Those extra long ties are for when the tent is used with a cot, the extra length enables the tent to be pegged out securely. I think this tent was initially designed as a cot tent.
One thing you should remember is that these tents are not only sold in America. Last Sunday I arrived for an overnighter on Dartmoor, England at 4 p.m. and it was 12C which is 53F, chucking down with rain and blowing a gale. it was only going to get colder and a mesh inner would not have been any good, although one obviously needs some mesh for ventilation.
This is a lightweight version of a decathlon 2 man tent. I bought it about 4 years ago, so been around a while, it is more of a car camping tent. Great idea. Love this lightweight version.
The instructions showed a Image of the tent put on top of a cot . The dimensions are based on the average Cot. If you put it on a cot you can get better airflow . If you go back to about to 1:55 minutes part of the video you can see the images in the instructions. . A couple of those images show cot legs under the tent. I have looked into buying some thing like this a few years ago. I don't remember the brand but didn't buy partly due to the length. I am a little on the tall side and would need something at least 80 inches.
@@Difusion2172 If you look closely at the Directions he showed you can see the cot legs protruding down along with the tie down lines. Stat the video at 1:55 and pause the video and count the tie downs in the different pictures. You will also see that the extra lines look like the crossed legs of a cot There are drawing on two of the pages he showed
Another good first look. As a larger (over 6’) person I’ve usually gravitated toward two person tents because I like to have my gear out of the elements at night and the extra room is good for added ventilation in warmer months. The width of this tent makes it iffy for me due to the same concern you had (a drawback to going to a gym). Thank you for sharing this review.
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Love the tent, and your reviews, Luke. If and when you decide to rain test this tent, don't forget to put those rubber caps at the end of the draw-pulls over the holes the strings pull through to make it waterproof. It seems like a good idea, but we'll see! Lonewolf Mountain has the right amount of rainfall to git 'er dun!! :)
This tent looks like it is making way in the future product of easy setup tents. Naturehike did a wonderful job designing this tent to set up very easily. That design in itself can make this tent sell out despite the other flaws it brings. I really hope that they improve on the tent because this could be their ticket to being a more respectable brand.
@@alxmamaev Very well possible, don't know every tent out there. Might look it up to see what are the differences. It is still amazing for the easy set up with the low weight however.
Three seasons , spring, summer, Autumn .. Always a compromise with ventilation , probably good for northern Europe . Fast pitching , handy for motorcycle camping . Thank you for the reviews.
This motivates me to come up with a guy line hack. At my age, there aren't as many things that amaze me anymore, but this popup design is amazing. All of he other popup tents have stowed dimensions that won't fit on a motorcycle. Hopefully the company listens to and implements your recommendations. Thanks for this review.
Stakeout points are long because its designed to be raised up on a cot, they'd need to be to reach the floor from the cot. Also, as a brit, I prefer the fabric inner to the mesh, much more comfortable interior on cold wet british days.
I really like my Naturehike Mongar2 during warm weather. I can pitch a tarp and just set up the mesh part under the tarp. So nice to sleep in the woods and seeing everything around you including the camp fire will watching a movie.
Great video as always Luke, but I would have expected you to review the 2p tent that's more accessible and only $5 more, AND is coyote brown! Regarding the guy lines, you can see at 1:08 that they're designed for use on top of a cot. Also, if the 2p tent has 2 doors it might help with the ventilation issue? Cheers, love your reviews
Weighs double thst of the 1p tent and is thus a very different product. This truly is incredible, while the 2P tent I wouldn’t take anywhere other than a car camping setup
well like the idea of the pull thing to set up and take down would want it wider for sure No i am not a big person but dont like tight spaces , material dosnt bother me , more tie out out's would be great. Cant wait to see the rain test Thanks Luke
It shares the same spider frame design as the Decathlon Quechua 2 secs easy pop up tent (I reviewed this recently - great tent for the money). The NatureHike version is much lighter though. Great video Luke. Looking forward to see you test it out. All the best my friend 😊👍🏼✊🏼🏕️
I had this tent as did my mate. They both lasted about 5 uses in summer before they started breaking. Sure the warranty is great but the mechanism on the decathlon one was super flimsy
I half expected it to spring to life when you took off the compression strap and looking at the instructions I was curious about the low tie outs. It looked like it was going to be above ground. At 6"2" and 260 I would never fit. But aside from the design shortcomings, it does look pretty cool. Thanks for the review, stay safe and God bless.
