Durston X-Mid 1 Ultralight Trekking Pole Tent

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Description

The X-Mid 1 has been developed from the first principles of geometry to achieve the most weight efficient, simple to use, and stormworthy design for a trekking pole shelter. The result is a double wall tent that is incredibly user friendly, capable and spacious while weighing just 745 g / 26 oz. As a result, it has become one of the most awarded tents in recent years including awards for best tent from The Trek, Outdoor Gear Lab, Section Hiker and numerous other respected outlets.

Features

• Optimal Geometry: Patented X-Mid geometry with twin offset poles provides best in class headroom, living space, stormworthiness, and ease of pitching.
• Spacious: The diagonal (offset pole) ridgeline increases headroom and interior volume by 15-25% compared to a perpendicular ridgeline, and by 30-50% compared to a single pole shelter.
• Non Sag Fabric: The X-Mid has been a pioneer of lightweight polyester fabric. Polyester doesn't absorb water and sag like nylon, so the shelter retains its structural integrity in wet conditions. Our passionate advocacy for polyester was initially met with resistance from other established companies using nylon, but has since led to polyester becoming widely recognized as a more practical material and with many others now following our lead.
• Stormworthy Shape: The X-Mid shape provides consistently moderate panel slopes which balance wind and snow shedding to provide excellent all around performance. All the panels are an ideal 50 - 55 degrees, while most tents contain a less consistent mix of shallower panels (worse for snow shedding) and steeper panels (worse for wind performance).
• Full Coverage Fly: A full coverage fly extends low to the ground to block drafts and rain splatter, but can also be raised higher for increased ventilation.
• Doublewall: A full doublewall design with separate fly and inner components avoids potential contact with fly condensation and allows for modular use, including pitching the inner only in fair weather and using the fly as a tarp shelter for 1 or 2 occupants (ideal for ski touring).
• Dual Vestibules: The dual vestibules are large, tall and put the main area beside the door instead of blocking it. A backpack fits easily in the main area.
• Dual Doorways: The dual doorways are large, not blocked by trekking poles, allow for cross ventilation, and have a protected design so the inner stays dry when the doors are open.
• Dual Vents: The dual adjustable peak vents minimize condensation yet can close during harsh conditions.
• Optional Guyouts: Optional peak and side panel guyouts plus eight additional stake points around the base allow the shelter to be solidly reinforced for harsh conditions.
• Protected Setup: A protected (fly first) setup keeps the floor and inner tent dry during setup in the rain.
• Simple Pitch: Ultra-simple pitch with just four stakes. The inner tent can be added separately or left clipped inside for a quicker setup.
• Small Packed Size: With light fabrics and no tent poles or struts, the X-Mid packs remarkably small and can be packed short enough to store horizontally in any pack.
• Magnetic Door Toggles: Magnetic toggles allow the fly and interior doors to be closed easily with one hand.
• Dual Pockets: Dual interior peak pockets allow for storage and provide a convenient way to suspend a headlamp for reading in the tent.
• Collapsible Vestibules: The vestibules can be collapsed to fit the tent into small sites.
• Fully Waterproofed Seams: Unlike many trekking pole shelters, our seams are factory waterproofed so user seam sealing is not required. We use a mix of seam taping and proprietary waterproof seam technology.

Specifications

• Weight:
  • Fly - 460 g / 16.2 oz
  • Inner Tent - 285 g / 10.0 oz
  • Complete Tent - 745 g / 25.4 oz
  • Stuff Sack - 10 g / 0.3 oz
  • Stakes (Included) - 8 DAC J Stakes (4 x 6" @ 7 g; 4 x 8" @ 16 g)
  • Typical Setup (Tent, Sack, 6 Stakes) - 835 g / 29.4 oz (tent, stuff sacks, 6 stakes)
• Dimensions:
  • Floor Length - 2.36 m / 93 in
  • Floor Width - 84 cm / 33 in
  • Floor Area - 2.0 sq m / 21.3 sq ft
  • Peak Height - 119 cm / 47 in
  • Fly Footprint - 165 x 254 cm / 65 x 100 in
  • Vestibule Area - 1.0 sq m x 2 / 10.2 sq ft x 2
  • Packed Size - 30 x 13 cm / 12 x 5 in
• Materials:
  • Canopy Fabric - 15D Sil/PE Polyester 3500mm HH in Sage
  • Floor Fabric -15D Sil/PE Polyester 3500mm HH in Grey
  • Fly Zippers - YKK #5 AquaGuard
  • Inner Zippers - YKK #3

Warranty:2 years

Note - This product does not include poles, it is designed to be used with telescopic trekking poles, although the Durston Z-Flick Poles are available alternatively.