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With an integrated fly and tent body, and an external pole structure, the NEMO Chogori 2P tent sets up faster and weighs less than other 4-season tents, so you can quickly get out of the weather.
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View all NEMO Backpacking TentsBest Use | Mountaineering |
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Seasons | 4-season |
Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
Minimum Trail Weight | 7 lbs. 1 oz. |
Packaged Weight | 7 lbs. 11 oz. |
Packed Size | 8.5 x 18 inches |
Floor Dimensions | 89 x 65 inches |
Floor Area | 40.1 square feet |
Vestibule Area | 11.7 + 4.2 square feet |
Peak Height | 39 inches |
Number of Doors | 2 doors |
Number of Poles | 5 |
Pole Material | Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL |
Pole Diameter | 9.6/9 millimeters |
Canopy Fabric | Nylon ripstop |
Floor Fabric | 70-denier PeU nylon (5,000 mm) |
Rainfly Fabric | Sil/Sil nylon ripstop (3,000 mm) |
Footprint Included | No |
Design Type | Freestanding |
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After learning that my planned tent wasn’t going to work on a Thursday I called Nemo and had a tent by Monday. Flew to AK that Tuesday. Thanks Travis! The tent itself was awesome, plenty stable in the mild weather we had but I’m confident it would do fine in a storm. I love that all of the main poles are the same. Makes set up super easy. It was spacious for 2 (we had the 3p) but let us have our gear in the tent with us allowing it to dry (kinda) which is a big perk. 3 would be cozy but totally doable. Venting is always hard on these tents but the double vents over head worked great and didn’t let snow in. Plenty of well placed Interior pockets as well. My only negative is I wish it came with a bit for cord for guy wires to keep things tensioned. There are lots of attachment points just need more rope!
I wouldn't have expected a tent billed as 4 season to have poles that bend so easily or to be so lacking in waterproofing on the floor. We bought 2 of these tents for backpacking in Patagonia. Both tents ended up with bends to the secondary poles and both tents leaked heavily through the floors on a rainy night. I'm not talking a downpour with horizontal rain. Just a fairly ordinary night of rain with winds up to 35 miles per hour. We did not have the tents pitched in holes. The water seemed to have seeped in from 1 or 2 low spots. The bent poles haven't failed but they are worrying. The leaky floors are just unacceptable for a tent in this price range billed as a 4 season tent. On the plus side, it sets up very easily in windy and/or rainy conditions. That ease doesn't amount to much when you are concerned it may fold and it has water coming in through the floor. I'm unlikely to buy another Nemo tent at this time.
I have used this on an expedition on the west buttress of Denali and this is a bombproof tent. The exterior pole design makes setting up the tent in wind and snow a breeze and also keeps the interior dry. Once set up this can stand up to 45-50 mph winds and heavy snow. There are a good amount of extra guy out points for extra security.