Interesting product. Looking forward to testing. As a part of field testing make sure to try it on a cot as many design features are built around that. As it stands it looks attractive as a less claustrophobic bivy shelter. Not super comfortable but quick to set up if the weather changed unexpectedly or you misjudged how much daylight was left.
I think this would be a great tent so long as it's waterproof, will be looking for that video. As far as the guyline points... perhaps the pulls coming out the hubs could be used with paracord... & perhaps the company could even integrate longer pull cords to be used as guylines. Lots of hangy string though for a tent, but just an idea. I think it's downfalls can be subjective and overcome though, but very valid critiques. It would be nice to see this tent built with your recommendations.
Just got the 2 person version of this Naturehike tent. The 2P does does have proper guy-out points about halfway up the fly (guy lines included). No lines attached (or provided) for the corners of the tent body - so the corners are just staked. All required stakes (though small) are included: 4 for the body, 4 for guyouts, 2 for the doors. There is more mesh, only because the tent is larger - but it's still not enough. I'm experimenting with placing a fan, hung from the "umbrella mechanism" in between the inner and outer. It is a perfect placement to draw air from inside straight out the vent at either end. Oddly, there is a small patch of mesh, on the fly, for the vent - huh? I'm not sure I've seen this, why would it be there, when the inner is the bug protection. Maybe it's for wind driven rain? I'm thinking of cutting it out to improve airflow. The inner tent body is attached to the outer with toggles and can be fully removed. Would be nice if Naturehike sold a replaceable full mesh inner - ok, there's a zero percent chance of that. As was said, so much fabric was just a big "miss" on Naturehike's part. This could be a great cool/cold weather tent as long as those umbrella mechanisms don't fail.
I absolutely love how easy this tent can be set up and the quality. I almost would run and buy it except I live in a warm climate. Without more mesh, I would be very limited when I could use the tent. Which is sad because I REALLY WANT to use this tent. A little wider would be nice. I hope those pull points don't leak. Thank you again for the video
Hey mate, do you know the Quechua 2 Seconds Easy 2 person tent? It’s got the same sort of setup mechanism but is quite a bit heavier. It does feature „blackout“ walls though, which is absolutely mind blowing if you haven’t tried it yet. love your channel, you’re a star! Keep up the good work 😸
I live in New England. So for early spring, late autumn would be great. I camped and woke up to 25 degree nornings before. I like the quick setup. Some of the gazelle tents and ice shanties are a pain to pull the sides and don't fold back up that easy. As far as guidelines, my current backpack tent doesn't have them from the top either. But with my gear inside, never had a problem.
I believe you mentioned this tent was designed to also be used with a cot. If so, then those guy line placement points make more sense for going from cot to ground. Indeed, higher guy line points added would be a big plus. Yes, more mesh. I have the Teton Sports rendition of this concept and like it quite a bit, and have both rain flies (short/long) but prefer to use it w/o the fly beneath a baker tent style tarp set-up so I get that max airflow and rain protection from the tarp.
Pretty nifty: no untangling & popping together those little pole sections. We shall continue to watch Luke & see if it puts back in the bag the same way, and pops out again. Bet it does. Nature Hike has a pretty good reputation.
I think that the long stakeout points are there to accommodate a stretcher. NatureHike seems to advertise this particular tent as being used with a stretcher quite often, and I imagine that in order to set it up like that, you would need the long guy lines.
Luke👍👍 It's a cot tent obviously. Maybe the excess fabric is used to strengthen the body, being this tent is designed to be above ground and an auto erecting product, mesh is not very sturdy. Who knows what the Chinese designer had in mind. S&H!
it seems like the 2P version might be worth a look though, with two doors it could be breezier, and it has more vents and guy lines. The price even on your own amazon link is $130, so even cheaper than you mentioned. Cool to see new ideas, I'm still holding out for a quick setup tent for the lazy car camper that you endorse and is reasonably priced. That'll be a nice sweet spot.
Decathlon made this tent for car campers. They have 2 and 3 person versions, also in blackout. Naturehike made a good product here, since decathlon don't have it in 1p and light weight.
I frigging want one!!! I have a 10 man "pop up" tent. I love it. It's more time consuming than your average pop up though. I'd more so call it half pop up. Super cool though. The poles that are built into it, extend. Creates the whole base. And then you just need to put in the 2 or 4 poles for the top kinda like a normal tent.
Not to different than my military litefighter 1 tent. The guy outs are long and low on the corners because it was meant to be used on top of a cot like the litefighter 1 just different connections. Gives you that extra length in guy lines to make up for the cot height. Very quick setup though pretty impressive! Quality of materials and how it fairs in the rain is my only worries...? Good stuff always luke! Can't wait to see you put it through its paces. Hike on!!
