Head to head
Durston X-Mid vs Durston X-Mid Pro
The Durston X-Mid gives each person more floor — 16.6 sq ft against 14.4, which is the difference between standard and standard. The Durston X-Mid Pro is the lighter carry at 19.9 oz, and the Durston X-Mid is the cheaper of the two at ~$319.
 Durston Durston X-Mid |  Durston Durston X-Mid Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ultralight | Ultralight |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 16.6 sq ft (standard) | 14.4 sq ft (standard) |
| Floor area | 33.2 sq ft | 28.8 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 23 sq ft | 23.2 sq ft |
| Peak height | 48 in | 46 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 31.3 oz | 19.9 oz |
| Packed weight | 34.3 oz | 23.1 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 15.7 oz (trail weight) | 9.9 oz (trail weight) |
| Pad fitestimated | 2 × 25 in pads fit | 2 × 20 in pads fit, 25 in pads do not |
| Fits sleepers up toestimated | 7ft 2in tall | 7ft tall |
| Doors | 2 | 2 |
| Freestanding | non-freestanding | non-freestanding |
| Poles | trekking poles | trekking poles |
| Wall type | double wall | single wall |
| Season rating | 3-season | 3-season |
| Floor hydrostatic head | 3,500 mm | — |
| Packed size | 12 x 6 in | 11 x 5 in |
| Approx. price | ~$319 | ~$679 |
Durston X-Mid
The X-Mid 2 gives more floor per ounce than any other double-wall tent in this catalog: 33.2 square feet — more than an MSR Hubba Hubba LT 2 — for 31.3 ounces, and $319. The geometry is a rectangle pitched off two offset trekking poles, which puts the poles at the corners of the doorways instead of in the middle of them, and pitches with four stakes. It is double-walled, which almost no trekking-pole shelter this light is, and the 3500 mm silpoly fly does not sag when it gets wet. The catch is the obvious one: no trekking poles, no tent, and the fly footprint is 83 by 100 inches, which needs a bigger flat patch than a dome does.
Best for
Anyone who already carries trekking poles and wants the most usable floor per ounce that money can buy.
Durston X-Mid Pro
The Pro is the X-Mid in Dyneema: same offset-pole geometry, same clear doorways, 19.9 ounces with the silnylon floor and 17.9 with the Dyneema floor that adds $110. Dyneema does not stretch at all, so the pitch you set is the pitch you get in any weather, and the 15,000 mm canopy rating is an order of magnitude past silnylon. It is a hybrid rather than a true double wall — single-skin at the ends and roof, double on the sides — which is part of how it gets to this weight. It also does not pack down as small as nylon, creases permanently, and costs $679. The Pro 1 at 17.1 ounces with 22 square feet of vestibule is the more interesting of the two — it has more covered storage than floor.
Best for
Thru-hikers who pitch in weather every night and want a shelter that holds its shape without retensioning.
Rows where the two differ are tinted. Specs are the makers’ own; floor area per person, weight per person and pad fit are our arithmetic on them.