Naturehike - Cloud Up 3

Naturehike cloud up 3. Its a great tent and relatively lightweight

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

I've had one for the last two seasons now. Imo: The air flow is fantastic. The material seems like it's pretty good quality. I have two high energy dogs and nothing has ripped. On that note, the tent fits my partner and I as well as two dogs (50 lb and 30 lb). They typically lay right on the side walls but we still have a good amount of room. The tent itself is pretty light and can be used backpacking. It packs down pretty small too. It's rained heavily a few times and we haven't gotten a single drop or soak-thru at all. The footprint comes with it but it's slightly bigger than the tent floor, which has potential to be problematic. Just take notice of it and make sure the rain fly is properly extended past the footprint. The vestibule is very useful. There's a few smaller internal pockets inside the door to put your phone/other small things. My only real gripe with it is that they have a hook for a lantern or something, but decided to put it right in the middle of the doorway for some stupid reason. So if you do hang a lantern, it's pretty annoying to constantly avoid hitting your head on it. Maybe that's my own minor inconvenience

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

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.

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 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.

I have a Naturehike Cloud Up 3 which I use when both my kids come with it. It's also great for two people with plenty of room. the 1 Up is probably fine as well but for me personally I'd consider the 2 person just to have plenty of room, unless weight is the biggest factor

Right now if you have Amazon Prime there are sales on Coleman and Naturehike Tents. For two people I would get a Coleman Sundome 3 person and if you feel like you might ever go backpacking get a Naturehike Cloud Up 3 person. It has a little less room but it is a bit higher quality and is relatively light enough to take backpacking (especially if split between two people). Always go with 3 person tent for two people if possible so you're not super cramped.

It's okay if your budget is very small. If you can spend a little more, I like the Naturehike Cloud Up 3p tent. It will fit 3 standard size inflatable sleeping pads.

Naturehike is my new favorite budget brand and I recommend it over Coleman now for entry level. I have a cloud up tent that has worked well for several years now

I have the 20 year old but virtually identical version of this tent, and i'm finally retiring it for a NatureHike Cloud-Up 3. This is a good tent for most beginning camping uses. I had it multiple places in Florida, Texas, Colorado. Good for car camping. The reason I'm retiring it is because the nylon is deteriorating after this long of a time and rips are starting to develop along the tent pole sleeves. Additionally, in high wind, the tent lays over and with the short rain fly, wind driven rain easily comes into the tent. It never fully collapsed and the tent poles never snapped, even with some of the crazy winds I've had this out in. Considering it was $40 20 years ago and it lasted me on a dozen camping trips, some with nutty weather, i think this is a pretty solid choice to start out with.

Naturehike cloud up 3 in either nylon option.

It's a surprisingly great tent.

I have a cloudup tent for backpacking. I have had it for 3 or 4 years and taken it on several trips. It's been through at least 2 storms. No issues with it and I don't have any specific complaints. It's not the lightest tent out there but neither is it the most expensive. It does set up easy. I think I have the 3 person which is a good size for my wife and I.

Tried mine for the first time on a mountain in Norway, got a little windy and with every stake and guyline tight the wind kinda inflated the floor of the inner tent, had to put my heaviest items on the sides to keep it flat. but so far i'm very happy with it!

You’ll find asking around on the camping subs and other places, and I find it to be absolutely true, comfy for two is always going to be a three person tent. General rule is plus one for how many people you have. So for two people you would want a three person tent to be comfy and have room for gear and to stretch out. The cloud up 3 is for three people and it’s great, I have used both. I find the opalus to be much roomier and comfortable.

I have a cloud up 3 for car camping that i bought out of curiosity, it is pretty good, has held up to heavy rain and strong winds with no issues. It comes waterproofed, so there is no need to treat it.