I had a Coleman easy set up, was great. I’m 6’1 and couldn’t walk around in it, and it was hinged, so you just grabbed the center point and lifted until it clicked. Done.
that is a neat tent. easy set up, would fit in my dry bag on the motorcycle. but as you mentioned, little space inside for all the other stuff. and living in fl. little ventilation would die from heat stroke. i currently have a 2 person with heaps of room, vents on 3 sides, mesh is plentiful, rain cover goes over with sloping to run water away from bottom of tent, i have only set it up once, takes about 15 min. would like the 2 man version of this. i'll keep looking. great review though. thank you.
Like you, I love the way this opens and definitely wish it was made with mesh with a separate rainfly. Oh well. The long stake out points are to secure the tent over a cot. That's also why it's so narrow.
Good review I can see straight away, I wouldnt fit in it though, maybe a larger version, also wary of the design for the windy and damp UK climate, but for wee folk in sunny places, who cant work out how to put a tent up, could be a good buy.
The tent is interesting, and it's roomy enough for one person doing late sprint to early fall camping, especially out of a car or off of a motorcycle. The two-person version is so close in price that it would be my preference for this manufacturer/line for moto or car camping. I don't care if it's a little warm because that generally works well in the northern half of the country, especially in the West where the humidity is lower and it gets cool at night. I like the fact that this tent can be mounted on top of a cot to get up off the ground, and that will also keep it cooler in the hot weather. I would have liked to see you actually spend a night in it, and then finalize your report. This was really more of an overview than a true review. In fact, I'd like to see you use it in warm, cool, and rainy weather... so I don't have to (and risk trip failure)!
Agree, it has potential. But yeah, guy line points and maybe mesh doors on both sides. I think you were saying a triangular design with 3 pull-snap systems? I think that would be interesting. Not sure how it would work with mesh but thats an engineering problem. I like it though because it provides gear storage space, which this design does not. I like the potential in the design though. In foul weather conditions you can have a shelter set up in less than 5 minutes. I hope they take your suggestions as constructive criticism and keep working on the design.
I actually like the lower fabric part (actually thats a modification i did to my mongar 2, removable) because in windy areas like mine a full mesh inner means you'll get cold in the night
@@mickd6942 got a timelapse video in my channel showing how i did the mods. Basically it consists on a "skirt" made of widproof fabric wich them is attached to the inner with snaps. Take a look and feel free to ask me any question you may have, i'll gladly reply the best i can
My ICS tent I just got is bigger and better designed. I can see the extra length on the guy lines for the cot and I like the pop-up style. This tent would be lighter than my ICS but would it be storm proof? I can see where the Chin military now got their new pop-up shown on their military review channel. I wish I could still access to the vid to look at it again since they only showed it being half setup and then fully so. The entire channel has been taken off the net. Great 1st look at this product. I couldn't use it since it isn't wide enough. Take Care and Stay Safe.
I think the guy lines are long to allow for the cot and why it’s narrow as well to fit on a cot and with the fabric inside I think they done that where the poles are because of how it folds and rubs on the fabric when it opens and closes. I’ve been looking at this tent for a while and I’m glad you made a video so can see it in action would love to see a camp in it 👍
Seems to me that this is just two umbrellas supporting the tent. I am looking forward to how it will hold up to wind and rain. Very interesting system. =)
Insane :D I was just looking for something I can use as a windshield during ham radio operation and although this is a bit large when packed, weight is still OK. Incomparably better than bothy bags some hams tried.
I'm thinking that this may be a good candidate for a Bothy when 2 people are on a day trip skiing and want to get out of the wind for lunch. If they sit back to back it is opposite to a Bothy were you sit facing each other, but it has the advantage of free standing so condensation is not forming on your head and back due to you holding it up.
Those long stake outs are great for rocky ground or if one must pile stuff on the strings or tie them to logs. Sometimes, I wonder the tent makes one take the same line to the upper guy out & stake it all. Hmmm...no upper guy outs...must just be for like a festival or pop right up out for a quick pop in long side the road car, maybe a half mile back the State Park.
Decathlon has a similar tent although it weighs quite a bit more. I am skeptical about the durability and this system being a potential failure point in the long run. Still though,a very interesting tent.
Really like the easy set up. I would spend the extra 5 and get 2 person. That should help a little with Air flow and does need something to hold the top down. Would b great tent under normal conditions
This type of umbrella inspired setup can be found in Europe on several decathlon tents. But they aren't light or ultralight like this one. But they have an other party trick. They offer a fabric that makes it pitch black inside.
