"Going on a 2 month backpacking adventure gives one the opportunity to grow with the belongings he or she might choose to bring. Unfortunately, the reality is that these belongings will not grow with you, as they do not regenerate new cells with exertion like us humans; rather they deteriorate with use. I, along with Adam Colton and Paul Kent, journeyed across the arid, hot landscape of Morocco each carrying our favored one-man shelter: the NEMO Gogo. We skateboarded 2000 km unsupported on single lane highways, battling for road space 'to and fro' for 7 weeks. After this extensive journey of sporadic camping,skating, and filming, I seem to have a tent that is still 100% functional. Not a
single devaluing sign of wear or tear other then the coating of Moroccan red sand. More importantly, I fondly remember the relief of climbing into a tent that was humble and comfy, thoughtless to set up and take down, and spacious enough to cuddle with a baby camel (joke).

I grew to love this piece of equipment during my travels and viewed it as a companion I could trust to always be stealthy and simple. When the locals would gather around the three of us setting up the Gogo's I'd say in Arabic "Daree" (my house) and they'd ooohh, aahhh, and laugh--especially amazed by us pumping them up with our mouths. They were even more impressed by the size and weight when we packed them into their little stuff sacks. I want to thank NEMO for all their support and congratulate them on being an amazing and innovative company. Check out these Gogo's in action here.

To date, Aaron Enevoldsen, Paul Kent and Adam Colton have longboarded over 4400km across Peru, Bolivia and most recently, Morocco.

"The Gogo EX is beyond comparison as a lightweight, versatile one man tent. It has enough interior room to keep me and my gear protected from the elements. The combination of the full-length mesh body and removable fly allow me to handle all conditions from stifling heat to mosquitoes to rain to early season snow. With the Gogo EX's versatility, light weight and amazingly small packed size, I can take it anywhere and know I am well prepared."

Jesse Coombs is a professional kayaker, NEMO ambassador and president of the Jesse Coombs Foundation, an organization that works to keeps kids off drugs by introducing them to outdoor activities in a safe and welcoming environment.

Jesse Coombs Foundation
Photo credit, Lucas Gilman

We were able to obtain our 6th 7,000 meter ski descent in May with a descent on Tibet's Norjin Kangsang. To put that in perspective, only one other person has that many ski descents from 7,000 meters, Hans Kammerlander, also with 6. So, in addition to being among only 7 people ever to have multiple 8,000 meter ski descents, we are really happy with this.

We experienced severe winds, but those NEMO tents were superb. The wind snapped a couple of guide wires but the tents suffered no problems at all. It was amazing; to think that a tent can withstand winds strong enough to break nylon cord and still remain standing, let alone with no rips or broken poles, is flat out unbelievable! I don't recommend it, but if you secure the tents only on the floor, they will withstand a horrendous amount of weather - comforting to say the least. Add to this that they are so incredibly light weight. I'd have to say that considering all technical advancements of all our gear - skis, climbing skins, everything, the ability to have shelter this bomber and this mobile, is the single greatest factor in our ability to do what we do. We are carrying heavy enough loads with all the skis and boots as it is and NEMO has pretty much taken the logistics of tents out of the equation. The Moki is the single greatest tent we have ever used. Barely heavier than the two man tents and every bit as strong. Serious room and the vestibule is awesome!!!!!! When we set it up, we had our doubts; it is so light. But it was definitely tested on this expedition. Just a super design!

And honestly, I am not just blowing smoke up your butt (no other term comes to mind, ha) because you are a sponsor. The tents are just the best - by leaps and bounds. I think back to some of the crap I have used and really wonder what a difference NEMO would have made on some of those expeditions. So, kudos to the whole team. These are freaking great tents. They really are.

Mike Marolt

Racing in a competition like the Primal Quest requires a lot of training and preparation. One of the things that we don't take for granted is our gear; we want it light, functional and reliable. Primal Quest requires us to carry a tent capable of sheltering 4 people from the potential elements Mother Nature can throw at you while out running about in the Rocky Mountains. We love the new Nano Elite from NEMO, it's an ideal design that works awesome for this purpose. If I have to carry a shelter around for several days over hundreds of miles, I want the best and lightest available!

Mike Kloser, Team Nike

NEMO has been a financial and product sponsor of Team Nike, the most winning team in adventure racing, since 2005.

Photo credit, Devon O'Neil

When I tried my first NEMO tent, the Gogo , I could not believe how easy the airbeam was to inflate and deflate and how strong it was in epic conditions. I need the best gear for foul weather, but every gram counts when bike touring or ski mountaineering. By losing the traditional metal pole system, you free yourself of so much weight and bulk.