Lots of options here. If it has to be free standing and you want something UL then I would probably recommend getting a 3P UL tent such as the Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL 3p or the Marmot Super Alloy 3p. These can fit two 25" wide sleeping pads side by side and will have a small amount of room for gear. Most 2p UL tents have tapered floors and cannot comfortably fit two backpackers side by side. If you want a bit more room you can go to the Marmot Tungsten UL 3p, Sierra Designs Meteor Lite 3p or the Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 3p. Weights on these tents are a little bit over 4 lbs If you want a budget option the Naturehike CloudUP 3p would be a good choice for 2 backpackers if the single door was not an issue. If you want more room, but it will be heavier, the Mongar 2p is also a good choice, I would avoid the REI half dome due to weight and REI's sub-par 1 year warranty. MSR, Marmot etc have a lifetime warranty and can get you parts after the sale. REI does not repair gear and does not sell parts for tents. A trekking pole shelter, like the Durston X-Mid 2p, isn't that hard to setup with 4 stakes and two trekking poles. I can get mine up in 2 or 3 minutes. Trekking pole tents will save allot of pack size and will cut weight; which are important for backpacking. You will more than likely be carrying trekking poles anyway and this will cut weight in your pack on the trail. Trekking pole shelters have much smaller pack sizes (usually) than free standing tents. Most UL backpacking tents are going to be 20 denier fabrics. This is perfectly fine for most conditions. You can usually buy a footprint from the manufacturer to protect the floor from dirt, rocks and sticks. Otherwise if you want to increase durability you are going to increase weight and pack size. To protect any tent better you should be using high quality tent stakes and should be guying out the tent properly in crappy or windy weather. For example The Durston X-Mid 2p is a 20 denier 2 person tent that can fit two 25" wide sleeping pads side by side and weighs around 37oz all in for a MSRP of $279. The Sierra Designs Meteor Lite 3p also has 20 denier fabrics, is a free standing tent and weighs 4lbs 10oz and costs a MSRP of $499 and a sale price of $399. The standard Meteor 3p can be had for a much cheaper for $185 right now, weighs 5lbs 6oz and uses 68D fabrics for the tent fly. The Marmot Super Alloy 3p weights a bit over 3lbs, is on sale for $280 through SunnySports, has 20 denier fabrics. At the premium end the trekking pole shelter will be a better value for the money i you don't mind practicing pitching the tent a couple times in your back yard. YMMV and everyone has personal preferences. I own the mesh and solid versions of the Durston X-Mid 2p and the Sierra Designs Meteor Lite 3p. I used to own the Meteor 4p. I have used the Super Alloy, Copper Spur HV UL, Naurehike Mongar and Cloud UP and Marmot Tungsten (but not Tungsten UL) tents.

Oh, that's much harder! Car campers can get away with cheaper / heavier / crappier gear. They don't have to carry it, so weight is not a concern. Heavier materials are cheaper and if it breaks - the car is right there for rescue. Backcountry campers rely on their gear for safety much more. A hike out in a storm because the shelter failed in the middle of the night is a big pain. Carrying extra pounds over mountains is no fun either. All that said... my general recommendation for a 3-person backpacking tent is the Nature Hike brand. They've actually gotten more popular over the past few years (and their prices have risen accordingly). They make knock-off models of other popular tent designs. Similar to Coleman - they hold up okay, but no to the level of the high-end brands. This is $160 right now and weighs 5 pounds: [https://www.amazon.com/Naturehike-Cloud-Up-Lightweight-Backpacking-Footprint/dp/B07J6RVXZT](https://www.amazon.com/Naturehike-Cloud-Up-Lightweight-Backpacking-Footprint/dp/B07J6RVXZT) The high end tent that I use/recommend is the Big Agnes Copper Spur 3. 30% off at REI right now is a solid deal - but still $400. [https://www.rei.com/product/164194/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul3-tent](https://www.rei.com/product/164194/big-agnes-copper-spur-hv-ul3-tent)

If you want a 3 person tent (realistically fits two comfortably), the Cloud UP3 is a great budget option. Tents with full flys are a bit harder to setup but work much better in rain. [https://www.amazon.com/Naturehike-Upgraded-Lightweight-Camping-Backpacking/dp/B07J6RVXZT?th=1](https://www.amazon.com/Naturehike-Upgraded-Lightweight-Camping-Backpacking/dp/B07J6RVXZT?th=1)

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.

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

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.

Naturehike and 3F UL make good quality, inexpensive backpacking tents. They can be had on Amazon. I’ve got a Mongar 2, Lanshan Pro, and Cloud Up models and have had great experiences with all three.

Random question . I just purchased one from Amazon (prime day sale) and when I set it up, I noticed one of the poles (part of the Y frame) is bent... Is that on purpose or a manufacturing defect? When I fully set it up, the tent looked completely fine. Thanks! https://imgur.com/a/UVifgIs

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. 👌

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).

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