Great review! I wonder whether having guylines higher up would/could effect the poles and how they work? I can't wait to see whether the hubs leak in an all-night downpour.
Oh cool, I have a tent from decathlon that uses the same pop up mechanism. This one looks lighter and packs down smaller. I like this feature for car camping.
This cot tent has potentials, as you said, if it can breath and stay dry. I do hope the factory take your recommendations of those mentioned modifications serious. As always, great review and comments.
I was watching winter camping in Kei Trucks in Japan, and the algorithm spit out folks hot tent camping with videos showing off the gear. I saw a mix of cot toppers and full one man tents set up inside the larger shelter. One of the videos showed a full transparent outer wall on the big tent for the view. I can see this being bought by their audience.
I tested a pop-up tent in a store. Roomy but, if ONE of the angled arms at the top breaks, the bowe breaks too. Could'nt, help myself on that one. 😅 Great option until the plastic connection stresses too much then it doesn't reconnect. Trying to recall the company, the concept was made like an umbrella.
Hi Luke, When you went inside the tent. You had your jacket on. Maybe if you would have taken it off. I think that would have made a little difference. God bless you and your family!
I agree 100 percent that people will spend the money for a good product as you said. I personally, would love to use this for me and my dog (maybe 2 p version) if different materials but the same design was used. I would gladly pay $300 - $350.
If I was a manufacturer, I would be glued to this channel and take some serious notes …I agree with Luke .. Naturehike need to consolidate their products.. they are all over the place, nice tent, for kids and the Asian market.. too small..
Back to the drawing board again over common sense elements that most tents should have. width, height, wind considerations plus rain proofing..wil water come in at the pull locations or will we have to surround them Vaseline to prevent leaking. I agree on the pricing this is more of a 2 season tent early fall to first frost maybe. This tent if corrected could make a great biking tent.
it would be awesome, if when you do your testing, you had a device that would measure the temp and humidity inside the tent, during the test. That does look super easy to put up and down... just wondering how long that "push" clip thing will last, looks like it is made of plastic? Thanks for the video. Take care, be well
Are the long adjustable stakeout points so long because it is also ment to be used on a cot. . . . Maybe that is also why it is so narrow. Just a thought
As I understand it, the guy lines at the bottom corners are to facilitate setting the tent up on top of a cot.
With the cot below the floor? That is weird. But I've seen plenty of weird things for outdoor use.
1:58 The manual shows that as an option.
on the tent instructions, it looked like it showed the tent on a raised bed.
Like the litefighter tents.
I'll stick with my lite fighter 1
Those extra long ties are for when the tent is used with a cot, the extra length enables the tent to be pegged out securely. I think this tent was initially designed as a cot tent.
thats what i thought
One thing you should remember is that these tents are not only sold in America. Last Sunday I arrived for an overnighter on Dartmoor, England at 4 p.m. and it was 12C which is 53F, chucking down with rain and blowing a gale. it was only going to get colder and a mesh inner would not have been any good, although one obviously needs some mesh for ventilation.
This is a lightweight version of a decathlon 2 man tent. I bought it about 4 years ago, so been around a while, it is more of a car camping tent. Great idea. Love this lightweight version.
The instructions showed a Image of the tent put on top of a cot . The dimensions are based on the average Cot. If you put it on a cot you can get better airflow . If you go back to about to 1:55 minutes part of the video you can see the images in the instructions. . A couple of those images show cot legs under the tent. I have looked into buying some thing like this a few years ago. I don't remember the brand but didn't buy partly due to the length. I am a little on the tall side and would need something at least 80 inches.
Its designed for to use it on a cot, strange it was not pitched on one
@@Difusion2172 If you look closely at the Directions he showed you can see the cot legs protruding down along with the tie down lines. Stat the video at 1:55 and pause the video and count the tie downs in the different pictures. You will also see that the extra lines look like the crossed legs of a cot There are drawing on two of the pages he showed
Another good first look. As a larger (over 6’) person I’ve usually gravitated toward two person tents because I like to have my gear out of the elements at night and the extra room is good for added ventilation in warmer months. The width of this tent makes it iffy for me due to the same concern you had (a drawback to going to a gym). Thank you for sharing this review.
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Love the tent, and your reviews, Luke. If and when you decide to rain test this tent, don't forget to put those rubber caps at the end of the draw-pulls over the holes the strings pull through to make it waterproof. It seems like a good idea, but we'll see! Lonewolf Mountain has the right amount of rainfall to git 'er dun!! :)
but there's too much fabric. are you a madman?! 😂🤣
This tent looks like it is making way in the future product of easy setup tents. Naturehike did a wonderful job designing this tent to set up very easily. That design in itself can make this tent sell out despite the other flaws it brings. I really hope that they improve on the tent because this could be their ticket to being a more respectable brand.
