“I love the way the vent only works well if the wind is blowing the right way”

70% of 20 verified owners recommend the Naturehike Cloud-Up 2, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
Affiliate blogs here say 100% recommend, while the owner-based score is 70%. They earn a commission on every sale — so we show them for transparency but never let them move the score.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube and Affiliate blogs are shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Naturehike Cloud-Up 2 owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“I love the way the vent only works well if the wind is blowing the right way”
“looks like a perfect tent for the UK.”
“It's strange that the company didn't connect the body with the fly in this version”
“I had this tent for 3 years and it served me pretty well. My main issue with it was the front entrance, felt like I had to be a gymnast to get back into the tent over my sleeping pad after getting up in the night.”
“it lasted me the entire 8 month cycle tour from Mongolia to the Netherlands, surviving insane wind, rain, snow and sand storms. Worth every penny.”
“The walls slanting in towards the middle so dramatically are the deal breaker for me.”
“I see the drawbacks as an absolute win in bad weather.”
“Wasn't enough as it blew flat in a high wind...Thankfully the poles didnt break and was able to successfully move the tent -with a load of help.”
“I however found it okay for 2 people.”
“Sounds like a good one man tent for us here in the UK.”
“Cloud Up can be quite flappy even when not on top of a mountain, and is a pain to stake out taut to stop the flappiness.”
“showed the lack of mesh... I'd cook in Australia”
“I bought a nature hike cloud up 2 I got one with the "4 season" rain fly tested few times really nice and light 3.8 pounds. Material seem really light but is holding up well but it is thin enough I bought a heavier tent for back up just in case”
“This is a great tent. Don't let anybody fool you into believing this is a 'beginner' tent or entry level.”
“Not sure $130 is very "budget"”
“Brilliant tent, it was my first tent when I properly got into wild camping and used it many times.”
“I own precisely that tent. The description is correct and you should have no problems.”
“Once pegged in it’s ok. Spent well over 100 nights in it not a biggy.”
“overall I felt very impressed with how it held up.”
“Both are decent budget picks though.”
“Great review and a great little tent!”
“The Naturehike tent has thicker floor and rain fly compared to the BAFCUL2, which makes it about 9 oz. total heavier than the BA tent with footprint. The thicker SilNylon material also gives the Naturehike tent a much greater hydrostatic head (4000 mm vs. 1500 mm) to resist driving rain. Packed weight without the optional footprint is right around 3 lbs.”
“I have never been dripped on, and the 2 person is not heavy. Naturehike are great tents, full-stop.”
“I've had one of these for a couple of years and been in some awful weather, never had an issue, great tent.”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“I replaced Naturehike's dinky pegs with the longer ones that worked well.”