Durston X-Mid 1P vs Marmot Tungsten 2P

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.

I had the limelight 2P, but replaced it with the Tungsten 2P and am glad I did. Some little features, like the metal center hub (vs the plastic on the limelight) are a nice touch, but the best part for me was the 2 doors/2 vestibules. The Limelight only had 1 door/vestibule, which is fine when I’m solo, but when I’m camping with my kids I’d rather not climb over them or them me in the middle of the night. The extra vestibule also means we can all keep boots and other gear outside but still dry

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...

You're gonna have two pockets. Decent-sized pockets too. You could probably put I don't know, four or five cellphones in there if you wanted. You can ...

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

I have had the opportunity to use this tent a few times since I received it a few weeks ago. The weight is it’s biggest downside, being heavier by at least a pound, compared to other backpacking tents I was looking at. The stakes bend easily, but are also economical to replace. The reason that I went with the Marmot Tungsten 2p was for its durability and endless reviews of how it stands up to wind and rain

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...

Use a bic lighter instead of the fire starter, invest in a quality sleeping pad with like a Nemo alpine (can use in winter) it’s way more comfortable than what you selected. Go with the Tungsten 2p tent, it’s a quality tent that will last. You don’t have to be ultralight but you should seriously take into consideration the weight of the items and more importantly the size of the items in making your decision on what to buy.

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!

You know it's not it's It's not too tight on the interior so it's a great tent. Very happy with the purchase and I really liked it. Came with the you ...

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 you can stomach the price the Tungsten UL 2p or 3p would be the best in a Marmot tent for backpacking or the Super Alloy. Sunnysports.com right now has a ton of Marmot tents on sale.