Actually they are not first. I saw the same system in decathlon products a long time ago (probably they invent this umbrella like mechanism)
@@alxmamaev Very well possible, don't know every tent out there. Might look it up to see what are the differences. It is still amazing for the easy set up with the low weight however.
Isn’t Coleman the proverbial umbrella style tent? Not sure if they use the same mech, we can’t get Coleman here.
Three seasons , spring, summer, Autumn .. Always a compromise with ventilation , probably good for northern Europe . Fast pitching , handy for motorcycle camping . Thank you for the reviews.
This motivates me to come up with a guy line hack. At my age, there aren't as many things that amaze me anymore, but this popup design is amazing. All of he other popup tents have stowed dimensions that won't fit on a motorcycle. Hopefully the company listens to and implements your recommendations. Thanks for this review.
Regarding stakeout points, is this tent intended to sit on a cot? The lack of guylines, and width, seem to suggest rhat
You’re correct
of course, it's designed for that
So they finally figured out how to stitch together two umbrellas, good job :D
Stakeout points are long because its designed to be raised up on a cot, they'd need to be to reach the floor from the cot. Also, as a brit, I prefer the fabric inner to the mesh, much more comfortable interior on cold wet british days.
I really like my Naturehike Mongar2 during warm weather. I can pitch a tarp and just set up the mesh part under the tarp. So nice to sleep in the woods and seeing everything around you including the camp fire will watching a movie.
Great video as always Luke, but I would have expected you to review the 2p tent that's more accessible and only $5 more, AND is coyote brown! Regarding the guy lines, you can see at 1:08 that they're designed for use on top of a cot. Also, if the 2p tent has 2 doors it might help with the ventilation issue?
Cheers, love your reviews
That's actually a very good point you've made there about the cot. Something I would have never thought about but makes total sense.
Peace
Weighs double thst of the 1p tent and is thus a very different product. This truly is incredible, while the 2P tent I wouldn’t take anywhere other than a car camping setup
@@pedroclaro7822 if it's double the weight, then it's definitely not as interesting
@@mrtacohunterm.d.355 not in the least… Luke always posts that in the description, friend. Have a good day
I’m 4’9 and this tent is perfect for me.
Please do a review with the tent on top of a cot. I am really thinking about buying this tent for that use.
Thanks Luke.....well done...looking forward for the rain test.
I like your honesty!
It's amazing what you can do with 2 umbrellas.
Once you said made for a cot, the tie downs made more sense. low center of gravity and enough length to reach the ground.
well like the idea of the pull thing to set up and take down would want it wider for sure No i am not a big person but dont like tight spaces , material dosnt bother me , more tie out out's would be great. Cant wait to see the rain test Thanks Luke
It shares the same spider frame design as the Decathlon Quechua 2 secs easy pop up tent (I reviewed this recently - great tent for the money). The NatureHike version is much lighter though. Great video Luke. Looking forward to see you test it out. All the best my friend 😊👍🏼✊🏼🏕️
I had this tent as did my mate. They both lasted about 5 uses in summer before they started breaking. Sure the warranty is great but the mechanism on the decathlon one was super flimsy
it dosnt SHARE it COPY PASTE :)
and decathlon is 100$
@@McTAnGuS its just remind me of a umbrella mechanism , lol
secs lol
I have a very similar 2 person tent from Decathlon. Similar pop-up mechanism. Same problems with ventilation.
I half expected it to spring to life when you took off the compression strap and looking at the instructions I was curious about the low tie outs. It looked like it was going to be above ground. At 6"2" and 260 I would never fit. But aside from the design shortcomings, it does look pretty cool.
Thanks for the review, stay safe and God bless.
Interesting product. Looking forward to testing. As a part of field testing make sure to try it on a cot as many design features are built around that. As it stands it looks attractive as a less claustrophobic bivy shelter. Not super comfortable but quick to set up if the weather changed unexpectedly or you misjudged how much daylight was left.
I think they are longer ,so you can stake when you use it on a cot.
I think this would be a great tent so long as it's waterproof, will be looking for that video. As far as the guyline points... perhaps the pulls coming out the hubs could be used with paracord... & perhaps the company could even integrate longer pull cords to be used as guylines. Lots of hangy string though for a tent, but just an idea. I think it's downfalls can be subjective and overcome though, but very valid critiques. It would be nice to see this tent built with your recommendations.
