Durston X-Mid Pro 2 - Overview and Rain Test Review - Ultralight Gear - Appalachian Trail

The Durston gear X-Mid Pro 2 that I ordered in January finally came in and it exceeded my expectations. The build quality is extremely high and the design is very innovative. It’s bigger (taller and longer) than the Zpacks Duplex and mine weighed in at 20.2 ounces (574 grams). I took it on an overnight on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia on the “rollercoaster”. The forecast predicted heavy rain overnight, which was perfect for what I wanted to do. Test the tent on an overnight in the rain.

It does take up a little bit more footprint than the Duplex, however, finding a good tent site was not an issue. For really tight spots, use the "Skinny Pitch":    • Easy X-Mid Pro 2 Skinny Pitch with Ve...   and    • Durston X-Mid Pro 2 Skinny Pitch – Re...  

The tent can be pitched with 4 stakes. However, these should be pretty beefy stakes, as they take all the load holding the tent up and two of the corners are pretty steep angles. I added a 5th stake to hold the door flap secure but it is not necessary. There are extra tie off points on the pole peaks and the unit shipped with line to tie to them if desired.

As expected, rain did come. The tent for the most part did stay dry inside. It was both humid and raining and the condensation rolled down and out (with one exception) and the rain stayed out. A few drops of condensation did migrate down the front wall of the tent and collected on the mesh that makes up the door. This ended up rolling down the inside of the mesh and entering the tent. I will need to experiment with setup to see if I can mitigate that.

When I got home, I weighed the tent again. This was after shaking it mostly dry before rolling up and placing in the supplied sack, which is plenty big. The tent, wet, weighed 1146 grams (40.42 ounces – about 2.52 pounds). That’s a 1.26-pound weight gain (doubled its weight). Not bad for a soaking wet 2-person tent.

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0:00 | Introduction and quick comparison to Duplex
1:14 | Setup
1:19 | Vents
1:35 | Door stake
1:41 | Zippers
1:53 | Magnetic clasp
2:26 | Interior
3:17 | Stakes
3:48 | Pole bungee
4:04 | Pole Cap
4:18 | Bathtub floor
4:43 | Material
5:21 | Tear down
6:30 | Rain Test
8:16 | Real Setup

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