Durston X-Mid 1P vs Kodiak Canvas

The next gen X-Mid 1P is also a lot more spacious than the Hornet 1, and more stormworthy with a full coverage fly (extends to the ground) rather than a high cut one, so basically with the X-Mid you get a shelter that is more spacious, durable, featured, and stormworthy for about the same weight because it uses trekking poles.

But one of the nice things about this is that there's a screen so you can zip this and you can zip it back all the way to the bottom. But for most of ...

Then take a second and just make sure that it looks good. What do you have that you can go ahead and insert the first pole? You can insert it either t...

time will tell. Setup at home to season canvas per instructions yet leaks continued to show at every stake loop. Manufacturer responded quickly and I have followed their instructions; time will tell if problem is solved as we've used it a couple times now but the rain only fell during the setup

First the good. This is light and small. OK - it is a few ounces more than the claimed 1.7 lbs but very close

If I was a 5' 7" person, I would see how a 4 man dome would have been a great option for my son and I for our vacation. Cons 1. Heavy: This tent and poles do weigh a lot. I bought this tent specifically for car camping

I am able to compensate with these huge vestibules to give you an idea of how I fit into this I'm about 6 foot, even so, laying back and centering mys...

Fewer stakes? Advantage Kodiak. No pole in the middle of the tent? Advantage Kodiak. Ability for someone who isn't an NBA center to stand up through most of the tent? Advantage Kodiak. No guy lines? Advantage Kodiak

I'm considering hiking the AT in the spring and would like to avoid having a perpetually damp quilt, at least as much as possible. Appreciate the feedback!

The flooring is nice and thick. I Really love these canvas tents. I think they're they're pretty cool. I Mean it's gonna last me a long time

Obviously a Hilleberg tent would perform better in a storm, but for its intended use, the X-mid is the best designed tent on the market. Condensation is a non-issue with the tent because of the steep angled walls. Moisture that builds up will just run down the wall and drip off the edges.

Other camper's were impressed that I had this tent, it's so fancy, my friends even joked saying it looked like a ski chalet. All the other tents around were wrinkled but this tent was taut and sturdy. Overall this tent will not only impress but excels at being a shelter for camping. Worth every penny!

No issues, it was even a little bit saggy and i still had no issues whatsoever. The only thing that happened was that one of the poles um kind of coll...

If one side is pulled or tighter than the other you won’t see it till you are pulling the tent up then you will have to unbolt and take tension off. So, for the price of the tent I don’t want any cons. Yes people love it and people camp in different locations with different terrain and weather, but having ti buy stakes with a tent that costs this much and is reliant on every stake in order to stay up was not worth the money for me. Ended up going with another brand and I was much happier