Durston - X-Mid 2 Solid Ultralight Tent

Any freestanding tent cheaper than $300 is going to be two to three pounds heavier than the X-Mid. That's a lot! And anything even near the X-Mid's weight is going to be $500 or more.

I can’t recommend this tent enough. Super light, packs up small, sturdy, lots of room, and sets up quickly once you’ve practiced a few times

The xmid is a trekking pole tent. It relies on stakes (or rocks) to keep tension on the corners so the trekking poles have resistance to keep the tent upright. You wouldn’t be able to use it inside the shelters but you can of course use it outside as normal. I have the xmid 2 solid, I love it. If you do end up getting it, make sure you set it up at home a few times so you’re familiar with it. They also have a very informative tutorial for setting it up

I have a Durston X-Mid 2P, and I really enjoy it. It's very spacious, but it packs down light and small. It was well worth the money. 

I upgraded to an UL tent (Durston Gear X-Mid Solid 2P). I have zero regrets.

Durston X Mid 2 Solid would be my first choice at that budget. Plenty spacious inside for two, loads of head height, two large vestibules, lightweight and a doddle to pitch. Another option is the Lanshan 2 which ticks many of the boxes of the Durston at half the price. It has to obviously compromise to achieve this but it's arguably the best 2 person lightweight tent on Earth for the money. Full disclosure, I am biased as hell, I have a Lanshan 2 and absolutely adore it. That being said if I had £300 to spend on a tent it would be the Durston.

Honestly, you are overthinking it and overstating British weather, especially for the trail you are planning and even more especially for the fact you are doing it in Summer. Grab yourself a couple of Lanshans or if you want to splurge X-Mids. Outside of foul weather summit camps they are suitable for pretty much all UK conditions. You can pick up two Lanshan 2 tents for about £300.

Same reply as in the other thread. Honestly, you are overthinking it and overstating British weather, especially for the trail you are planning and even more especially for the fact you are doing it in Summer. Grab yourself a couple of Lanshans or if you want to splurge X-Mids. Outside of foul weather summit camps they are suitable for pretty much all UK conditions. You can pick up two Lanshan 2 tents for about £300. You categorically do not need a Hilleberg.

Solid has the sturdier fly, in material and with some of reinforcements (at least in earlier versions) and still has the YKK5 zip (versus the YKK3) which I personally prefer. X-Mid is A LOT better in the wind than the GG.

Just to point out that wild camping isn't illegal in Scotland, I have camped below the tree line quite a bit. We have significantly different access rights up here. I have a Lanshan 2 with the mesh inner and I have the x-mid two solid. The Lanshan seems fairly solid but to pluck an arbitrary figure out of my backside I would suggest that I would be wary of it in anything above 25 miles an hour. My x-mid 2 recently dealt with 25 miles an hour gusts like a boss. Although it is perhaps a bit unfair to judge them ike this I am a tactile person and I would say that the x-mid feels much better made (because it is). Having said that if you are out in okay-ish conditions then a Lanshan will probably be perfectly okay for you. I have used mine in the Cairngorms albeit in settled conditions. One last thing, I accepted a while ago that I am going to struggle to get anything below a 16 kilogram total weight. I don't have the budget to be buying all ultralight gear and I like my comfort. 15 kg would be a target for a multi-day. 14 kg would be a dream. 13 kg would be a fantasy 😂 So twice this year I lugged 16 kilograms over multiple Munros and I'm still alive to tell the tale.

I love my X-Mid 2 Solid. Used it on mountain ridges in awful weather.

Set up on the X-Mid is by far the easiest of the tracking pole tents, but in reality it’s only slightly lighter than a Big Agnes Copper Spur. I know trekking pole tents are the big rage, but if you’ve never used one, there are conditions where it’s more difficult. Rocky or sandy conditions make it difficult at times.

I’ve tried both. The Durston is the best trekking pole tent of the 8-10 I’ve tried. I really wanted to love the GG one, but just didn’t.

I have an xmid 2p solid which is great! Just would like something free standing and a bit sturdier in the wind

I have an x mid solid for 3 season use which I think is great for that! Just want something a bit more specialised for really exposed camping or camping in the winter months over here

The X-Mid is amazing. I’m not a trekking pole guy, but use the Z Flick, and it works awesome. Can be finicky without practice if you are OCD for perfect pitch. 1000% recommend.