I'm thrilled to be working with NEMO and am excited about their dedication to making the greenest tent on the market. I try to use the greenest products, as I feel that with every purchase we vote with our dollars-approving of how our gear was made, what it was made with, who made it and under what conditions. Not only do I want the lightest and highest performing gear, but I want the greenest gear possible. NEMO's commitment to designing the next generation of high-quality, innovative backpacking tents that utilize the largest percentage of recycled materials in the industry is exactly the kind of project and company I want to partner with.

Alison Gannett
Global Cooling Consultant
Extreme Skier
www.alisongannett.com

Pete recently summitted Putha Himal, a remote peak in the Himalayas. Before his trip, there was very limited information on routes up the North side of the peak, their planned route. To see how Pete's adventure unfolded, check back for his full trip report later this summer.

The Moki is an awesome design with everything an alpinist wants in a base camp or advanced base camp shelter. It's super light, ultra-spacious, sets up fast in high winds and remains drum tight and stable. Not a drop of water or snowflake will enter. And it's versatile - with the massive side windows and vents, it even doubles as a 3 season tent when you're in the lowlands. Add or remove features such as the vestibule, Pawprint or Footprint. I wouldn't trade my Moki for any other shelter on the market. For all things alpine, NEMO's got it covered.

I bought this tent around New Year's. I checked out some nice reviews on the net and found the Tenshi to be the right choice for me... I've had some other tents but never one with single wall construction like this. So here's my feedback.

Weight. This is the lightest tent I ever had.

Setup. A Breeze... Took me 2-3 minutes. Have to say this is my first dome tent too. .I could easily secure the tent in the snow. I used my skis and poles, too.

Sleeping. I'm 187 cm and have a monstrous sleeping bag, so I could touch both ends when I stretched out, but I didn't see this as a problem since the genius cloth divider inside the tent made all condensation stay on the head end. There was no condensation at all inside the tent where all my gear was. Brilliant!

Pack down.The pack sack is also a brilliant thing. No rolling up of the tent cloth, just stuff it in and roll the pack together. Very easy.

All in all I am very pleased with this tent. Best I ever had! I look forward to bringing this with me to Elbrus this summer and Aconcagua in December.

Regards,
Happy camper

PS: I attached a couple of images from the weekend. As you can see there was enough snow for a real test

Southern California is the biggest three-season tent-testing laboratory in the world. And it's very attractive. I spent ten days triangulating the region in March, partly with my brother, Michael and with NEMO's new ultralight tent, Nano.

Desert
When a Pacific storm thwarted our ferry passage to Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park, we high-tailed it to the desert. Death Valley seemed the best spot to stay low-n-dry as rains pounded the coast. We set up the Nano on the flattest spot we could scrape out of a crumbling badland ridge. With the screen door open full-tilt and the vestibule flaps rolled snugly to the sides, we sat back and watched the remnants of a thick Pacific storm slam the Nemo Crest (that's right!) of the Panamint Mountains fifteen miles across Death Valley's white flats.

Island Ridge
Rains cleared out, winds died down, swell mellowed. We crossed to Santa Cruz Island. Steep, grassy ridges rise out of the Pacific like a mossy, wrinkled shark's fin heading straight for Ventura. Although registered for the Upper Scorpion campground, we took Nano up to the high ridges overlooking the coastal bluffs. Atop a small natural bench we set the Nano up, just to see how it would look and hold up in the increasingly strong afternoon winds. It went up in a jiffy - two poles and four points of contact make that real easy. Stakes dug in to the solid soil. This time the window looked onto a world of green grass and blue sea.

Alpine Basin
Finally, after Michael returned to the rainy northwest, I took Nano for a solo jaunt up to the Owens River Valley, east-side Sierra. This high-desert valley walled in by the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains and heated by thermal vents that bubble up into dozens of hot springs makes for one of the best adventure road trips in the country. Perfect weather turned my gaze to Mt. Whitney. The beauty of the Nano is its size, stuffing down to a mini-basketball shape plus the slender pole bag. I only had a big day pack but managed to fit sleeping bag, Nano, stove, clothes, food, and crampons. Slept at 11,600' at Upper Boyscout Lake on the way up the Mountaineer's Route. I watched the full moon rise above the small snow wall outside the, once-again, fully opened door. It felt like a penthouse suite, but, with the Nano's small packed size and easy set-up, the luxury didn't come with a price. While they weren't winter conditions, the temps dropped to the far edge of "three-seasons" and I stayed warm and condensation-free (fully zipped door and vestibule that night) all night.

Three exposed settings - desert bluff, island ridge, and alpine basin - three ventilated, dry, expansive, packable rooms with a view.

