Naturehike - Cloud Up 3

I have the Naturehike Cloud up 3 that has enough room for 2 full-size sleeping pads and 2 60l bags. I've used it for winter as well. The upgraded version comes with a snow skirt. Only one entrance, though. Nice and light for the square footage while being highly versatile.

I also have used the Cloud Up (3) and cannot recommend it enough to my friends. It's kept me dry and even warm with winter camping last xmas. It comes with a good ground mat, but getting an additional tarp to hang above would make things extra safe, as stated by others. Only thing is I wish it had more storage inside.

Naturehike is a legitimate outdoor and lightweight gear company based in China. Too frequently people assume that because something is made in China it must be less quality, as if there isn't a massive outdoor hiking and climbing community in China. Or as if the largest country in the world doesn't have the capacity to make quality outdoor gear. [not trying to accuse you of this OP!]. I have a chair, large duffle dry bag, and a CloudUp3, tent. I have no complaints about any of the gear. The cloud up 3 has weathered multiple downpours without any leaks, and the dry bag has been through multiple canoe trips with no leaks or issues. Naturehike, 3FUL, and Aricxi are three really good and innovative outdoor brands you can find on AliExpress. 3FUL is about to launch a really quality looking backpack: the Tianshan backpack. It's hard to come by lightweight backpacks with good back ventilation. It has a similar frame to the Zpacks Arc Haul, but I imagine it will weigh about 12oz more and cost $250 to $300 less. Anyways, there is definitely a learning curve to AliExpress. Thoroughly read the descriptions, read the reviews, look for reviews on reddit/youtube/etc. and you'll be fine. There is a ton of quality affordable UL gear there.

Naturehike cloud up 3 in either nylon option.

It's a surprisingly great tent.

I use the Cloud up 3 for my girlfriend and I. Pretty light for a three person.

I'd go for the 3, I had this tent with my GF. Much more room. The 2 would be abit cramped for 2 people.

I really like my Naturehike Cloud Up 3, I have it for many years and its still great.

If you buy from naturehike store on aliexpress, it's legit. Aliexpress protects chinese brands so if you buy from other aliexpress store, it should be good as well, but I'd be more cautious. I have naturehike cloud 3 tent, small 18l backpack and two down sleeping bags. All are similar quality to what you'd expect for paying about twice the price so they're pretty good deal. I also have their inflatable pillow but that one is not comfortable for me (although the quality is good).

I carried a NatureHike brand 3 person tent in a dedicated front handlebar bag. 10/10. Seriously. 3 season ready and quick to deploy when using a dedicated bag. 👌

Just about any $200 tent can pack down into a 2-3L fork bag if you compress it and put the poles elsewhere. Both my NatureHike 3p and 2p Cloud up fit in my fork bags

I tried lots of options, from classic Naturehike CloudUp to various frameless shelters. Now I stopped on Lanshan 1 with a carbon pole. This setup is sub 1 kilo, quite spacious and requires little space. Also the tent is connected with the mesh liner and can be easily pitched in the rain. https://preview.redd.it/bi0vrh2uyzwe1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3cb6b0d03c2ffecfc28319379e8d32e7cf37682

If you are below 175, maybe 180cm tall, CloudUp will surely be OK. If you can manage condensation (sleeping alone in well vented tented should make it bearable, if it's raining out there you may need to use your buff or small microfiber cloth piece to wipe the inside part of the fly), you can look at the NH Taga/Tagar 1 tent. It will be semi-freestanding like CloudUp, but due to no separate inner mesh (only side walls have inner mesh glued to them) it should take less space and be lighter. If you want it truly freestanding, then there are Mongar / Star River tents, but both are 2P. (At least older versions of) NH Vik had issues with bad top vents placement that sometimes let the rain in. Whichever you choose, take the variant with silnylon fly (which chinese mark by adding denier number to the name - for example \`20D\`). Poliester one (typically labelled them as \`210T\`) will be heavier and bulkier when rolled up, but cheaper. If you want it even smaller and still cheap, I'd look at \`Flame's Creed 3x3m 15D\` tarp combined with Lixada's mesh inner. Very light, dirt cheap and definitely OK for shorter person. You can look up the ways to set it all up using your bike, when there are no trees, fences or other poles around (or grab foldable carbon fiber trekking poles, which are much cheaper than dedicated tarptent poles - 130cm one weighs 125g and costs 20-22$).

I edited my comment with more details. Enable the translation and check out this Taga review: [https://ginvilla.blogspot.com/2018/05/namioty-naturehike-taga-1-czesc-1.html](https://ginvilla.blogspot.com/2018/05/namioty-naturehike-taga-1-czesc-1.html) [https://ginvilla.blogspot.com/2018/06/namioty-naturehike-taga-1-czesc-2-w.html](https://ginvilla.blogspot.com/2018/06/namioty-naturehike-taga-1-czesc-2-w.html) Taga, compared to CloudUp has small bar across the main pole arc, which makes it more spacious inside, CloudUp badly needs to be widely staked, otherwise sides fully sag inside. Getting compact and light double layer tent that is both cheap and freestanding is impossible :) Depending on where you are Hubba 1, XDome 1+, Copper Spur (1 person variant) or something akin Dragonfly 1 would fit you, but those are not budget tents. That said, semi-fresstanding chinese ones are okay for not too tall people. CloudUp is very popular everywhere for a reason. But I happily sold my 1P after a single night and can not measure it to verify the dimensions provided by the manufacturer (did you check them out by the way?) I have only Taga 1 left (still waiting to be sold).

Yeah the CloudUp is super nice. HOWEVER… you’ve already discovered r/Ultralight… why not take it a step further? Get a trekking pole tent (or a tarp)! I seriously recommend checking out 3FUL’s Lanshan trekking pole tent. I used it for 1000 mi on the PCT and it’s absolutely spectacular OR, get the “Twinn tarp” from Gossamer Gear, everything on their site is like 1/3 off right now!

Cloudup is fantastic and still going strong 4 years after I bought it.