Just got the 2 person version of this Naturehike tent. The 2P does does have proper guy-out points about halfway up the fly (guy lines included). No lines attached (or provided) for the corners of the tent body - so the corners are just staked. All required stakes (though small) are included: 4 for the body, 4 for guyouts, 2 for the doors.
There is more mesh, only because the tent is larger - but it's still not enough. I'm experimenting with placing a fan, hung from the "umbrella mechanism" in between the inner and outer. It is a perfect placement to draw air from inside straight out the vent at either end. Oddly, there is a small patch of mesh, on the fly, for the vent - huh? I'm not sure I've seen this, why would it be there, when the inner is the bug protection. Maybe it's for wind driven rain? I'm thinking of cutting it out to improve airflow.
The inner tent body is attached to the outer with toggles and can be fully removed. Would be nice if Naturehike sold a replaceable full mesh inner - ok, there's a zero percent chance of that. As was said, so much fabric was just a big "miss" on Naturehike's part. This could be a great cool/cold weather tent as long as those umbrella mechanisms don't fail.
I absolutely love how easy this tent can be set up and the quality.
I almost would run and buy it except I live in a warm climate. Without more mesh, I would be very limited when I could use the tent. Which is sad because I REALLY WANT to use this tent. A little wider would be nice.
I hope those pull points don't leak.
Thank you again for the video
Hey mate, do you know the Quechua 2 Seconds Easy 2 person tent? It’s got the same sort of setup mechanism but is quite a bit heavier. It does feature „blackout“ walls though, which is absolutely mind blowing if you haven’t tried it yet. love your channel, you’re a star! Keep up the good work 😸
Do the rubber pull handles clip over the pull housing? It would be an interesting way the prevent water ingress. This tent looks pretty neat though.
I live in New England. So for early spring, late autumn would be great. I camped and woke up to 25 degree nornings before. I like the quick setup. Some of the gazelle tents and ice shanties are a pain to pull the sides and don't fold back up that easy. As far as guidelines, my current backpack tent doesn't have them from the top either. But with my gear inside, never had a problem.
I believe you mentioned this tent was designed to also be used with a cot. If so, then those guy line placement points make more sense for going from cot to ground. Indeed, higher guy line points added would be a big plus. Yes, more mesh.
I have the Teton Sports rendition of this concept and like it quite a bit, and have both rain flies (short/long) but prefer to use it w/o the fly beneath a baker tent style tarp set-up so I get that max airflow and rain protection from the tarp.
Pretty nifty: no untangling & popping together those little pole sections. We shall continue to watch Luke & see if it puts back in the bag the same way, and pops out again. Bet it does. Nature Hike has a pretty good reputation.
I think that the long stakeout points are there to accommodate a stretcher. NatureHike seems to advertise this particular tent as being used with a stretcher quite often, and I imagine that in order to set it up like that, you would need the long guy lines.
A lot of the pictures I see online show it on top of a cot.
Luke👍👍 It's a cot tent obviously. Maybe the excess fabric is used to strengthen the body, being this tent is designed to be above ground and an auto erecting product, mesh is not very sturdy. Who knows what the Chinese designer had in mind. S&H!
it seems like the 2P version might be worth a look though, with two doors it could be breezier, and it has more vents and guy lines. The price even on your own amazon link is $130, so even cheaper than you mentioned. Cool to see new ideas, I'm still holding out for a quick setup tent for the lazy car camper that you endorse and is reasonably priced. That'll be a nice sweet spot.
Decathlon made this tent for car campers. They have 2 and 3 person versions, also in blackout.
Naturehike made a good product here, since decathlon don't have it in 1p and light weight.
I frigging want one!!! I have a 10 man "pop up" tent. I love it. It's more time consuming than your average pop up though. I'd more so call it half pop up. Super cool though. The poles that are built into it, extend. Creates the whole base. And then you just need to put in the 2 or 4 poles for the top kinda like a normal tent.
Not to different than my military litefighter 1 tent. The guy outs are long and low on the corners because it was meant to be used on top of a cot like the litefighter 1 just different connections. Gives you that extra length in guy lines to make up for the cot height. Very quick setup though pretty impressive! Quality of materials and how it fairs in the rain is my only worries...? Good stuff always luke! Can't wait to see you put it through its paces. Hike on!!
Yh i thought for on top of a cot or as a roof tent on a vehicle
I have a lite fighter too and it has great mesh for summer.
