I have tested this tent extensively on our channel in all kinds of extreme weathers,as long as you pitch it properly this is a fantastic budget tent. I have seen it out perform an MSR tent twice its price. I have found that an additional guy to the rear window makes a massive difference too. And i have never had a drop of water in it in nearly four years of wet and windy camps. More often than not this is my tent of choice.

I have the "skirtless" version of this tent and I've had it in everything from snow, to wind, to rain, to sweltering heat. It's a tank! And because I don't have the snow skirt, I've never had a problem with condensation. Recently I upgraded to the lunar solo for weight savings, but I will still use this tent in the future. Great tent for the price and stupid easy to use!

You missed the point I think - it is LIGHTWEIGHT. Remarkably so. It is also very inexpensive and very waterproof. Tie out all the points and it's amazing in very challenging conditions. Your average snow and wind included. When conditions allow crack the door for better venting... zippers are handy that way (-:

I have this tent (without the skirt) i've used it all 4 seasons (canada). Never had an issue.

I've had the Naturehike Cloud Up 2 without the skirt for three seasons now, and am super happy with it. I can vouch for it's waterproofness, I've had numerous experiences with large amounts of rain falling on it. Including one night during a thunderstorm in France where I had at least 3 inches of rain during one night. Literally woke up in the middle of a small creek the morning after, but not one single drop had gotten inside of the tent. Can agree with you on the zippers though. It's not top notch exactly. I've had some problems with the zipper of the rain-fly getting caught up.

I have the same tent since 3 years ago, and I've never had problem with the water, or even condensation.

Love my naturehike tent, had the exact same tent out regularly through our scottish autumn & early winter, its been through F9 storms, day after day of rain, 5 inches of snow & has never had a single issue. When you actually run the guys out correctly & guy up the vent its a very stable tent that keeps you warm & dry with the added bonus that it weights very little making it great for low load long hikes & multi day ventures.

Tent manufacturers tremble when they hear the name Luke. lol.

There are 2 lines attached to the outer flysheet on each side that you didn't use. These two lines pull the flysheet away from the inner mesh and allow ventilation. I am suprised you didn't set it up as intended by the manufacturer. Btw. there is a new version on the market: Cloud Up 2 Upgraded in various colors with or without snow skirts.

I have a few of these nature hike tents and all have served me well.

Yes!!! I was wondering myself, if Luke would have noticed NatureHike brand and their tents. Looking forward to watcching this vid. TY Luke!!

Thanks for reviewing this tent. I'm in the process of general planning of a long section hike for next year and the regular version of this tent is one I'm considering purchasing. I was concerned about weather worthiness of it overall, but after seeing your review and reading many of the comments here I feel more confidant it's a decently waterproof tent

Finally a Naturehike tent. Hope he will review more of Naturehikes tents.

This is my tent of choice when backpacking with my girlfriend. Our first time out we had endless rain and this thing held up with ease! I took it out once and forgot the aluminum poles... I managed to prop it up with some wood I processed for support columns. I was glad it held up pretty OK :D

This is a tent I have really enjoyed, and hope to have many more trips with it. Thanks Luke 👍🙂

As someone living in the north west of England, I can appreciate how you've turned living somewhere rainy into an advantage. If you lived in Vegas you'd lose so much content. Great video, as always.

Always great reviews. Good to see some one doing full gear testing

Luke please, do a proper pitch test to this tent. The footage at Summit or Nothing is incredible and I would like to see the tent performing as good in your channel (which I am a long time subscriber of). I genuinely think that with all the guide points properly attached you will be impressed and it would be a much fairer review (in my opinion). Also it would be interesting to see those tiny little stakes at work hahaha. By the way...I agree that it doesn't looks 4 seasons but you averall enthusiasm for this tent would surely increase. Thanks and keep the hard work!

I’ve got the Naturehike Cloud peak 2 and I stayed on top of a average sized mountain top and with not massively strong winds the next day the poles had warped massively. Shame because it really is a great tent. Love these honest videos keep up the great work and look forward to the next one

Great review, thank you! I have a different NatureHike tent: the VIK 1. They also claim that it is four season. I haven't had the opportunity to test the four season claim, but I have had the VIK 1 in really severe wind and in rain, and it performed amazingly well. I prefer the VIK 1 to the Cloud Up as it pitches all-in-one, which is useful in rainy weather.

