Nemo Chogori 3 Tent Strength?

Bought this tent on sale at the end of summer. Super excited about the space given its pretty light!

Has anyone used this in rough conditions? Planning to take it to Aconcagua and hoping to hear someone's reviews and its ability to stand up to the wind. 

Yes read that one. Actually emailed the writer but never heard back. Not sure it anwsers my question. Plus they have actually changed the hooks the secure the tent body to the poles since that review so it’s in there a tad stronger.

The tent is being sold as 4season/expedition but is knew and hasn’t been proven on Denali, Aconcagua, etc.

My plan is to bring it and happy to prove it but just looking to see if any one else has so I’m not totally blind

I'm looking at potentially grabbing one of these myself. How'd it work for you?

I used it on Aconcagua it was fantastic and plenty strong, PM me for more details. 

Don't be bashful, post your impressions. I'm sure lots of people who come across this thread will be curious. 

Yeah I bought this tent last year but do to a torn ACL did not get to put it through any paces in CO, I"m hoping to bring it to Denali in a few years.. so would love to hear your insights on how it worked for you. 

I can not say enough good things about the  tent!

I took it too Aconcagua last winter (summer down in South America). I was originally planning on using it as a base camp tent and brining a second lighter tent for high camp. But we went over our weight limit so only brought the Chogori. It did fantastic and it’s light enough that carrying it up was not a big deal.

We had some very windy days on Aconcagua and it held up great. I added guy lines of course but as long as it is guy’d out securely we had no problems. We had one night when we came down from high camp and didn’t guy out the tent. Once the winds picked up we had to secure the tent but once guy’d out zero problems.

The inside is HUGE! We had two people in it plus all of our gear and still had space. You could easily fit three people fairly comfortably and fit four if the conditions required in a pinch.

 I’m a big fan of exoskeleton tents I think the set up it’s just way better. I also have a Hilleberg with the exoskeleton set up.

My one complaint is in the winds it’s a bit noisy but what are you gonna do that’s a fairly small complaint.

Plans to use on Denali as well

Awesome, thanks for the info. I’m gonna go ahead and order one right now.

That's re-assuring Thanks for the review!  That thinish fabric had me a bit worried. Glad to hear it's strong

crackatoa Spiesbach wrote: That's re-assuring Thanks for the review!  That thinish fabric had me a bit worried. Glad to hear it's strong

Thinner fabric had me hesitant to order as well originally. I really want to hear if anyone takes it to Denali though I’m willing to be a tester lol 

we used ours on denali this year and a couple wild winter outings in glacier and other montana spots last year. great space and held up to some tough nights. really comfortable for 2 to hang gear/not suffocate and we even 4 upped it (3 of us over 6ft) one night at 17k, which was absurdly warm but manageable size wise. easy to set up, and free standing - which was a requirement for us.  at 6' and 6'4, it's pretty nice to have the headspace over a significant period of time. weight seemed comparable to other true 4 season outfits.

mwoodsh wrote: we used ours on denali this year and a couple wild winter outings in glacier and other montana spots last year. great space and held up to some tough nights. really comfortable for 2 to hang gear/not suffocate and we even 4 upped it (3 of us over 6ft) one night at 17k, which was absurdly warm but manageable size wise. easy to set up, and free standing - which was a requirement for us.  at 6' and 6'4, it's pretty nice to have the headspace over a significant period of time. weight seemed comparable to other true 4 season outfits.

Really glad to hear you had a positive experience on Denali! That’s on my list and was hoping this rent would make it

mwoodsh wrote: really comfortable for 2 to hang gear/not suffocate and we even 4 upped it (3 of us over 6ft) one night at 17k, which was absurdly warm but manageable size wise

Did you have the 2P (65" wide) or 3P (80" wide)? When you say "4 upped it" do you mean you slept 4 people inside?

Parker C wrote: The inside is HUGE! We had two people in it plus all of our gear and still had space. You could easily fit three people fairly comfortably and fit four if the conditions required in a pinch.

Is this the 2P (65" wide) or 3P (80" wide) that you got? Did you take it to Denali?

Scott, your reviving a thread from 2018-2020... to ask questions of 2 people. Just direct message them.

Desert Rock Sports wrote:

Scott, your reviving a thread from 2018-2020... to ask questions of 2 people. Just direct message them.

So what, Im all about reviving the old threads, and I am happy to answer 

I understand it is an older thread, but thought that potential replies about sizing would be of general interest to future readers. I did message them as well.

Scott Boyce wrote:

Is this the 2P (65" wide) or 3P (80" wide) that you got? Did you take it to Denali?

Mine is the 3P. Its the only tent I've ever used that can actually fit the number of people as advertised. I bought the 3P because I assumed like every other tent that would really mean 2P comfortably. If I would go back and buy again I would buy 2P just to save weight and still have enough space. 

Mine has not ended up on Denali but was on Aconcuaga in serious wind and several other big mountains. By this point the tent HAS been tested on Denali and from what I've heard its done great. I know some guys who used it up there with no complaints. Here is an article to about some guys using it in Alaska more generally

https://www.test4outside.com/en/produit/nemo-chogori-3/ 

Thanks for that link. Somehow it escaped all of my previous searches for reviews. Much appreciated! 

I have a BD Fitzroy which tapers in width from 60" to 45" at the ends, so it is slightly smaller compared to the Chogori 2P and only slightly heavier. It's not very enjoyable to set up with the internal pole structure, although it's very quiet in the wind. The 2P Chogori looks nicer for the same weight but it would be mostly redundant for me. The Fitzroy is only comfortable for two, which is why I'm considering the Chogori 3P for a party of 3, which seems like a good option for more size, easier setup, and double-wall ventilation for almost an identical weight as the 2P Fitzroy + vestibule.

Scott Boyce wrote:

Thanks for that link. Somehow it escaped all of my previous searches for reviews. Much appreciated! 

I have a BD Fitzroy which tapers in width from 60" to 45" at the ends, so it is slightly smaller compared to the Chogori 2P and only slightly heavier. It's not very enjoyable to set up with the internal pole structure, although it's very quiet in the wind. The 2P Chogori looks nicer for the same weight but it would be mostly redundant for me. The Fitzroy is only comfortable for two, which is why I'm considering the Chogori 3P for a party of 3, which seems like a good option for more size, easier setup, and double-wall ventilation for almost an identical weight as the 2P Fitzroy + vestibule.

Happy to share the feedback.

Personally I’m a huge fan of the Chogori set up. It’s double wall but pre attached internally so the set up is so easy. I personally hate single wall design as I’m a very hot sleeper and generate a ton of vapor which turns to frost on the inside of single walls. Never had that issue with Chogori. The downside of the attached tent is you can’t really split it up between peoples pack like folks do with a tent that has a seperate rain fly. But ussally we just divide other gear accordingly to split our weight.

The inner tent attaches with clips so if you really wanted you could split it up then re attach at camp. But would be a pain I think.

Could always buy the Chogori and if you love it sell the Fitzroy. This post is reminding me I’ll probably go back and buy the Chogori 2p for a second tent to have an even lighter model. It’s honestly my favorite tent.

This applies to any more spacious tent but you obviously also have ti deal with a larger footprint. Not really an issue on a Denali style mountain where your parked on a glacier with lots of space though.

As an example on Aconcagua I brought two tents. We set up the Chogori at base camp and left it. For upper camps we brought a smaller tent. Pros there being it was lighter to carry up and there was still a base camp tent as you inchworm your way up the mountain cacheing gear up top then returning to base camp before you make your summit bid. On Aconcagua I brought an old MH EV2 (now AC2) for  upper camps.