Durston – Premium wilderness equipment

PREMIUM LIGHTWEIGHT EQUIPMENT
DESIGNED IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
FIRST PRINCIPLES PHILOSOPHY

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Our Z-Flick Tent poles are live! What’s awesome

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Our Z-Flick Tent poles are live! What’s awesome about them? How about: 1) Lightest adjustable poles on the market (88g!) 2) Stiffest poles anywhere near this weight. 3) Only folding tent poles with external flick adjuster. 4) Only poles that work with both tips up and handles up trekking pole tents (basically every tent on the market). 5) Compact 5 piece design (12”). 6) Super high quality from same factory as Black Diamond and MSR carbon trekking poles. 7) Affordable price of $35 ea. These poles allow bikepackers, hunters, packrafters, and other non-trekking pole users to enjoy the X-Mid and other trekking pole tents. Check out all the details at the link in bio. ______________ #bikepacking #packrafting #ultralightbackpacking #ultralighthunting #tents #thruhike #durstongear #xmid #backpacking #bushwalking #hillwalking">

Our Z-Flick Tent poles are live! What’s awesome about them? How about: 1) Lightest adjustable poles on the market (88g!) 2) Stiffest poles anywhere near this weight. 3) Only folding tent poles with external flick adjuster. 4) Only poles that work with both tips up and handles up trekking pole tents (basically every tent on the market). 5) Compact 5 piece design (12”). 6) Super high quality from same factory as Black Diamond and MSR carbon trekking poles. 7) Affordable price of $35 ea. These poles allow bikepackers, hunters, packrafters, and other non-trekking pole users to enjoy the X-Mid and other trekking pole tents. Check out all the details at the link in bio.
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#bikepacking #packrafting #ultralightbackpacking #ultralighthunting #tents #thruhike #durstongear #xmid #backpacking #bushwalking #hillwalking

Function drives the design process at Durston Gear

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Function drives the design process at Durston Gear. Instead of doing things the normal way, we start from the basics or ‘first principles’ and carefully rethink about how things should work to maximize protection and usability. Our vestibules are a good example of this. Most tents have the deepest part of the vestibule in the center, but gear stored here is in the way when you get in/out of the tent and it gets wet when the door is opened. With our X-Mid tents we use a wedge shaped vestibule design that puts the widest point at the end. Like this, it is beside the doorway so you can store bulky items like backpacks while keeping them protected and out of the way, yet easily reached. ___________________ #ultralightbackpacking #durstongear #firstprinciples #pacificcresttrail #thruhike #thruhiker #tent #backpacking #alpinism #hillwalking">

Function drives the design process at Durston Gear. Instead of doing things the normal way, we start from the basics or ‘first principles’ and carefully rethink about how things should work to maximize protection and usability. Our vestibules are a good example of this. Most tents have the deepest part of the vestibule in the center, but gear stored here is in the way when you get in/out of the tent and it gets wet when the door is opened. With our X-Mid tents we use a wedge shaped vestibule design that puts the widest point at the end. Like this, it is beside the doorway so you can store bulky items like backpacks while keeping them protected and out of the way, yet easily reached.
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#ultralightbackpacking #durstongear #firstprinciples #pacificcresttrail #thruhike #thruhiker #tent #backpacking #alpinism #hillwalking

Who’s ready for the finest set of folding poles

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Who’s ready for the finest set of folding poles on the market? Our new Z-Flick poles are launching Sept 21. So many good things to announce then. _______________________ #durstongear #zflick #xmid #backpacking #thruhike #ultralightbackpacking #ultralighttents #bikepacking @bikepackingcom">

Who’s ready for the finest set of folding poles on the market? Our new Z-Flick poles are launching Sept 21. So many good things to announce then.
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#durstongear #zflick #xmid #backpacking #thruhike #ultralightbackpacking #ultralighttents #bikepacking @bikepackingcom

X-Mid 1 in its home range: Banff National Park. O

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="X-Mid 1 in its home range: Banff National Park. One of the coolest things with running a small gear company is seeing people using our equipment to better enjoy wild places - especially those places close to my heart in the Canadian Rockies like the Siffleur Wilderness and Banff National Park. Thanks to everyone for the support and inspiration. ________________ #xmid #durstongear #sectionhike #thruhike #banffnationalpark #canadianrockies #alpinist #backpacking #ultralightbackpacking #albertaparks">

