LightHeart Gear - Duo

That is a very good question. Right now I have a Light Heart Gear Duo tent when I am hiking with someone. It weights around 1150g without stakes and groundsheet, so maybe a bit heavy for a solo hiker. I was consedering the X-Mid 2 Pro + and the X dome 1+. The main concern is to know if I fit inside the X-dome and if the weight penality worth the freestanding feature

Its my favorite two person tent. Pretty roomy for two people and light enough. My wife and I used it for the whole CDT last year and its still going strong.

I have one that my wife and I use. I think it's an awesome tent though I wish they made it with DCF instead of silnylon. When it rains, silnylon absorbs water and sags and then you have a heavy wet tent to pack up and carry the next day. I have used it for motorcycle camping and backpack camping and I think it's actually a better tent for motocamping just because it's not as big of a deal to carry the extra weight. The length of the tent makes it feel really spacious to me. I'm only 6'1" and my wife is 5'9" so it's not like we need the extra height but it's really nice to be able to put our hiking gear or motorcycle gear down at the foot of the tent or above our heads. I got my Duo with the doors on both sides and I added the "porch" option which uses a third pole to make the vestibule huge. I usually find a stick of the appropriate length and use that instead of carrying a third pole. I also have the SoLong 6 tent but I stopped using that when I started camping exclusively with my wife instead of going out on solo trips. The build quality is excellent, I do just wish they made it out of DCF instead of only silnylon.

LHG is awesome for tall folks

I love mine! It’s definitely designed for tall people and can comfortably sleep two (6’8” & 6’1”)

Similar to other single wall tents I’ve used! The size of the duo kept us from accidentally brushing up against the walls too and getting condensation on us.

I didn't love it and I couldn't exactly tell you why. Despite the size, something about it felt...claustrophobic, but I can't put my finger on it since it is technically roomy. It might have just been a consequence of the single wall double wall hybrid design, and maybe the darker color I had kept too much light out, not sure. I used it one weekend and then sold it and went back to using my QD SL2, and then eventually was approached by Dan Durston in an alley where he zip tied me to a broken solid wood chair and spent three hours explaining the exact reason why his tents are technically superior to all other tents if one is willing to be honest with themselves. Due to the traumatic nature of being accosted, I wasn't willing to be honest with myself however. But over the next year he would show up on every camping and backpacking trip to point out the flaws of my equipment in real time. He would always show up right as I was unpacking my tent and then have his set up in a fraction of the time it took me. He followed me on every hike and virtually gave me a degree in materials science, all the while laughing at me like an over exaggerated cartoon character every time I had to open my bag to get something and my tent peaked out. I called a ranger the first time and said I was being stalked, but when I told her who was stalking me she just said, "he's not wrong, is he?" That's when I first started to feel truly helpless and at the mercy of that monster, Durston. Not even when I was tied to that chair did I feel so helpless.  I didn't give in though until...one day he just stopped. He didn't show up on my hikes, I was unsubscribed from his email list, I never saw his car at the trailhead as I pulled up, knowing what I was in for. And one day suddenly I felt the most profound loneliness that I can only describe as being a black hole at the nadir of the heat death of the universe. I was consumed by a deafening silence.  So I gave in. I ordered it. And the second I hit the "submit" button I heard a knock on my door. When I opened it, there was Dan's big smiling face, shining brighter than all the stars in the universe, laughing like a father comforting a child who thought he was lost in their own backyard. And behind him stood the entire Durston family, all dressed in sage, smiling just as bright, and welcoming me into the fold. As they all converged on me for a group hug with Dan leading the way, I knew peace for the first time in my life and felt so foolish for resisting for so long. Since then I've purchased all of Dan's products, and even though he doesn't hand deliver them anymore, I know it's not because he doesn't love me, but because there are other lost souls like me (and maybe you?) who need him more. Now, I am whole. I am found. At some point I may even use some of this equipment for backpacking.