rosslister59 wrote:bydand_loon wrote:Drop are doing the XMid again 170 quid (plus import taxes), I have one, but i haven't had it out other than a couple of test pitches, has a lot of good reviews so far, think mine comes in at just about spot on 900g after swapping the pegs for some bigger easton pegs, very decent weight for a twin skin tent imo, packs down very small, goes up very easy, huge vestibules, mesh lining that i'm not 100% sure about.
Hi
Would you mind sharing your thoughts on the Xmid 1P and your experience using it in the British climate? Many thanks
I sold it on pretty much straight away and bought a Tarptent Stratosphere lithium instead, the Tarptent is/was rather expensive tbh ($500 more
) and maybe only about 100g lighter.
Reason i sold it, im not a fan of full mesh inners, just my own personal thing really, not a slight on the tent at all, plus I'd always craved the SS li. I got the XMid as a look see/stop gap, more than a serious long term purchase.
The XMid was huge as a 1 person, I found it easy to pitch (only pitched twice and never in a gale mind). If I was just starting out with tents or looking to lighten my load I'd have loved to have gotten the XMid, theres a two person version out now as well.
Lots of uk based users on trek lite dot com seem to really rate/like it. If you look on there, there is loads of discussion, reviews and pictures of both xmids in action. I think if the TGOC had gone ahead this year it would have been the tent of choice for a lot of walkers.
For the cost + weight + design the xmid is a wee cracker imo