Durston – X-Mid 2 Solid – Tent

The Durston X-Mid 2 Solid is the ultimate 2-person lightweight shelter for year-round adventurers, but don’t worry you can perfectly camp in it on your own. With a fully enclosed solid inner, it provides exceptional protection from cold winds, snow, and condensation while maintaining excellent ventilation. This trekking pole tent is quick to pitch, offering a spacious, stormproof design that balances comfort and durability at an impressively low weight. Perfect for ultralight backpackers and bikepackers who demand reliability and versatility.

The X-Mid 2 Solid is a specialized version of the “normal” X-Mid 2, designed for colder environments and challenging conditions, including winter adventures and trekking in rugged, windswept regions like Northern Europe and Patagonia. Despite its focus on harsh climates, it remains an excellent all-around backpacking tent and also perfectly usable in summer. Built from the ground up with first-principles geometry, the X-Mid 2 Solid achieves an optimal balance of weight efficiency, simplicity, and stormworthiness for a trekking pole shelter. Weighing just over 1 kg (1025 g), it offers outstanding weather resistance, exceptional usability, and a surprisingly spacious interior.

Stormworthy 2 person tent

Many ultralight tents sacrifice stormworthiness to save weight, using thin fabrics, weak poles, minimal waterproofing, and stripped-down designs. The X-Mid takes a different approach, prioritizing both ultralight performance and tough weather capability.

By leveraging efficient X-Mid geometry, the tent minimizes weight without compromising durability or functionality. It features a fly-first pitch, double-wall design, non-sag poly fabric, robust waterproof coatings, large adjustable vents, factory-sealed seams, a full-coverage fly, storm-resistant shape, durable #5 zippers, and protected entryways to keep rain out.

The result is an ultralight tent that thrives in harsh conditions, offering the durability and stormworthiness of much heavier models.

Don’t just trust our optinion: it has become one of the most awarded tents in recent years including awards for best tent from The Trek, Outdoor GearLab, Section Hiker and numerous other respected outlets.

X-mid Solid: clever design, simple to use & attention to details

The X-Mid tent is designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind, ensuring a hassle-free setup after a long day or in bad weather. Unlike many trekking pole tents, it features a rectangular base for a quick, four-stake setup—no mandatory guylines, awkward struts, or precise pole height adjustments required. With just four stakes and two adjustable poles, the X-Mid pitches quickly and effortlessly, letting you focus on rest and recovery.

The ease of use continues once the tent is up. The Durston X-Mid Solid is designed with large, unobstructed doorways, vestibules that position the main area conveniently beside the door, magnetic door toggles (love this as a gear nerd 🤓 they are super handy!!!), intuitive pockets, and zippers that can be operated with one hand.

The X-Mid 2 Solid is ideal for 2 persons and will fit hikers up to 6’4″ (193 cm), thanks to its spacious 92″ length and steep end walls that maximize usable space. The 52″ floor width comfortably accommodates all sleeping pads (2 x 25″), while the dual vestibules are generously sized to easily fit even the largest pack beside the doorway.

Specifications Durston X-mid Solid 2 person tent

• Weight:
  • Fly: 595 gr
  • Inner Tent: 410 gr
  • Complete Tent: 1025 gr
  • Stuff Sack: 12 gr
  • Normal set-up: 1115 g (tent, stuff sacks, 6 stakes)
• Dimensions:
  • Floor length: 234 cm
  • Floor width: 132 cm
  • Height: 122 cm
  • Fly footprint: 210 x 254 cm
  • Packed size: 30 x 15 cm
• Materials:
  • Fly fabric: 20D Sil/PE Polyester 3500mm HH in Alpine Sage
  • Floor fabric: 20D Sil/PE Polyester 3500mm HH in Grey
  • Inner fabric: 15D Ripstop Nylon in White
  • YKK #5 AquaGuard with buckle outside, YKK #3 inner zippers
• When you buy you get:
  • Outer rain fly
  • Inner tent
  • 6 DAC stakes (4 normal, 2 small)
  • NO POLES, you can use your own trekking poles or get the Durson Z-flick poles

Read all about it on: https://durstongear.com/products/x-mid-2-solid