Your honest reviews keeps me coming back. Great review. Thank you Luke.

I have 3 person, skirtless version as well. Absolutely love the tent whenever we go backpacking. It does develop lot of condensation even without skirt. However, with guylines and proper stakes, they do not touch inner tent. It does have a weak cross pole "holder". Both ends developed holes by poles when tent was under 60-80 mph winds for 3 days. We stitched with more durable nylon lashing to cover the holes. Excellent tent for the money.

Been using it for about a year. Great tent for the money after switching to MSR spikes. Had it out in snow and 15 degrees. Did the job

Yessss. Been looking at this tent for ages - so glad you did this!

I'm glad you did the test on this, I have the CU2 3 season tent and am very happy with it. In fact all the nature hike products I have are good. However I was considering the CU2 4 season, I'm gad you've revealed it's weaknesses thanks, you and Sue keep up the great work.

I have the cloud up 3 and it performs great for my needs! I don't get much in the way of snow so I can't attest to that, but I've used this tent in every possible weather event holds up great. I agree on the condensation. You have to stake it out to get the air flow, there is usually a moisture film on the walls. I've never had a problem with it dripping off. This is by far the best "budget" I've ever owned.

Thank you, sir! Really appreciate your reviews

I love these kind of videos of yours, i love rain and beeing able to listen to it and seeing such interesting videos just make me happy. :D

That looks like the old stock version, the updated Cloud Up 2 (and 3) versions for the last few of years (I've had mine since end of 2018) have a ventilation port at the front AND back and get great airflow when you want it. I've tested mine in New Zealand winter, and it was great with the snow flaps. I've also used it in hot Western Australia - I put the skirts up out of the way when it was hot, down when blocking the wind. In strong wind where I couldn't stake it down because it was on soft sand, the snow flaps worked great for having sand piled on top of them. The skirts being down changed the high wind behaviour a lot, when it wasn't whipping between tent and fly, it stands solid against the wind. I wouldn't take it up Everest, but my experience is in line with others who have the tent.

Hey Luke - I have the skirtless version of this tent. I call it a 3.5 season tent. I don’t love it because of the front entry but I can’t fault it for that and it has a place in my gear cupboard. Get the skirtless one!

Thanks for the reviews! Confirmed my preference for Hilleberg, etc.

hi luke, that tent works well here in the philippines, i have that tent and i never experience some leakage on that even on rain and wind, i just tie the guy lines on the fly to secure from windy conditions, also, condensation is also minimal because of the ventalation, the fly on the 3 season version provides more airflow., :)

I have the non snow skirt one. Never had a leak. Have taken it out in snow, I did do an a frame tarp over top, since I was stealth camping. But that really helped with the snow. I did add a sew on velcro door that covers the major open area of mesh. Overall I love the tent. Add in a uco candle and a warm sleeping bag and sleep great. The vestibule is great for cooking in as well from the warmth of the bag. Not bad for a knock off tent. Quality for the price!

For me you have the best reviews, don’t stop sweet work.

Keep up the tent reviews. I am planning to purchase a new one in the spring and I am seeing all kinds of info that I can use. Thank you for the honest opinions.

I'm in Australia, so no snow, but this tent has seen many an adventure. I've never had any issues. Condensation on the fly sometimes when conditions make it so, but no issues otherwise. I can see winter in colder countries, this could be a problem, but no problem for Aussie winters. I've had 3 naturehike tents now, opalus 2, cloud up 3 and the cloud up 2 10d. All have never disappointed. Great tents at budget pricing.

I have used the Nature Hike Silent Wing 1p for a few multi-day trips in the Canadian Rockies and it has been an excellent "ultralight" budget tent. There is a significant difference in ventilation between my tent and this one however. Happy to see some reviews on Nature Hikes other products. I do agree with the assessment on the poles, even on my model, I would not trust them with any snow load or extreme winds.

