Durston - X-Mid Pro 1

I could skinny pitch my 1p xmid pro anywhere you could fit a cowboy. Some people hate skinny pitch but I loved the versatility. 

I have a Durston X-Mid Pro 1 with a lot of miles on it. The tent does feel very spacious on the inside and is brilliantly designed. However I am a hike all day kind of person and I don't think I'd want to hang out in the Pro 1 all day. It's extremely comfortable to sleep in but there isn't really a lot of space to hang out in.

I used my x-mid 1 pro for shasta but the weather was good. The solid should be more, well, solid. I would expect that if the weather is good enough to want to climb it would be good enough to use it.

I’ve put up my xmid 1p pro one handed quite a number of times when holding a beer in the other hand. The hardest part is extending the poles. I use flip lock poles and you use a foot to brace the umbrella so it’s doable.

The ‘solid’ inners for our X-Mid have a panel of mesh (on the upper part of the doors) that can’t close, but with the X-Dome this mesh panel is accompanied by a second layer of solid material that can be closed to have it ‘full’ solid (no areas of exposed mesh). I don’t have a great photo of it, but [this shot](https://durstongear.com/cdn/shop/files/16_-_Durston_X-Dome_2_Ultraight_Tent_-_Solid_Inner_446.jpg?v=1757631867) shows it when the solid layer is shut behind the mesh

The short answer is that it is a combination of sewn on and zippers, and is included in the weight. The long answer is that the ‘flap’ of solid fabric is a triangle that is sewn along the bottom edge (permanently attached & part of the weight). So the bottom edge is ‘sealed’ such that any snow building up on the solid panel isn’t going to slide down into the tent. Then the other two sides are both sewn for the lowest 4-5” to further prevent wind blown snow from sneaking in, and this creates a pocket that the rest of the flap can be tucked into when it is open. Then above that, the side of the triangle along the main zipper has a zipper to zip shut. The zipper is not vertical, but angling over the flap, so it does a nice job of raising up the flap to cover the mesh. Operating the zipper is what closes the flap. As it does that, the final side near the top is pulled closed and sits shut with a bit of overlap. It is an overlap closure for the upper part of the ‘top’ side, such that the mesh is covered but the edge here is not ‘sealed’. We could’ve put another zipper here (or Velcro etc) but it’s at the top, sits shut nicely now, and is shielded by the fly. If it’s so windy it’s forcing snow through there, it’s probably not the right conditions for this tent anyways, but if a user wanted it would be easy to add a bit of velcro

Glad you loved the Pro 2. For the 1P, the Pro version of the 1P does feel quite a bit bigger than the regular X-Mid 1 because it doesn't have the interior walls, so you have the space right out to the fly on the ends and roof. I'm not sure what regular version you had, but it got larger in spring 2025 for 'gen 3' so it is closer in space to the Pro now, but still the X-Mid Pro 1 feels larger.

Being a shortie with a shortie partner is always surreal when reading this sub and other ultralight resources. "A 2 person is really a 1 person tent" "for me personally the X-Mid 2 is simply unusable for two people with position head to head" meanwhile me and my partner both fit into a X-Mid Pro **1** lmao

Id go with the 55 and the 1p. I have a xmid 1pro and the regular 2pz i never use the 2p unless someone who will be shari bf my tent is with me. I have the kakwa 40, and its fantastic, but the 55 will give you more versatility.

Same, xmid pro 1, by washington i had fixed a fly zipper and the screen zipper by getting new ones sewed on at my brothers house. then the other screen zipper failed. I was also not the gentlest with the zippers, which in retrospect was a mistake. Still, i love that tent, great design and love the double vestibule space. Just don't force the zippers for thousands of miles, i blame that on myself.

Dyneema is also less durable than polyester or nylon. Many people by the time they hit washington will have pin holes in their dyneema canopy. That said i have a dyneema tent, the xmid pro 1, and would do it again with that same tent. Except i would be proactive at the washington border about finding the pin holes before it rains. Super easy to patch with dyneema tape.

Me too. Hiked the whole PCT with mine, and its still going with some minor repairs. But i love that tent, perfect 1p size, interior head room, and the dual vestibules are so useful. Love falling asleep with both vestibules rolled open, and a view out of both doors.

