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My first Durston tent arrived in 2023, but how did I get here?
None of my other tents I had, were really usable any more. They were either too big or the material has gone bad or in the case of my Nemo Hornet, just disillusioned. I was looking for a new tent and I was reading up a lot about tent materials and designs.
One day somehow I stumbled on this YT video and it was an interview with q certain Dan Durston 🙂 talking about materials and I was fascinated.
When I looked at the tents themselves - only X-mid at the time - I was struck by the design and how optimal the floorspace was. That combined with the use of either dyneema or sil-polyester, and the weight; for me it was a done deal. I did compare to a lot of other competitors in the field and nothing had that wow factor.Today we own two Durston tents - an X-Mid and an X-Dome. IN both cases we have the solid inner and the fly is sil-polyester. Really glad to have chosen sil-polyester over dyneema, although heavier, just seems to be better in many other aspects than dyneema.
The short of this story is not that we bought Dan's tents because of hype, but because they are innovative and well engineered.
I like the X-Mid for its simplicity in pitching and it is the goto for tougher mountain trails. I like the X-Dome for its space.
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First pitch of my #Durston x-dome.
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https://www.laviezine.com/1071262/tour-du-mont-blanc-arrival-in-les-houches-day-1/ Tour Du Mont Blanc – Arrival In Les Houches & Day 1 #Alps #backpacking #camping #CampingStove #durston #DurstonXMidPro+ #France #GraniteGear #hiking #ibex #Italy #KencoCoffee #osprey #PlacesToTravel #SaintGervaisLesBainsFranceTour #SeaToSummit #SierraDesigns #SouthOfFranceDestinations #SouthOfFranceTour #SouthOfFranceTravel #SouthOfFranceTrip #SouthOfFranceVacation #Switzerland #tent #TentMeals #thermarest #tmb #tourdumontblanc #WildCamping
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https://www.laviezine.com/1071262/tour-du-mont-blanc-arrival-in-les-houches-day-1/ Tour Du Mont Blanc – Arrival In Les Houches & Day 1 #Alps #backpacking #camping #CampingStove #durston #DurstonXMidPro+ #France #GraniteGear #hiking #ibex #Italy #KencoCoffee #osprey #PlacesToTravel #SaintGervaisLesBainsFranceTour #SeaToSummit #SierraDesigns #SouthOfFranceDestinations #SouthOfFranceTour #SouthOfFranceTravel #SouthOfFranceTrip #SouthOfFranceVacation #Switzerland #tent #TentMeals #thermarest #tmb #tourdumontblanc #WildCamping
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https://www.laviezine.com/1071262/tour-du-mont-blanc-arrival-in-les-houches-day-1/ Tour Du Mont Blanc – Arrival In Les Houches & Day 1 #Alps #backpacking #camping #CampingStove #durston #DurstonXMidPro+ #France #GraniteGear #hiking #ibex #Italy #KencoCoffee #osprey #PlacesToTravel #SaintGervaisLesBainsFranceTour #SeaToSummit #SierraDesigns #SouthOfFranceDestinations #SouthOfFranceTour #SouthOfFranceTravel #SouthOfFranceTrip #SouthOfFranceVacation #Switzerland #tent #TentMeals #thermarest #tmb #tourdumontblanc #WildCamping
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Day 3 of our Mnweni trip and after our previous long day, we started off at 09:30.
We made a point of visiting the tops of a number of passes, summit caves and taking in the magnificent views. The tops of Fangs & Madonna passes were spectacular. We had a lovely lunch next to a small river in Lesotho.
After lunch the clouds rolled in as we were walking, the wind picked up and then we were pelted with hail. The leader made call that we should make camp. We descended next to stream bed, but the cloud caught us. We pitched the fly of the Durston X-Mid in 2min and then all 4 of us hid inside with our backpacks until the rain passed.
We found a nice spot to camp a bit further down the stream. The 2nd bout of rain came past after we setup and we hung out in one tent eating biscuits and drinking Merlot from Namaqualand.
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The type of tent stakes is a very personal choice and depends on the kind of terrain one frequents. I have different tent stakes that I can use with my Durston X-Mid Solid 2P. Not all of them go along all the time.
The long Triwonder stakes are only meant for snow and soft loose sand. I never had to use them yet, although just after Easter I'll be doing a trip that might need them.
I prefer the Y-stakes above the V-stakes as one has to pay less attention how you put them in the soil.
If I know it will be a wind-free place, I'll only take take six stakes. In the Pyrenees, I have found that the short ones work best.
As the chances of wind increases I can add more stakes into my pack up to a max of 16, although I admit, I've never done as yet.
For a trip to the Drakensberg for instance, I might take 8 or 10 which will be a mix of short and long.
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A very light and very expensive package came in the mail today! Consider my mood elevated!
I have big plans for this tent!