X-Dome 2

So Happy *Edited*

I’m so happy I pulled the trigger on this tent. It is hardly bigger than my other 1P tent *when packed* but so much simpler being fully free standing *and offers more room than my previous 2P inside, not to mention way more vestibule room. Once set up it is tighter than any other tent I’ve used and fairly quiet in the wind. Love that it came with 8 stages half big and half small. The only wish I have immediately is that I would love to be able to add/remove the fly without the tent having to be fully broken down. *or watch the video, as you can… Thanks Dan!

Durston X-Dome 2: The Camping Gold Standard

Unbelievably lightweight, user-friendly, free-standing joy :-) Now I compare all my other camping gear to the Durston X-Dome 2. Thanks to a Canadian hiker named Kane Outdoors for his recommendation, otherwise I would have never known about the Durston tents.

Extremely well-designed tent

This is an incredibly large tent for its light weight. While the parallelogram-sharped inner tent floor takes some getting used to, it allows for almost vertical tent walls, and two vestibules. It's free standing and doesn't need any guy lines to keep inner and outer properly separated. There are countless connection points for optional guy lines though and even for two trekking poles, should you need reinforcement in more rough conditions. The tent is pitched outer first to keep the inner dry in the rain. It's also very flexible: you can use the inner without the outer during warm and dry night, or the outer only as a kind of tarp. It becomes apparent that its creator has put a lot of though into even the smallest details, like the magnetic straps to keep the entrances open or the reflective loops for the stakes. Simply a joy to use!