Naturehike - Mongar 1 Backpack Tent

I have naturehike backpacking tent and a sleeping bag, I’m happy with both but I got them off amazon.

I have a naturehike backpacking tent and a sleeping bag. Both are great. I got them years ago when they were cheap. The prices have since doubled.

Used my tent for the first time this weekend. had a few hours of rain during the evening. because of the high cut out, there is a lot of splashing water. as a result, drops came through the inner tent! Also, due to the high cut-out everything next to your inner tent, such as my bag and shoes, were wet as well.

Not even for rain? I've used my Mongar 15D with moderate rain for 3 hours I got water droplets inside. 

Naturehike. Tested ko na sa camping sa Pulag yong 2P. Lakas ng rain at hangin sa campsite. Nasa 2.5 kg kilos ata yang 2P. Di kasama accessories. Mas magaan dyan yong 1P tent, 1.3 kg di kasama accessories.

I've never heard of them but products from their parent company, DAC are ubiquitous in high end backpacking gear. I'd give a design like the sololite a try. The vestibule comes separately adding a lot of cost. I see two big problems with this tent; * Shipping stuff overseas to Canada can be a big PITA. I'm not sure where you are purchasing it but but "Bigtent Explore" option may largely avoid shipping being a PITA and that store seems to be the main place to buy them. * If you decide to sell this tent it will be difficult due to the lack of name recognition. Durston's a Canadian company that manufacturers extremely popular tents and if you want a high end option they are worth a look. I'd recommend starting with a freestanding tent like the X-Mid. I primarily use a different tent but I've been extremely impressed by one of their trekking pole tents I own. Another option is more budget oriented tents. NatureHike makes a bunch of fairly light tents (CloudUP, Mongar) and imho they are more durable than the extreme ultralight tents. If you do get serious about backpacking, you can later upgrade from a budget tent. Personally I use less expensive tents when camping close to vehicles as weight isn't a major concern and I'm less worried about damaging them. If you later decide to get a ultralight 1 person tent, the extra space of a two person will be greatly appreciated when weight isn't a concern. Go to MEC or another outdoor store (Not Atmosphere / Sportchek) and start trying on packs and find one that fits well. Keep a few in mind and purchase one that will fit the rest of your great and aim for a 60L or smaller pack. As long as you have a sleeping bag designed for backpacking that uses down and / or synthetic materials and has an appropriate comfort temperature rating its hard to go wrong.

Definitely get the new one with 15d! I use the nature hike cloud up 2 10d and it's not too thin

The Mongar is a decent tent. With two people you can just split the weight. A friend has a smaller Nature Hike tent and it's lasted her years. Alps Mountaineering is another brand that's pretty bomb proof, just a little heavier than the high end tents. The Eureka Midori that someone else suggested would be good too. For two people you may end up looking at a 3 person tent, just to have a little extra space inside for your gear. I'm one person and I use a 2 man backpacking tent. Edit: stupid autocorrect.

Naturehike monger; my thoughts from using a lot of Naturehike tents. It has sooo much mesh and the fly doesn’t come close enough to the ground, so will be very drafty; your sleep system would be 100% of your warmth. It’s also very large inside and with that much mesh, it will be impossible to warm the inside air. Condensation won’t be a problem though, but snow would blow in. Avoid anything but a light dusting. With its back to the wind and pegged out as long as possible with some 23cm pegs, I would use it in 20mph winds with higher guests, but I wouldn’t recommend it at altitude where winds can be unpredictable unless you had a natural rock formation or natural shelter around you. Side guests could collapse it, and also pitching up and down would put a lot of strain on the poles. The poles, dispute what people say, are similar to other well-known £300-£400 tents (Big Agnes, MSR), but those tents are also not described as “4-season” tents. Snow, the tent design with the cross support would allow snow to build on the top and could collapse the tent under weight, I would avoid anything other than a light dusting. In the right conditions you could totally get away with a few winter camps in this tent but it is, a warm, calm weather tent that will hold up will in a decent amount of rain. It’s also a really good summer tent allowing you to sleep under the stars on a calm night without the outta fly.

“Taller guy” Not sure how tall you are but I’m 6’2” and the Mongar is more than fine. 

Ah, yes! I have a NatureHike Mongar--one of the old ones. It has held up really well over the years. It is very sturdy, but also very heavy, so I generally only use it in cold weather.

I have the 2 man cloud up, but naturehike has better options with side-entrance, like the mongar. I would choose one of them over the cloud up for the ease of getting in and better cooking abilities.