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  1. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Pro 1p DCF Tent

    You can use sticks as long as the ends aren't sharp. The peaks are reinforced inside but a sharp stick rubbing during high winds might lead to issues, so I'd look at doing something like dulling it or tossing a sock on the end or something. Regarding storing DCF, it's not great to excessively...
  2. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Pro 1p DCF Tent

    We'll have another batch ready in April-May. There's a notification list on the X-Mid Pro 1 website if you want a heads up when they're back. We're pretty well covered for gear reviewers - not so much because I have a lot of them but because we're a tiny company so it's mostly just me testing...
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    Durston X-Mid Pro 1p DCF Tent

    There are external loops on the peaks. They are pretty small but you can see them at 4:28 in the video: They are designed for a downward angling pull so I'm might not be a great idea to crank too hard upward on them, but you could definitely pitch the tent by tying one peak up to a tree...
  4. dandurston

    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    Sorry we pushed it back a bit, so it's June 16 now. We have a pretty large batch, but it'll still sell out in a minute or two so you have to be fast. Our much better production starts in a few months.
  5. dandurston

    Ultralight double wall shelter thoughts?

    Yes we essentially have three versions of the X-Mid: X-Mid: Doublewall with a silpoly fly and mesh inner X-Mid Solid: Doublewall with a silpoly fly and mostly solid fabric inner X-Mid Pro: Hybrid/Singlewall with a DCF fly. We have each of those three versions for the 1P and 2P sizes, except...
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    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    I'm not familiar with Jerry, but per some other comments from you here on Rokslide, it sounds like you find him unhelpful. https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/wiggys-vs.188698/ Are you suggesting we also don't have good customer service? Our customer service department is just me (I am the...
  7. dandurston

    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    Yes. Floor area is the same. Headroom was already quite good and gets a tiny bit larger yet.
  8. dandurston

    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    Eventually (probably next year) we will have them available seperately. However, for most people it makes more sense to sell their old shelter and switch. If you get the new version, you can easily sell your used original version for full price since they are sold out and in high demand. I've...
  9. dandurston

    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    Per the other thread on silpoly, it sounds like Seek Outside has only tested one silpoly from Ripstop by the Roll, which is well documented as a not very good one, so I'm not surprised they weren't impressed with that but also don't think it's accurate to generalize about silpoly from that one...
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    Silpoly for shelters

    Thanks...we are working hard on improved supply but it has been difficult to increase production during covid. We have another batch on sale in 4 weeks. It'll sell out quickly but finally this fall we have much better production coming online for all models.
  11. dandurston

    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    The X-Mid 2 is built in Vietnam at the same factory as MSR and Black Diamond. We'll have more on sale in 4 weeks for delivery in 10 weeks. In a thread where a user has specifically asked about differences between these shelters, I think it's fair to explain the differences. My comments stick to...
  12. dandurston

    Silpoly for shelters

    The RSBTR silpoly is quite poor for strength and bias stretch. I can see you being unimpressed with that, but I wouldn't generalize to all silpoly from that. For example, Tarptent has historically said they were sticking with nylon because they found silpoly to have a lot of bias stretch, but...
  13. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Tents

    It was more like a minute or two, but yeah the next run is still a similar size. We're working on increasing production, but that won't be coming online until this fall.
  14. dandurston

    Eolus vs Stratospire 2 vs X Mid 2p

    With the new solid inner version of the X-Mid we've made a few tweaks to it besides just the solid fabric to make a bit more suited to harsh weather. So there is the solid fabric for the inner tent and also added reinforcement for the extra stake points along the perimeter, and new low stretch...
  15. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Tents

    I'm open to the idea of a 3P but we aren't working on a 3P at the moment and it takes almost 2 years to bring a tent to market, so we won't have a 3P sooner than '24. I'm still a bit unsure if the market is large enough because our 2P tents are already quite spacious for a 2P tent, so they...
  16. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Tents

    Yes we will have the solid inner soon. Our next batch of the X-Mid 2 will go on presale on June 7 for delivery in late July and that will be the solid inner version of the 1P and 2P. There will also be some other substantial updates for this batch that will also be present on the mesh version...
  17. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Tents

    Yeah the SMD pole are super flexy. They are using tent poles, so they are designed to flex which is the opposite of what you want for a shelter. Ours will be dramatically stiffer. Of course as part of being stiffer and adjustable they will also be heavier, but not that much.
  18. dandurston

    Silpoly for shelters

    That was a complicated decision that was affected by a bunch of factors: 1) The #1 thing I like about poly is that it doesn't expand/sag, which is a huge problem for trekking pole shelters because the fabric is part of the structure so if the fabric sags it becomes structurally unsound. However...
  19. dandurston

    Silpoly for shelters

    I wonder if you tested a silpoly that wasn't very good, and then are generalizing about silpoly from that. With a good silpoly, there isn't a big strength difference (nothing like accountant vs elite athlete). You can get silpoly that is 90% as strong as the same weight of nylon, where since...
  20. dandurston

    Durston X-Mid Tents

    The TT poles are pretty good. They adjust in 1 inch increments instead of continuously so you can't perfectly tighten the tent, but not bad. They're also a bit heavier than they need to be but not crazy. You can get a lighter and continously adjustable pole now from Ruta Locura, but it's very...

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