X-Mid 2 Solid

X-Mid 2 Solid

Hi. I ordered an X-Mid 2 Solid to be delivered to Jersey in the UK. It arrived quickly and I was updated along its travels. After reviewing the super helpful pitching videos I put it up for the first time. As long as you follow the instructions and get the base angles at 90 degrees (which is very straight forward), the tent is pitched very quickly and easily. Even without guys or additional stakes around the base, the tent is solid. Fully staked out, I feel confident it would be seriously storm-worthy. I must have been looking at an older model when deciding as mine arrived with additional features I was not expecting (dual zips, extra clips, etc). A nice treat and all great additions. The quality of the tent is awesome. Everything is thought through and in place. The overall experience to date is well above expectation and I can totally see why Durston is so popular with hikers looking for high quality, lightweight gear - If in doubt, go get some!

Good tent, bad everything else

It is a really good tent, however, it relies on tension for an ideal pitch. You've provided pegs which cannot handle the tension. Why? Its expensive enough Also - guy lines. There seems to be a general culture of not providing enough guy lines for tents. 2 isnt anywhere what I'd expect/need for the x-mid 2 And the bag. Not waterproof. Why? To make this tent work you need to spend quite a bit more than the listed price. Surely it doesn't have to be this way?

X mid 2 solid?

The x2 mid solid was difficult to set up and leaked. Every morning I woke up my gear was wet on the sides of the tent. When dealing with customer service it took them over a week to respond and they blamed me for not setting up the tent correctly then lectured me about simple scientific explanations like I didn’t know how ambient humidity worked during heating and cooling. Regardless if the mesh is completely wet inside it not working especially when you paid for a Solid not mesh. I was on a backpacking trip in the eastern sierras on a 30 mile round trip and when you buy a premium tent it should work better than the Walmart tent that another person in the group bought. And especially when you deal with customer service and let them know you are doing gear review videos they should make sure their customers are happy with their products. Won’t be buying durston again.