For me its not really an issue of weight, its space. The 2p will require a much bigger site to be able to set up. I was able to cram my 1p xmid into some tight spots. At the end of the day i don't want to keep hiking because my 2p won't fit into a nice spot i found. It also takes more backpack space. With the dual vestibules, i never had an issue with interior space with my 1p. Im 5"11, i'd have my wide pad xtherm, wide and extra long sleeping bag, puffy, clothes, and food inside. Backpack would be in a vestibule leaning on the pole, shoes and stove next to it, and still would have tons of space in the other vestibule. 2p would be way overkill, for me.

Im 5'11 180lbs, never had an issue with "packing efficiency" or bumping the sides of the tent, which are screen on the interior... Xmid 1 pro.

I have an xmid pro 1 person. The design is pretty storm worthy if you use all stake points and the guy lines. It also weighs 1lb. Puncture proof...idk if any lightweight tent is going to be very puncture proof, but, i didn't have a problem with the xmid. I think that mostly comes down to site selection.

I have an xmid 1 pro also, the vestibule zippers can be subjected to a lot of tension if its not set up properly. For example if its set up with the vestibule open, then you go to zip it down to close it, that puts incredible tension on that zipper. Proper way is to set it up, get the poles in, vestibules closed, then tension the corners, put the vestibule stake in pulling that flap towards the other flap(hard to describe), then open the vestibule zipper, and that will allow you to zip it shut without ruining the zipper. It took me about half the trail to realize I was probably doing damage to them. I was really not nice to the tent at all in the beginning. Im guessing this was probably the case for most people, we get lazy, and tend to not be gentle especially when millions of mosquitoes are around. My zipper failed around cascade locks, luckily my brother lives nearby, and we bought a zipper at walmart or something and sewed it right over the existing zipper, was surprisingly easy and works great. It just doesn't have that rubber waterproof seal that the original zipper has. On my part there was a lot of user error early on, i don't blame durston, actually the tent took a beating because i refused to cowboy camp in the desert so it was blasted with multiple nights of 40mph winds. Mosquitoes in the sierra making me crank those zippers as fast as possible. I think it did well for the abuse i gave it. Still works fine. My last night on trail was a beast of a thunderstorm, I had a few pin holes in the canopy, but nothing worse than a bad night of condensation. I've since patched those with dyneema tape, super easy. It is a very easy tent to set up, and the design is great imo. Does well in heavy rain and wind. And its only 1lb. Loved the dual vestibule spaces, and being able to have two doors open. Most nights id have both vestibule doors rolled up for airflow and a nice view.

I'm from the Netherlands and thought I needed a double wall tent aswell. I choose the Tarptent Double rainbow DW. A nice tent but I didnt like it. To big a footprint. To big a inside tent, a bit heavy Eventually I cut my losses and bought the XMID1 Pro and never looked back. I have no condensation issues at all. I think because the walls are that steep. I'm 192 tall and have enough space inside

Look into the X-mid pro by Durston

My wife and I both slept in them all last summer for 5 months while hiking the continental divide. Best tent I’ve owned and I’ve owned a lot of them. The can use tracking poles so if you have some you are bringing, great. But for biking I bought the ultralight extending poles they sell for it on Durstons site to keep the weight/size down.

My wife and I have done the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail together. We sleep in separate tents next to each other. Unbroken sleep is critical to having a nice time out there in the woods. If you wake up each time each of you rolls over or gets up to pee neither of you sleep. Plus you can stay awake reading, get up early to make coffee. Whatever you want! We settled on one man x-mid pros after trying many other tents. Best tent I’ve owned! https://preview.redd.it/e0s46i5tcr7f1.jpeg?width=2246&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4b04bdb1117a0eb67c0d33893849f7b6cb25df3

I’m 6’1” tall and the one man x-mid pro was plenty big enough for me. I can sit up in it. I can stretch out straight and not rub my head or toes in the walls. It’s been my favorite tent I’ve owned. The things I’ve noticed on a two man… you can put all your stuff in it if you are alone. You can invite a friend to sleep over if that’s your thing. They don’t stay as warm because it takes more body head to fill the space.