I use their inflateble pillows with a soft cover around it best pillow i have tried

Thanks Luke. I'm very pleased to see you test a Naturehike tent at last. I think a lot of us internationals pestered you for one. It's strange that you ended selecting the 20D grey with skirt when most of the cloud up 2 are without it (at least on aliexpress). You usually find it in 210T polyester or 20 D. I totally agree with the 3 season conclusion, which is maybe why few take the 20D grey + skirt version. The floor is a little bit thin for my liking too, but overall it's a tent that's popular with light light backpackers, just like the lanshan tents.

I bought this tent after seeing this recommendation. I needed a tent for a newbie and didn't wanna be one of those newbies that buys expensive equipment. So I hunted around on youtube and I remembered your channel and after this test. I'm fairly sure in Germany with reasonable weather it'll be just fine! I really like your channel. I'm not a camping person most of the time, but I did used to do it when I was younger. But I like how to explain things, your other videos explains other kit I could buy if I wanted to get more into it. But I like how it's easy to watch and I find out things that I didn't know before. Thanks for making the time for the videos! :)

I have the same tent without the snow skirt. Works good

I'm looking at these tents and I'm a noob so I want to make sure I'm digging it befor I go big. Ty for the review was very informative.

Thanks for the review.

I have this tent and used it on fall backpacking trips to Michigan's U.P. It has held up to wind and rain like a trooper. My version is definitely a three season tent. Would not venture out into extreme winter weather with it. But early spring through late fall is ideal in the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region.

I have the skirtless version of this tent and it was during Amazon Prime day too so a great deal. I took it on a short backpacking trip through the Roan Highlands, set it up on one of the balds during an extremely windy and cold (19 degrees) night. Although it was loud with the wind, it stayed put. A friend of mine had a much more expensive tent that kept blowing over and she ended up joining me in mine in the middle of the night. I didn't have any experience setting it up before first use, found it to be intuitive and user-friendly. A friend gave me a Six Moon Designs tent that I'll use for longer trips just for the weight savings, but I have no complaints about this tent at all.

I'm going to go ahead and pick one of these up (without the snow skirt) thanks for the honest review Luke. Strength and Honor 👍

Good honest review ! I do have 3 Naturehike tents . They are 3 season tents with no snow skirts . Overall they are very good quality and ventilation is good. Having said that , I wouldn’t buy one with the snow skirt option in the intent to use it in winter. Thanks for sharing 😉👍

I have been rocking a Lan Shan 2 for two years...zero issues

I hope it checks out...it’s in my big out bag... great work y’all!

Can't wait for this, i am looking for a lightweight 3 season inexpensive tent for cycling with an antechamber. Nothing too crazy, also small packed size is good on the bike too.

Good morning brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures brother

Thanks so very much for all the reviews, it really helps a lots👍

Like many have mentioned, side guidelines were not pitched, which is a must of any tent.

I own the cloud up 2 with snow skirt and without. I bought them due to the affordable price and the 4 season claims... Used it in 20 degree Temps, no wind and only light snowfall overnight. I found it adequate for the $. Glad to hear it will keep me dry in the rain as well. Would buying more substantial pegs be an option to make in more secure in wind?Thanks for the review Luke!

I bought a Naturehike Cloud up 2 person tent in 2015, first backpacking tent. It worked well for about 5 trips through wind and rain with no issues, but I had a pole breaking the 6th trip. At that time, I couldn't figure out how to get replacement parts, and decided to go with the MSR Hubba Hubba because MSR usually stands behind product and has replacement parts

Excellent review! Thank you!

I've got the Cloud Up 3, skirtless. Have had no issues with it in terms of ventilation and condensation. One thing that I noticed is that you hadn't guyed out the outer layer to keep it off the mesh, which I find helps with ventilation and condensation quite a bit. Also worth noting that the newer design has a cross section at the top of the tent to help spread the top out a lot more :) Can't say I've been unhappy with my cloud up 3! Edit: Can agree about the zippers on the inner however, does get caught if not correctly staked out. I found that if it was TOO taught, it would get caught a ton which was frustrating.

