Durston - X-Mid 2
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Last updated: Aug 14, 2025 Scoring
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"The Durston X-Mid 2p is a 20 denier 2 person tent that can fit two 25" wide sleeping pads side by side ... The big thing with many of the 2p backpacking tents is you cannot fit two 25" wide pads side by side. You can on the X-Mid and the Tungsten UL 2p. To cut weight many tents manufacturers taper the floor to cut grams but that IMO results in a lousy sleeping situation. The big problem with a tapered floor is you will be limited to two 20" wide pads. 20" is very little room to sprawl out and is not great for side sleeping. I have fallen off many 20" wide pads before on trips and I will never ever go back to them, it's miserable."
"It's perfectly sized for my wife and I. ... We're not necessarily short either and I've never once thought, hmm I need more room."
"It is MAGICALLY roomy ... so much bigger than my almost 6-lb 2-p tent."
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"I had mine staked down in packed sand during a rainstorm that dropped 1.5”-2” per hour for 3 hours according to a ranger station nearby and it took it like a champ."
"Vetted by many long distance backpackers having survived 100+ nights in the outdoors—wind, rain or shine."
"Double walls is essential hiking in wet Appalachia where I'm at so I can use it at home too."
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"it packs down light and small"
"It is 2lb 4oz ... best upgrade to shed weight ... Durston might still be my unicorn hitting all three weight/price/sqft specs."
"Weighs just 1085g (+2*80g if you don have hiking poles) ... For backpacking every gram counts and saving ~700g compared to an MSR Hubba Hubba (or even 2kg compared to some heavy 3kg tents out there) is a big deal."
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"It’s super easy to pitch, as long as you know how to do it. Just stake the four corners, tighten, then raise your poles."
"And, easiest set up. I'm in mine and snoring while my partner is still setting up her tarp."
"The xmid is really easy to pitch, takes less than 5 minutes."
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"I had mine staked down in packed sand during a rainstorm that dropped 1.5”-2” per hour for 3 hours according to a ranger station nearby and it took it like a champ."
"Vetted by many long distance backpackers having survived 100+ nights in the outdoors—wind, rain or shine."
"My brother has one for geology field work. ... It’s awesome."
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"I agree it makes the alarm bells go off thinking about it but I make sure my hand is over the tip as I'm placing the pole into the tent, that the pole ends are not too wet or dirty so that it might slip in my grip, and that the fly fabric is loose/poles are adjusted down so no pressure is on it until everything is in place before using the pole extension to create tension. Never even had a close call doing that but if one was careless I'm sure it could make issues."
"the non-freestanding design, while storm worthy, makes pitching trickier anywhere there isn't the usual packed dirt for a campsite (snow, vegetation, rocks, etc.)"
"If you use trekking poles, the X-Mid is the pick. If you don't the Tiger Wall is the pick. ... for me, the deciding factor is the trekking poles."
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"We had to pitch our xmid 2P with gusts arround 19m/s which was pretty terrifying ... I would never choose to sleep in it when conditions are like that. ... it was a bit of a bummer to realise I did not think of this downside when choosing a hiking pole tend."
"Wind will push the walls in on X-Mid and it becomes very narrow."
"I have an X-Mid which'll do great for through hiking but for rough conditions, I currently use a Terra Nova Pioneer Compact 2 (double poled) weighing in around 2.5kg, so far from ultralight but in the UK we need to be prepared to face strong winds for summit camping."
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"My main problem in the mountains has always been finding a big enough spot to put it. ... The footprint under the fly is huge for a two-person. ... Often have to get creative to get a stormworthy pitch."
"But the 2 is bothersome for the PCT due to its footprint."
"Its not as easy/roomy to fit two people side by side without one person having a tent wall in their face."
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"The dog is going to be sleeping on your mat and if they are wet your sleeping bag will be soaked through in no time."
"Its not as easy/roomy to fit two people side by side without one person having a tent wall in their face."
"although both are cramped for two people."
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"the condensation from a panting dog+regular environmental concerns is intense even in a double wall."
"The standard breathes substantially better."
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