Clostnature Polaris Lightweight Backpacking Tent – 1/1.5/2/3/4/6 Person Ultralight Waterproof Camping Tent, 3 Season Large Size Easy Setup Tent for Family, Outdoor, Hiking and Mountaineering

Excellent tent – light, compact, water-proof, and spacious – at a very affordable price!!!
I was overall very happy with this tent. I bought it in preparation for a backpacking trip with my kid. I originally bought the North Face 3-people tent for $230 but when it arrived, it felt too heavy and bulky. Then I saw this tent on Amazon for a 1/3 of the price with such good reviews so I decided to give it a shot. After going on the trip, here are my conclusions:1) It is ultra-light AND super compact – it folds to a relatively small size which makes it very convenient to carry.2) It is very easy to assemble.3) It is very spacious on the inside. There were just two of us, but even with a third person it seemed that there was more than enough space for three people and the equipment. also – I am 6’3″ tall and had more than enough space for myself and my long mattress.4) There are two fairly sizable exits making it very convenient to go in and out, and the zippers are super smooth and relatively quiet (so you don’t wake up your crew if you go out in the middle of the night).5) It was raining ALL night. In the morning, the outside of the tent was covered in water drops but the inside remained completely dry!Some potential cons:1) I have only used it once so far. I would say that the material felt thinner and cheaper vs. the North Face tent, and I don’t know how durable this tent is in the long run compared to some more expensive ones, but as long as you remain gentle when building and folding it, it felt like it could easily last for long.2) It comes without a footprint. I would recommend buying a footprint separately to make sure you keep the bottom of the tent safer. The case has more than enough room to fit the footprint inside when the tent is folded and packed.In conclusion – they definitely earned a 5-star review from me!

For the casual weekend jaunt at the local forest preserve? This is an excellent deal.
I lived in Mongolia as an expat American from 2002-2022 (came back to US toward the end of COVID). As you may well imagine, Mongolia is campers’ paradise. With only 3.5 million humans in a land mass the size of Alaska, the naturescapes are vast, abundant, pristine, and profound in their variety. Camping is about as second-nature to Mongolians as watching football is to Americans. I had not been camping since I returned to the US in December 2022, and my soul really needed a return to nature. I was looking out for gear for months. But since I was on a very tight budget, I had to be scrupulous about the right quality tent at the right price. I decided to take a chance on this one: Clostnature Polaris Lightweight Backpacking Tent. I was definitely skeptical. Back in Mongolia, my old warhorse tent was a Tatonka – the king of European-engineered rigor!OK – back to Clostnature Polaris Lightweight Backpacking Tent. The advertisement did not lie. I did 2 nights out in the bush solo camping this past weekend. The tent will comfortably sleep 2 normal-sized people. (By normal-sized, I mean adventurous/outdoorsy folks who are fit and average to light in weight.) The tent itself is fine mesh – lacking any additional polyester knitting to toughen up the sides. It’s all mesh to the flooring material (as in the picture).Durable? OK. Yes. With caveats: durable in moderate to light winds under 20 mph sustained. I got the feeling that the thin aluminum poles would not withstand sustained wind pressure over 30 mph, or gusts in excess of 40 mph. Over the weekend, I enjoyed moderately windy and rainy weather, but was snug and dry within the tent. The fly withstood both wind and rain. Nevertheless, during the strongest gusts, my mind wistfully reminisced the rather thicker tent poles for my Tatonka workhorse tent back in Mongolia, and I wondered whether I could find a set of thicker aluminum poles to fit the assembly rings on this Clostnature Polaris 2-person ultralight. Oh yeah. Ultralight – it is that. I hauled this tent in my camping backpack along with kitchen mess kit, food and essentials, riding my bicycle 35 km.Assembly? I got it up in fewer that 15 minutes in gusty wind. I’m experienced, so as soon as I assembled the main tent, I dropped my backpack within to hold it down from blowing away while I affixed the fly.The fly has plastic snap-locks at each corner to quickly attach to the tent base at the pole eyes. The tent stakes are strong and were easy to insert into the clay ground of the terrain. But bear in mind that if you pitch this tent on rocky soil and have to hammer down those stakes? You are liable to bend or break them.The packaging is exemplary, and the manufacturer included additional cordage to tie down the fly for windy conditions. I did not bother to tie them down on this trip. Unless the weather is terrifically windy? I shy away from cordage extensions for stability – because I inevitably trip on the cords during night walks.In sum. This is an excellent value for the price $69 in my case for an ultralight 1 or 2 person tent. The fly offers excellent shield from rain. Engineering is stable for sustained winds up to 20 mph, but I would be wary of sticking this tent on a mountainside with gusts over 40 mph.For the casual weekend jaunt at the local forest preserve? This is an excellent deal.Edited: Amazon just posted my initial review and I thought it might be helpful to add pictures and a short addendum. I decided to return this 3-Season tent and grab the Clostnature Libra Lightweight 4-Season – because it appears to be that much warmer and more snug. While the 3-Season tent is probably better suited to more southern states, up here in Illinois weather, the 4-season might be the better option! I’ll review that purchase after I take it out for a test drive in a few weeks. Meanwhile, note that after reviewing the 3-season, I liked the product enough that I went back to same vendor. That should say something to readers. I am a scrupulous consumer/bargain hunter.

I have been really impressed by this tent!It is really compact when packed up, especially for a tent at this price point. The carrying bag it comes with fits everything great and has straps that you can cinch to make it even smaller. Its also fairly light considering the price point- around 5 pounds for a 2 person tent isn’t bad. It is VERY easy and fast to set up, the body of the tent attaches to the poles using little clips which make setup a breeze. It has 4 internal mesh pockets for small items which are handy for glasses or a headlamp. The interior doors are nice and large and roll back neatly, and I like having the two exterior door options (the wide one with the two zippers is my favourite).As others have mentioned, the vestibules are quite small so if you are using it for two people there is not a lot of gear storage space. Bags can fit, but I found they got wet due to dew and condensation as they were right up against the tent wall. I brought along a couple of garbage bags as extra protection from this.I haven’t had much opportunity (luckily) to test out just how waterproof the fly is, and I always add an extra layer of reflective tarp as a groundsheet underneath the tent to protect the floor and add a touch of insulation.Overall I really love this tent- great price and is just what I needed

Very compact, extremely easy to set up and repack. I did spray with a waterproofing before we set on the trail but it rained most of the night our first night on the mountaintop and we did not experience any leakage or seepage. The zippers work great. I bought a lightweight footprint for extra protection to the tent base. This tent slept 3 adults, a 22 month toddler and a medium sized dog with plenty of room to spare.