Head to head
Naturehike Cloud-Up 2 vs Naturehike Mongar 2
The Naturehike Cloud-Up 2 gives each person more floor — 13.9 sq ft against 13.9, which is the difference between tight and tight. The Naturehike Cloud-Up 2 is the lighter carry at 3 lb 1 oz, and the Naturehike Mongar 2 is the cheaper of the two at ~$119.
 Naturehike Naturehike Cloud-Up 2 |  Naturehike Naturehike Mongar 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Backpacking | Backpacking |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 13.9 sq ft (tight) | 13.9 sq ft (tight) |
| Floor area | 27.9 sq ft | 27.9 sq ft |
| Peak height | 41.3 in | 39 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 3 lb 1 oz | 4 lb |
| Packed weight | 4 lb | 4 lb 12 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 24.4 oz (trail weight) | 31.8 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 20 in pads fit, 25 in pads do not | 2 × 20 in pads fit, 25 in pads do not |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 6ft 5in tall | 6ft 5in tall |
| Doors | 1 | 2 |
| Freestanding | semi-freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | aluminum | aluminum |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 3-season | 3-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | — | 4,000 mm |
| Packed size | 4.7 x 17.7 in | — |
| Approx. price | ~$164 | ~$119 |
Naturehike Cloud-Up 2
The Cloud-Up is the tent that made Naturehike a name outside China: a 7001-aluminium single-pole double-wall tent at 48.7 ounces and $164, which is ultralight-adjacent weight at budget-tent money. Twenty-eight square feet split two ways is 13.95 each, just under the standard band, and the 82.7-inch floor is the shortest two-person floor in this catalog — a six-foot sleeper touches both ends. Naturehike now sells at least eight Cloud-Up variants; the numbers here are the plain 2-person.
Best for
A first lightweight tent where the budget will not stretch to a Western brand.
Naturehike Mongar 2
The Mongar is the Cloud-Up's two-door sibling, and the trade is plain: fifteen ounces heavier, two doors instead of one, freestanding instead of semi, and $45 cheaper. The 4000 mm rating on 20D ripstop is higher than almost everything in this catalog, including tents at five times the price — treat the number with the usual scepticism about how hydrostatic head is measured, but the fabric is not thin. Same 82.7-inch floor as the Cloud-Up, with the same warning for tall sleepers.
Best for
Two people who want their own door on the smallest possible budget.
Rows where the two differ are tinted. Specs are the makers’ own; floor area per person, weight per person and pad fit are our arithmetic on them.