I had a Coleman easy set up, was great. I’m 6’1 and couldn’t walk around in it, and it was hinged, so you just grabbed the center point and lifted until it clicked. Done.
that is a neat tent. easy set up, would fit in my dry bag on the motorcycle. but as you mentioned, little space inside for all the other stuff. and living in fl. little ventilation would die from heat stroke. i currently have a 2 person with heaps of room, vents on 3 sides, mesh is plentiful, rain cover goes over with sloping to run water away from bottom of tent, i have only set it up once, takes about 15 min. would like the 2 man version of this. i'll keep looking. great review though. thank you.
Like you, I love the way this opens and definitely wish it was made with mesh with a separate rainfly. Oh well.
The long stake out points are to secure the tent over a cot. That's also why it's so narrow.
Pretty cool set up really, I'm really interested in seeing the rain test!
Naturehike has been crushing it lately. I have not had a single issue with any of their products. Yet
Color grading is on point lol good vibes. If you don't get that a lot but it looks good.
Love the low guide line probably to reduce the tripping!!
Good review I can see straight away, I wouldnt fit in it though, maybe a larger version, also wary of the design for the windy and damp UK climate, but for wee folk in sunny places, who cant work out how to put a tent up, could be a good buy.
I like the colour. I would like to know how strong those two umbrellas are at each end though.
The tent is interesting, and it's roomy enough for one person doing late sprint to early fall camping, especially out of a car or off of a motorcycle. The two-person version is so close in price that it would be my preference for this manufacturer/line for moto or car camping. I don't care if it's a little warm because that generally works well in the northern half of the country, especially in the West where the humidity is lower and it gets cool at night. I like the fact that this tent can be mounted on top of a cot to get up off the ground, and that will also keep it cooler in the hot weather.
I would have liked to see you actually spend a night in it, and then finalize your report. This was really more of an overview than a true review. In fact, I'd like to see you use it in warm, cool, and rainy weather... so I don't have to (and risk trip failure)!
Agree, it has potential. But yeah, guy line points and maybe mesh doors on both sides. I think you were saying a triangular design with 3 pull-snap systems? I think that would be interesting. Not sure how it would work with mesh but thats an engineering problem. I like it though because it provides gear storage space, which this design does not. I like the potential in the design though. In foul weather conditions you can have a shelter set up in less than 5 minutes. I hope they take your suggestions as constructive criticism and keep working on the design.
I actually like the lower fabric part (actually thats a modification i did to my mongar 2, removable) because in windy areas like mine a full mesh inner means you'll get cold in the night
Would you do a video of your mods to the inner as i would love to see it , been thinking of doing the same to my cloud peak .
@@mickd6942 got a timelapse video in my channel showing how i did the mods. Basically it consists on a "skirt" made of widproof fabric wich them is attached to the inner with snaps. Take a look and feel free to ask me any question you may have, i'll gladly reply the best i can
I would like to know if the flying bells do not damage the tent after a few windy nights.
Got the NatureHike Star River 2, super nice tent for what I consider a budget tent. I like their products.
My ICS tent I just got is bigger and better designed. I can see the extra length on the guy lines for the cot and I like the pop-up style. This tent would be lighter than my ICS but would it be storm proof? I can see where the Chin military now got their new pop-up shown on their military review channel. I wish I could still access to the vid to look at it again since they only showed it being half setup and then fully so. The entire channel has been taken off the net.
Great 1st look at this product. I couldn't use it since it isn't wide enough. Take Care and Stay Safe.
Seems like a good tent for winter if you don't get snow where you are.
I think the guy lines are long to allow for the cot and why it’s narrow as well to fit on a cot and with the fabric inside I think they done that where the poles are because of how it folds and rubs on the fabric when it opens and closes.
I’ve been looking at this tent for a while and I’m glad you made a video so can see it in action would love to see a camp in it 👍
Seems to me that this is just two umbrellas supporting the tent. I am looking forward to how it will hold up to wind and rain. Very interesting system. =)
Similar to the Teton Quick Tent, long tieouts are for when you put tent on top of XXL camp cots for off ground tent
Excellent observation/thought.
Insane :D I was just looking for something I can use as a windshield during ham radio operation and although this is a bit large when packed, weight is still OK.
Incomparably better than bothy bags some hams tried.
I'm thinking that this may be a good candidate for a Bothy when 2 people are on a day trip skiing and want to get out of the wind for lunch. If they sit back to back it is opposite to a Bothy were you sit facing each other, but it has the advantage of free standing so condensation is not forming on your head and back due to you holding it up.