Good review. I have a Cloud up 2person . I've had no problems, it is the regular one not the one like your review. I like that its lightweight and easy setup , as well as fits in my pack.🌲👍

I've got the snowless version and am completly happy with it, no condensation issue at all and the quality is just insanely good. Only i would like it to be a bit leighter but then you gotta kick something else out. :D

I have the lightweight Cloud Up 2 and have slept in it down to 32F with no issues. There are three flavors that I can see...the lightweight, the double layer, and the winter skirt. My lightweight is one of my go-to tents because of the quality and it is very lightweight and easy to set up. I have NOT used it in snow or rain yet...guess I'm lucky with weather...heh.

When are you going to do another bushcraft 3 nights it would be fun and informative; Thank you for bringing us with you God Bless you

Thanks Luke for doing what ya doodle!! A part that's missing might not be a big deal but the fact a part IS missing on a new tent is a big deal.

Thank you

I have the Cloud Up 1, and if you buy the footprint for that tent, you can set up the fly first, before setting up the inner, in the rain (the footprint has clips for the fly, and grommets for the poles). Should keep things a lot drier if you need to make camp in the rain.

Cant wait to see the test night in a snow storm

Mongor 2 or starry river 2 are beast mode. I have latter and it is over 200 but the best tent I have ever had. Nature hike is awesome.

I have this tent without the snow skirt and it has been an excellent tent. No condensation issues.

Thanks for the review, man, great stuff. Sounds like you need to test it in some snow :)

Good review. Knowing that 4 season tents are a compromise between warmth, protection, and breathability. It would be interesting to see which companies have managed to maintain the balance of the 3 the best. Anyway, keep doing what you do and I'll keep watching. Like you I love foul weather. I guess basing out of Arizona, sunny weather gets kinda boring.

I have the cloud up 2 with the snow skirt and I would have to say whenever I use it the tent tons of condensation builds up on the wall that drips on me if I bump into it. Using the guidelines on the sides of the wall stops it from falling on me but whenever I take the tent down I have to clean off the inside of the fly with a towel and then let it sun dry for it to be dry. I feel they should put vents on the top of it to help with the air flow even if they are small. Other than the condensation the tent is amazing. It fits 6ft me sitting in the center with my 70 lb dog. It doesn't weigh much and I plan on testing it in the snow once we get some more where I live.

Great review. This is a nice budget friendly tent. I have the 2p skirtless version. I have had it for 2 years. I bought it for around US $100 off amazon. At the time I was also looking at the 3f Ul lan Shan 2. It was around same price 2 years ago. (Not anymore). For a cheap budget friendly, free standing, lightish wt, full rain fly tent, very happy. So much so I recommend it to my new scouts when getting into backpacking. It just checks many boxes for a first time or new backpacker. Cons are single door, agree poles are thin, stakes are tiny. Over all very much agree with your assessment. I have been very satisfied with it for 2 years. I recently however did upgrade my kit to the Dan Durston 1p trekking pole tent. Something you should totally check out. Thanks for the review. 👍

I cannot wait for the Opalus 3 man test results. I just bought the Opalus 3 man like 3 weeks ago or so. Have not got to use it yet. Set it up and it is has a lot of room.

Finally! A nature hike review!!!

Test night is the best video

If you are daring, and you get a snow event, that would be a true test to the 4 season claim. Thanks for the vids.

I bought this with the skirt and after one night with condensation I cut the skirt off. been fantastic ever since!

Summit or nothing reviewed the cloud up 2 3season tent in winds of up to 55mph on the Moors in UK. The wind bent 3 poles on an MSR pitched next to the Naturehike. Naturehike no damage. Awesome for the price. No wonder other manufacturers shudder. I noted you hadn't guylined the fly on the sides of the tent. That would have allowed better airflow and stopped the fly flapping on inner tent. Just an observation.

Ive known this tent for some times now, but its the first time i saw with skirt

I have good experiences with naturehike so far. I had the mongar, 3 Season tent. Now I got the cloud peak 2 and 1 Person, one layer naturehike vik. Great budget tents. Great quality for the price, and even More. There marketed 4 Season tent truly are not 4 Season but like you said 3.5 season.

Tested this tent first night in Sequoia Forest in December and temp got to 10-15 degrees with the wind. Had a bit of the condensation issue, but very warm and comfortable, I didn't tie it the rainfly tight enough so the flapping from the wind kept me up a bit

My Naturehike tent has been stellar!! I can't tell you what it's been through and like the Timex, takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Great tent simple as that. Living in Canada I don't see many of these hiking style tents as being 4 season!! Winter is no joke and something with a stove is more the style needed.

