Clostnature Crux Lightweight Backpacking Tent for 1 to 4 People

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1. DIYguy Verified Buyer – 20 September 2024

   Ive owned a lot of tents over 55 years and this one exceeded my expectations. For $100CAD this is a fine little tent! Design is simple and functional, quality, construction and materials are very good. Im 6’4″ and i have some room to spare at my head as well. Its easy and quick to set up and has some nice features like a clip on storage “shelf/bag” for doodads and a lanyard hook for a lantern. I like the colour too. Overall very good initial impressions. I have a week long bike packing trip coming up and may provide anither review later after some use.
   

2. Ken Ruckstuhl Verified Buyer – 4 October 2024

   Easy set up
   

3. Lau Verified Buyer – 4 February 2025

   Ligera y pequeña, buena calidad, estoy muy contenta, aunque la funda no fue muy resistente
   

4. DAVE Verified Buyer – 16 March 2025

   I love this tent! Here’s my impressions after my 5 day Sierra backpacking trip. PROS: 1. Lighter than advertised (if you leave extra pegs behind) 3lbs, 12 oz 2. Fabric fits smooth and tight over the frame indicating precision sewing. I hate a wrinkly tent! 3. Super easy to set up. 4. Adjustable ventilation two-layer tent. 5. Strong bathtub-style waterproof bottom. No need to use a footprint (saving extra weight) 6. Strong taped seams. 7. Super smooth zippers. 8. Multiple inside storage pockets. 9. Nice sized vestibule for covered outside storage. Enough room for your pack, shoes, poles, etc. 10. Lightweight sturdy pegs. CONS: 1. There is nothing I would change about this tent. SIZING: It is definitely a one person tent. I am 5’7″. I had extra room at my feet and head but if you are much over 6 ft. you might need something longer. WIND RESISTANCE: I only used pegs on the four corners and one on each side of the rain-fly. Even in strong Fall winds, it was very sturdy given the crossed-X style support setup. There are other optional tie-down points sewn on to the tent higher up, but they were unnecessary for this trip. It can be used freestanding if you want to. WATER RESISTANCE: I had no rain on this trip but had a few light snow flurries overnight. 100% dry inside. Given the specs of PU 5000 coating, I would assume it would do well in the rain. BOTTOM LINE: Great tent at a great value. If you spend more, you are probably just looking for a name-brand thinking you’ll impress someone. I absolutely love this tent and will use it on all my Sierra hikes without hesitation. I’m confident it will last me a long time without issues.

   

5. J. REN Verified Buyer – 16 March 2025

   After using a bivouac type one-man tent, this tent has just enough height to sit up in which is great for setting up just before laying down for the night, or first thing in the morning before emerging from a temporary cave to face the day. There is just enough width for my air mattress, and water bottle and other small stuff on one side. There is also enough room at the head for extras like hat, gloves, sweater caps, etc. I used this tent for bike packing. The poles fold up shorter than my biv one-man tent. So the tent fits better on my rear rack… it sits fully on the rack without hanging over. The overall narrow width makes it easy to put up the tent in the smallest of spaces which opens up more potential placements at camp sites. The ground tarped vestibule is decent sized to keep shoes, jackets, helmet, pannier dry on one half while maintaining an area to get out and stand up. I pack a 5-ft x 8-ft tarp… when folded in half fits pretty well in the covered vestibule area. Great to keep your feet clean and thus the tent, sleeping bag too. The first night I slept in it was warm, so with the tent fully zipped up I was too warm. The next night I slept with the fly unzipped and tied back as shown in the picture. It vented very well. When the temperatures drops, it will be nice to retain more heat zipped up. The fabric is also heavier than some similar tents, which likely adds to the heat retention (and durability). The heavier material is reflected in the weight. At 4-lbs, it’s no lightweight, but is reasonable for the durable fabric. Better IMO than super light, thin fabric. This really is a 3-4 season tent… will be great in the Pacific Northwest where it gets cold, but not frigid as long as I’m below the snow line. The tension straps work super slick. I attach the tie downs to the fly and leave them there, so I just put the loop around the stake, tension the line by sliding the plastic clip towards to tent and lock the cord into the clip. Done. When it comes time to pack up, I just pull the cord down. It unlocks, de tensions and that’s it. There storage pockets on the side and the one overhead is great to put a watch in, glasses, lights, phone, cyclo computer, charger, etc. All in all, it checks the boxes for what I need. ☑️ durable and warm ☑️ Packs down small ☑️ reasonably light weight ☑️ big enough, with minimal footprint area ☑️ perfect sized covered vestibule area ☑️ Inexpensive ( about 40% less than another tent I was considering which was a little lighter (less durable and true 3-season tent) I will have to see how it handles the rain. I do have a footprint for it from a different manufacturer. Fits perfectly and should protect against wet ground. So as long as the fly sheds water well, it should be cozy and dry. I’ll problem seal the seams and spray the fly.