a new tent because it works well and it's light enough. Check out litesmith.com and garagegrowngear.com. I don't know what their shipping to EU is but I expect it may be better here in the US.

Second the Cloud Up 1. Just enough room for me and my bag. I've used it on many campouts and it has held up well. Adjust the rainfly forward to give the body breathing room at the feet, otherwise condensation happens. Pretty minor issue for a $100 tent.

I have an older Cloud Up 1. Airflow is an issue at the feet because the only vent is at the head. I've pretty much solved that though by making sure the rainfly is pulled forward as much as possible leaving more of a gap between the ground and the rainfly at the feet. You also have to make sure the sides are pulled out far also. I get a lot less condensation now. It looks to me like the PRO has added more solid material at the head, probably trying to force more air to the feet. It seems like a poor work around, less mesh is generally a bad thing for a hot and humid climate. More mesh at the feet or another vent would have been better, obviously.

Nature hike Cloud Up 1 has been good for me for a couple years, fairly regular use.

Honestly, on a budget, Nature hike. Cloud up is a well reviewed, well liked, and not very flawed design. I used a 2 Pro and my sister a 1P on a recent bike pack. Neither of us had a complaint in rain or extreme dew. Both Held up fine with basic stake out in 20-30mph winds one night (kinda rare to have sustained winds in the 20s). They are cheap tents (paid less than $100 for each) but you won't find flaws in finish. Had the Cloudup 1 since 2020. And the 2.Pro for just a about 10 nights of use. Happy with both. These aren't tents I use a ton. Only bikepacking and backpacking with my dog. So spending $500 on a similar tent (the 1p is a copy of the Big Agnes Copper spur, iirc the names of big Agnes). I think the 2Pro may be an original design. It's flawed in that it isn't a warm weather tent. But that isn't an issue for me. Most of my use is spring and fall and it's perfect for that.

It's a free standing kinda 3.25 season version of the cloudup. I prefer it because the 1P isn't free standing. The bigger 2Pro is actually easier and faster to setup. Also, I mostly solo backpack and bikepack with my dog so a big 1 person is ideal. Dog, me, gear have plenty of space. The 1P actually has a lot of space but it's not wide enough for 2 pads, which is an issue in colder weather. Packed size and weight isn't too much different either between the Cloudup 2Pro and 1P.

I have a Naturehike Cloud Up 1, very happy with it so far. Takes hardly any time to pitch (and can go up outer first if the weather requires it) and packs down nice and small. Only slight thing I'd say on that front is the poles are a bit longer than I'd like, I just put them somewhere else on my bike as they only just fit between my handlebars without touching. It stood up to some pretty awful rain this weekend without a hitch, and I didn't suffer with any condensation issues despite that.

Look at Naturehikes. I have a 1P tent from them that cost me £85 and weighs 1.5kg. Size wise it's basically a bivvy "with a bit extra" but it's enough to sit up in and store your bag either in its (tiny) vestibule or just next to your sleep mat.

I bought an entire setup on Aliexpress this year! Naturehike Cloud up 1, same brand sleeping mat and chair, a down quilt, plus all the little doodads like headlights and cutlery. No complaints so far except for a toasting fork who's head fell off midway through doing a marshmallow, and the weather hasn't exactly been sunny glory so the waterproofing on the tent is working as advertised.

Lightest on a budget is the Lanshan or Lanshan Pro from 3F UL Gear. Requires separate poles, but they sell pretty light carbon fiber poles. Naturehike was laready mentioned, they have some decent options. I had the Cloud Up 1 but hated the small front entry, 2P version is probably a little better. Still would go for side entry tho.