I would like to see the the reversal of the process. I have used the popup type tents easy to put up but when it comes to packing away different story
Those long stake outs are great for rocky ground or if one must pile stuff on the strings or tie them to logs. Sometimes, I wonder the tent makes one take the same line to the upper guy out & stake it all.
Hmmm...no upper guy outs...must just be for like a festival or pop right up out for a quick pop in long side the road car, maybe a half mile back the State Park.
Decathlon has a similar tent although it weighs quite a bit more. I am skeptical about the durability and this system being a potential failure point in the long run. Still though,a very interesting tent.
I have the decathlon Quechua 2 man. I absolutely love it. Now for the longevity test.
You always do killer reviews !!! You should head a international review board on all camping equipment, you are the best
Really like the easy set up. I would spend the extra 5 and get 2 person. That should help a little with Air flow and does need something to hold the top down. Would b great tent under normal conditions
This type of umbrella inspired setup can be found in Europe on several decathlon tents.
But they aren't light or ultralight like this one.
But they have an other party trick. They offer a fabric that makes it pitch black inside.
Great review!
I wonder whether having guylines higher up would/could effect the poles and how they work?
I can't wait to see whether the hubs leak in an all-night downpour.
Decathlon sells this system in euro more than 2 years now.
Oh cool, I have a tent from decathlon that uses the same pop up mechanism. This one looks lighter and packs down smaller. I like this feature for car camping.
This cot tent has potentials, as you said, if it can breath and stay dry. I do hope the factory take your recommendations of those mentioned modifications serious. As always, great review and comments.
I would love to take one of these on one of my 67km white water canoe trips down the Petawawa river in Algonquin park.
I was watching winter camping in Kei Trucks in Japan, and the algorithm spit out folks hot tent camping with videos showing off the gear. I saw a mix of cot toppers and full one man tents set up inside the larger shelter. One of the videos showed a full transparent outer wall on the big tent for the view. I can see this being bought by their audience.
Interesting tent easy to setup, good review thanks for sharing
I tested a pop-up tent in a store. Roomy but, if ONE of the angled arms at the top breaks, the bowe breaks too. Could'nt, help myself on that one. 😅 Great option until the plastic connection stresses too much then it doesn't reconnect. Trying to recall the company, the concept was made like an umbrella.
Hi Luke,
When you went inside the tent. You had your jacket on. Maybe if you would have taken it off. I think that would have made a little difference. God bless you and your family!
been digging my core equipment instant tent, owned it for 4 years now
Seems well designed, can't wait to see how it does in rain test.
I agree 100 percent that people will spend the money for a good product as you said. I personally, would love to use this for me and my dog (maybe 2 p version) if different materials but the same design was used. I would gladly pay $300 - $350.
I think Quechua 2 second easy tent was first to use this technology
Thank you for posting these videos. Can you do some reviews on multi room family tents?
The pop up mechanism is a copy of those netted, food covers that keep the flies off the plate. Like a reversed umbrella mechanism. Cool.
the rubberized bell shape pull is also a cap for the hub to make it waterproof.
Luke that was a good tent, but they have to change the material on this tent to make the air flow come in the tent move
Thankfully that Forest didn’t get burnt down with all the sparks!
If I was a manufacturer, I would be glued to this channel and take some serious notes …I agree with Luke .. Naturehike need to consolidate their products.. they are all over the place, nice tent, for kids and the Asian market.. too small..
Luke have you ever considered working with a Tent maker and design your own tent? I bet you could make it economical and durable
Question about your jacket. Is it waterproof, water resistant and who makes it? Thanks
Back to the drawing board again over common sense elements that most tents should have. width, height, wind considerations plus rain proofing..wil water come in at the pull locations or will we have to surround them Vaseline to prevent leaking. I agree on the pricing this is more of a 2 season tent early fall to first frost maybe. This tent if corrected could make a great biking tent.
I do like the weight. I use a cot but never tried an on top tent made for it. Especially compared to the litefighter...
This looks amazing
it would be awesome, if when you do your testing, you had a device that would measure the temp and humidity inside the tent, during the test. That does look super easy to put up and down... just wondering how long that "push" clip thing will last, looks like it is made of plastic? Thanks for the video. Take care, be well
Great warts and all review. Thankyou.
It has a cot or camp bed that it actually is custom made for sold separately. 2 umbrellas it's a cool design
I think the fabric inner is due to the tension of the pole system? I can’t see mesh being as strong, but I am no expert!
Outstanding review, Luke. Thanks for you service to the consumer!
Been wanting to see thus thanks Luke!!😁
Are the long adjustable stakeout points so long because it is also ment to be used on a cot. . . . Maybe that is also why it is so narrow. Just a thought