X-Mid 1 in its home range: Banff National Park. One of the coolest things with running a small gear company is seeing people using our equipment to better enjoy wild places - especially those places close to my heart in the Canadian Rockies like the Siffleur Wilderness and Banff National Park. Thanks to everyone for the support and inspiration.
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#xmid #durstongear #sectionhike #thruhike #banffnationalpark #canadianrockies #alpinist #backpacking #ultralightbackpacking #albertaparks

John Muir Trail with the 20oz X-Mid Pro 2. Photo

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="John Muir Trail with the 20oz X-Mid Pro 2. Photo by @hikesandcakes ___________________ #xmid #pacificcresttrail #johnmuirtrail #thruhike #thruhiking #ultralightbackpacking #backpacking #durstongear">

John Muir Trail with the 20oz X-Mid Pro 2. Photo by @hikesandcakes
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#xmid #pacificcresttrail #johnmuirtrail #thruhike #thruhiking #ultralightbackpacking #backpacking #durstongear

X-Mid sunrise. We are hard at work on improved pro

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="X-Mid sunrise. We are hard at work on improved production and will have ample supply of our regular X-Mid 1 and 2 models starting this fall. Stay tuned for more on that in mid-September. Photo by @theloneexplorer__ ________________ #xmid #durstongear #hillwalking #thruhike #lakedistrict #bushwalk #alpinist #sectionhike #backpacking #tent #wilderness">

X-Mid sunrise. We are hard at work on improved production and will have ample supply of our regular X-Mid 1 and 2 models starting this fall. Stay tuned for more on that in mid-September. Photo by @theloneexplorer__
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#xmid #durstongear #hillwalking #thruhike #lakedistrict #bushwalk #alpinist #sectionhike #backpacking #tent #wilderness

Thanks for all the support with the X-Mid Pro 2 sa

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Thanks for all the support with the X-Mid Pro 2 sale today! The batch shipping next week is now sold out but we have opened orders for our February batch so people can secure them now. The X-Mid Pro offers remarkable stormworthiness, space, and simplicity for just 20oz. Check out the link in bio for all the details. _________________ #xmid #thruhike #ultralightbackpacking #pacificcresttrail #appalachiantrail #durstongear #backpacking #hillwalking">

Thanks for all the support with the X-Mid Pro 2 sale today! The batch shipping next week is now sold out but we have opened orders for our February batch so people can secure them now. The X-Mid Pro offers remarkable stormworthiness, space, and simplicity for just 20oz. Check out the link in bio for all the details.
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#xmid #thruhike #ultralightbackpacking #pacificcresttrail #appalachiantrail #durstongear #backpacking #hillwalking

Only a few Kakwa 40 packs left. They’ll be sol

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Only a few Kakwa 40 packs left. They’ll be sold out in a few days so get yours soon if you’re after one (Link in bio). We’re working on another run but it takes a while (January?). Photo is a Dan on a ridgewalk last month in the northern Canadian Rockies as part of a new 100 mile high route along the divide. ________________ #kakwa #durstongear #highroute #alpinist #backpacking #scrambling #canadianrockies #ultralightbackpacking">

Only a few Kakwa 40 packs left. They’ll be sold out in a few days so get yours soon if you’re after one (Link in bio). We’re working on another run but it takes a while (January?). Photo is a Dan on a ridgewalk last month in the northern Canadian Rockies as part of a new 100 mile high route along the divide.
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#kakwa #durstongear #highroute #alpinist #backpacking #scrambling #canadianrockies #ultralightbackpacking

Serious amounts of X-Mid Pro 2 tents have been sen

<img src="https://durstongear.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Serious amounts of X-Mid Pro 2 tents have been sent out this weekend to early presale customers! Stoked to have these heading into the mountains! Our second batch for the rest of preorders and new sales arrives in a few weeks. We’ll be opening orders hopefully next week (gotta upgrade the web server first so it doesn’t crash again). Please sign up for our X-Mid Pro 2 notification list (link in bio) if you want to be notified when orders open. We’ll email that 2-3 days ahead with the exact time. ________________ #durstongear #xmid #thruhike #ultralightbackpacking #sectionhike #pacificcresttrail #continentaldividetrail">

Serious amounts of X-Mid Pro 2 tents have been sent out this weekend to early presale customers! Stoked to have these heading into the mountains! Our second batch for the rest of preorders and new sales arrives in a few weeks. We’ll be opening orders hopefully next week (gotta upgrade the web server first so it doesn’t crash again). Please sign up for our X-Mid Pro 2 notification list (link in bio) if you want to be notified when orders open. We’ll email that 2-3 days ahead with the exact time.
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#durstongear #xmid #thruhike #ultralightbackpacking #sectionhike #pacificcresttrail #continentaldividetrail

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