I used to own an MH Hylo 3 tents, now that's a 3.5 season tent. It a single wall on one side, but a double wall where the door is. I suspected that this was not up to their claimed specs, thanks for confirming. Usually, these inexpensive tent does not age well. You can find them on eBay under different brand names too. I hope the results are good enough for recommendation to those of us who only goes out a few times a year.

I have the 3p version with snowskirts. I also had some issues with condensation. New versions have a air vent on 2 sides. I am doubting to cut off the snow skirts on the sides. I also contacted nature hike if the new outer tent fits the old bit the say the don't advise it. But if I can buy it I will.

Great review naturehike tents are very popular as a budget friendly option down here in Australia

I've had this tent in my Amazon wish list for months waiting for you to review it. Great info! I'm thinking I'm going to pull the trigger on the one without the snow skirt based on the other comments. Thanks Luke!

Luke which product will you recommend for water proofing maintenance on a tent? Awesome videos and thank you for sharing...

Hey luke, i own naturehike cloud up 3, so far so good, i really love it, hope u can review next the 3 person tent

I have the Mongar 2 from Naturehike. For a beginner I love the tent l. Take care buddy 👍

Big thumbs up that you put the celsius in the video, many youtubers dont do that :)

Keep the reviews coming man. I took a alps mountaineering Tasmanian 2 to the boundary waters and it is a 4 season tent. Half the week was warm and second half was in the low 30’s it held up nice and we had lots of wind and a few nights of strong rain. It held up good and I couldn’t even pitch it in the ground I had to tie it off to bushes and trees cause we were on a rock. I never seem sealed it but I did drinch it In permethrin cause the mosquitoes and black flies were insane. You should run a review on it. It’s a pain in the butt to pitch but other then that it’s a solid tent once it’s up.

Great video...thanks

I have a Naturehike cloud peak 2 and freaking love it. One of the Best tents I ever owned. I have a sleeping bag and gloves to. They are alright. Had better. Had worse. All In all I really like their products. Mainly because they don't break the bank and are reliable. They may have this tent without the snow skirt in a newer model on Canadian Amazon. Not a hundred percent sure though. A lot of their gear seem to be knock offs of expensive brands products . I think Naturehike is one of the good China made companies. We often hear horror stories about foreign tents but Naturehike is rarely one of em. I would say they are some of the good guys in the budget friendly tent biz. Befor I got mine I watched lots of reviews and all the reviewers seem to be worried about the poles. My poles never failed me and stood up to some pretty good winds and storms.. Obviously they could be built better but for the price it's extremely hard to find anything as good. For me personally. When you only got 150 bucks and need a tent, these are way better Options then wallmart brands.

Great video, thanks. Couple of other tents I'd like to see reviewed are something similar from 3F UL GEAR as I've heard good things about their tents and the NatureHike Minaret.

Can you review the Hyke & Byke Zion 2 person tent?? Thinking about getting it for warmer climate on motorcycle holiday!

Thanks for another great information / review tent video ! Your experience with tents is fantastic. ✔ ( Written 8 January 2021 )

You can buy a version without the skirts. Also tbf to the tent you didn't use the side guy points to pull the sides of the fly away from the inner, they could have helped with the sidewind / wetting out issue. Re the durability in wind there's a British wild camper who was caught out in 50 to 60ph winds and it survived the night. His companion's MSR Elixir (I think) ended up with MSR having to replace two bent poles. I certainly wouldn't head out with the Naturehike knowing full well it's going to get rough but it seems to be relatively durable if you do get caught out. I certainly wouldn't consider it a 4 season tent either 👍

Maybe this was pointed out already in the 300+ comments but it looks like he didn't use the mid-fly tie-offs. I wonder if that would have helped with the condensation

Luke, I have this tent without the snowskirt and I use it in Ireland in some seriously wet and very very windy conditions summit camping. This tent is a tank. That snowskirt must diminish the airflow if you've had condensation build up. I've never experienced that on my version.

Really exited to see you test some naturehike products. I've been eyeing them but have been afraid to get one without a reliable review.

Excellent test and presentation.