"When I saw the Tenshi for the first time at the Ouray Ice festival, I knew right away that was the tent I needed. Alpine conditions are extremely hard on your gear and I must have equipment that I can rely on. I've used the Tenshi on all of my trips from the Alps, Sierras and even in Pakistan. I'm thoroughly convinced that it combines all the essential qualities that a single wall tent should have for alpine use; it's light weight, extremely breathable and can stand up to even the harshest conditions. The Tenshi is a totally unique product in that it's a mountaineering tent that's functional in all conditions - hot or cold. From California to the far end of the Karakoram - condensation, rain or snow has never been an issue. The ventilation system on the Tenshi is light years ahead of other single wall tents.

I'm continually impressed with the evolution of the products NEMO creates. They are extremely innovative and bring the real answers to the needs of the outdoor industry. NEMO is a young and dynamic company always pushing the limits of what's possible. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the NEMO team and can't wait to see what they come up with next."

"We have used NEMO on the slopes of Mustagh Ata, Mt Everest, and Cho Oyu for numerous extreme ski expeditions. Weight is a major factor when it comes to skiing at high altitudes especially when you consider the added burden of our ski equipment. Plain and simple, the NEMO tent line has all the perfectly unique bells and whistles that when combined with the weight make for the best mountaineering tents in the world. These tents hold up as if they were made of bricks, but pack and set up easier than anything we have used in some 40 expeditions over the past 20 years. The design is superb, a bit wider and higher where it's needed, but efficient enough to be able to do what we do; ski 8,000 meter peaks. Finally, someone got it right; a light weight tent that is both bomber and comfortable. NEMO is simply the best we have ever used."

"Our Morpho and Hypno tents were perfect for the cross-country adventure we embarked on this summer. While traveling through 24 states in two and a half months we certainly saw all types of weather. The tents kept us protected and cozy no matter what was thrown at us.

"I remember rolling up to the New River Rendezvous in West Virginia, our first stop of the trip and our first experience with our brand spanking new tents. We were excited to try them out but also a little worried about how they'd hold up in the storm that seemed to be moving in: They were packed up so small, could this material really be waterproof? There were some doubtful onlookers, that's for sure. But to everyone's surprise, including our own, there was no deflating these tents. The first night the wind picked up and it rained like crazy and it didn't slow up for days. It seemed like it would never stop. But there's no better sound that the drip drop of rain when you know you'll be waking up dry! That's security. Needless to say, we were certainly impressed by our bombproof blowup tents.

"The other thing that was really great about the tents was that they were ready to go in no time at all (we clocked one inflation at 45 seconds!) and to top it off they deflated just as quickly! When you're camping for such a long time in new places every other night it was so amazing to have tents that were easy to set up and break down.

"Thanks again to the people at NEMO for the opportunity to try out your products! They rock!!"

Meghan, Rory and Danielle
www.sendthestates.com

"A few years back I was at the Outdoor Retailer show and saw this new company "NEMO", who had a really cool concept for tents. They had replaced ordinary tent poles with high strength inflatable ribs and I thought adventure racing would be a perfect application for this technology. I offered to make a partnership between our team and NEMO and together design the ultimate adventure racing shelter. They didn't hesitate to accept our offer and have been incredibly responsive to our ideas. This year they introduced the Hypno PQ (the official tent of Primal Quest) and I would have to say this is one very impressive and lightweight tent, perfect for our application. No bulky, heavy poles and it's super lightweight and easy to erect. It takes less than a minute when we're in a hurry. As matter of fact, I like the tent so much that I take it out when I go hiking and camping with my family. My kids are always begging to use it! If you are in the market for an awesome racing tent or just a really high-tech, extremely easy to use tent to take out in the backcountry, check out NEMO's full line at www.nemoequipment.com"

From a review of Sako in the June 2005 edition of Sea Kayaker:

"Water-resistant zippers and Epic fabric shell with taped seams eliminate the need for a rain fly. This has been a drought year in our area, so my wife Heather and I "rain"-tested the tent on our front lawn. With Heather inside and panels zipped shut, I took the garden hose to the tent for a full five minutes of point-blank simulated cloudburst. She noted that a few drops entered, but nothing that would disrupt a night’s sleep, giving it a truly impressive waterproof performance for a single-walled tent. The five mesh vents keep ample fresh air circulating rain or shine, as each is protected by small battensupported awnings above.

Because the bladders are removable from the tent's fabric sleeves, punctures can be easily repaired, similar to patching a bicycle tube, or replaced with the supplied spares. At just over five pounds, the Sako is slightly lighter than most traditional, pole-style tents. If you’re tired of replacing lost or broken poles, fixing fabric tears or just want a roomier and lighter threeseason tent that will impress your paddling partners with its speedy set-up time, the Nemo Sako is worth a close look."

After trying out the team's new Hypno tent, Mike's message was pretty straightforward:

"I love the tent."

"This is by far the most outstanding and beautifully designed piece of outdoor equipment I've ever seen. It perfectly combines functionality and design. Imagine that you are on a hike and weather conditions are not perfect. Then you will be glad for any minute you save on the set-up of your tent."