Naturehike Star River 2-Person Backpacking Tent
Tech Specs
- Weight
- 2.6 kg total (Amazon listing), 1.95 kg minimum (Naturehike)
- Capacity
- 2-person, two doors
- Structure
- Freestanding, two Y-shaped 7001 aluminium poles
- Material
- 210T polyester fly, 3000 mm
- Packed
- 45 x 15 x 15 cm
- Inner
- 215 x 135 x 110 cm
Freestanding on two Y poles, with two doors, at a budget price. At 2.6 kg it is the heavy way to camp on rock.
The Amazon US listing describes a double-wall tent with a mesh inner and a 210T polyester fly rated to 3000 mm, standing on two Y-shaped 7001 aluminium poles. It is properly freestanding, so it pitches on a gravel pad or a campsite platform without pegs, though you still stake it out in wind. The inner is 215 x 135 x 110 cm, with two doors and a vestibule on each side.
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The weight is the trade. The listing gives about 2.6 kg in total and a packed size of 45 x 15 x 15 cm, which is a seatpack or a fork cage of its own rather than a corner of a bar roll. Naturehike quotes a lower minimum weight of 1.95 kg for the tent body and poles, and rates it as a three-season tent, not a four-season one.
It had 143 owner ratings at 4.5 stars on Amazon US when we checked in October, a smaller record than the Mongar or the Cloud Up. For two riders who want two doors and a tent that stands on hard ground, it is a reasonable buy. A solo rider counting grams should look at a one-person tent instead.
The Verdict
A freestanding two-door tent at a budget price. It is heavy for bikepacking, and that is the cost of standing up on rock.
- Durability
- 3.5
- Performance
- 4
- Usability
- 4.5
- Value
- 4.5
- • Freestanding, pitches on rock and platforms
- • Two doors and two vestibules
- • 110 cm of headroom for two
The Good
- + Freestanding, pitches on rock and platforms
- + Two doors and two vestibules
- + 110 cm of headroom for two
The Bad
- − 2.6 kg total, heavy for a bike
- − Packs to 45 cm, too long for drop bars
- − Smaller owner record than Naturehike's best sellers
