X-Mid Pro 2

Sale price$639.00 USD

Floor: Woven
Stakes: No

The 2024 X-Mid Pro 2 has arrived and is even lighter. Other 2024 updates include magnetic toggles on the inner doors, more affordable pricing, and a new DCF floor option. Due to high interest, our supply of the DCF floor version has sold out but pre-orders are open for the next batch in March.

Pinnacle of Ultralight Tent Design

The X-Mid Pro 2 is the pinnacle of ultralight tent design. It combines our maximally weight efficient and stormworthy X-Mid geometry with Dyneema® composite fabrics (DCF) and a singlewall design to create a tent that is both incredibly light and incredibly capable. The 2024 version weighs as little as 17.9 oz (509 g) while also bringing unprecedented stormworthyness, simplicity, spaciousness, and build quality to the super ultralight tent niche.

SPACIOUS

Until the X-Mid Pro 2, if you wanted a 2P tent for a little over 1 lbs you had to settle for something cramped, delicate, and/or lacking in weather protection.

The X-Mid Pro 2 changes that. It provides a spacious interior for two adults with a generous 90″ floor length, ample 46" width, steep end walls to maximize useable length, and best-in-class headroom enabled by the unique geometry with a diagonal ridgeline and opposite diagonal floor. It fits hikers up to 6’4″ (dual occupancy) or 7’0″ (solo occupancy).

Also generous are the dual 11.6 sq ft vestibules which are large, tall, and conveniently place the main area beside the door instead of blocking it.

Want it even more spacious? Check out the X-Mid Pro 2+.

STORMWORTHY

The stormworthiness of the X-Mid Pro 2 is excellent thanks to the extremely strong Dyneema composite fabric combined with the high performance X-Mid shape. The X-Mid has the ideal shape for wind and snow because the geometry gives all of the panels slopes that are consistently and moderate. There are no horizontal roof panels to catch snow, nor vertical side panels to catch wind. The tent pitches solidly with just 4 stakes, while peak and side panel guyouts can be added along with 8 extra stake points around the base if conditions warrant.

More than just surviving, the X-Mid Pro 2 keeps you comfortable in tough conditions with it's protected pitch (keeps the floor dry during setup in the rain), protected doorways (keeps the rain out even when open), dual peak vents which minimize condensation, and full coverage fly that can extend low to the ground to block rain splatter and drafts yet can be lifted higher for increased ventilation. Competing tents trim away the bottom of the fly to save weight but this leaves you more exposed to drafts and rain splatter. The X-Mid Pro 2 further enhances comfort in tough weather with its large interior space, and generous vestibules.

Backpacking Light

Highly Recommended

"If you want the highest-quality and best-performing ultralight shelter on the market, the X-Mid Pro should top your list."

Backpacker Magazine

A Titan of Featherweight Design

"Simpler than just about any other trekking-pole tent. It’s hard to beat the simple but effective design."

The Trek

Simply the Best

"Simply the best tent...an impenetrable bunker, super high quality, easy to setup. We couldn’t have been more pleased."

Bikepacking.com

Gear of the Year

Durston’s lofty claims, especially compared to some other great shelters, are surprisingly valid...it proved to be outstanding in its class.

Adventure Alan

Our Favourite Super Ultralight Tent

"No other tent on the market gives you this much livable area for so little weight....an incredible tent design"

Backwoods Pursuit

An Absolute Gem

"Deflects wind, rain, and even snow with ease. Extreme attention to detail make it a joy to set up. I’m a HUGE fan."

USER FRIENDLY

The X-Mid Pro retains the user friendliness that the X-Mid tents are highly regarded for. Unlike most trekking pole tents, the rectangle based X-Mid has a simple 4 stake pitch with no mandatory guylines, no measuring or estimating odd angles, and no struts.

Once pitched, the intuitive minimalism continues with magnetic door toggles, doorways that aren’t blocked by poles, vestibules that put the main area beside the doorway instead of blocking it, a tensioned floor that lies taut and wrinkle free, and one handed operating zippers.

The X-Mid Pro also has a remarkably small packed size because of the efficient use of materials, less bulky floor material, and lack of struts which complicate packing up the tent.

Magnetic Toggles

Magnetic door toggles with pull tabs provide easy one handed-operation.

Doorways

Unlike most trekking pole tents, the doorways are large and not blocked by trekking poles.

Full Coverage Fly

The fly extends low to the ground to block drafts and rain splatter, yet can be raised for more ventilation. Other tents cut away the bottom of the fly to save weight but it leaves you more exposed.

Tensioned Floor

Small corner struts and cords tension the floor so it lays taut and easy to clean. Competing tents hang the bathtub floor from its top edge (like a bag) which saves weight but is more prone to wrinkling and sliding around.

Peak vents

Dual peak vents minimize condensation.

QUALITY

In addition to the highest performance design, the X-Mid Pro has industry leading quality. That starts by using premium materials like Dyneema, and assembling them at the most experienced tent factory in the world for DCF.

We use hot bonded construction to create Dyneema seams that are stronger, cleaner looking, and better retain their strength in extreme temperatures. We also use a proprietary pre-shrinking process for DCF so that the shape is more stable over time and won't deform or shrink to create wavy zippers like most other DCF tents. Additionally, we use thoughtful design and reinforcements to avoid stressing the fabric diagonally (on the 'bias') which adds costs but prevents premature degradation.

PATENTED GEOMETRY

The X-Mid shape has been developed from the first principles of geometry to be as weight efficient, simple, and functional as possible.

That includes avoiding all the common pitfalls of trekking pole shelters such as a complicated pitch, mandatory guylines, poles blocking the doorways, and a lack of interior volume.

Read the story about how the X-Mid geometry was developed:

As one of the lightest tents in the world yet remarkably spacious and capable, the X-Mid Pro 2 is the ideal tent for everything from a thruhike of the Continental Divide Trail to bikepacking across South America.

Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS

WEIGHT

Tent

17.9 oz / 509 g (DCF floor) or 19.9 oz / 565 g (Silnylon floor)

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Stuff Sack

0.3oz / 8g (DCF) or 0.4 oz / 12 g (Silnylon)

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Stakes (Optional)

DAC J Stakes (4 x 6" @ 7 g; 4 x 8" @ 16 g)

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Typical Setup (Tent, Sack, 6 Stakes)

21.0 oz / 595 g (DCF floor) or 23.1 oz (Silnylon floor).

Features

FEATURES

World's Lightest 2P Tent

The weight efficient and patented X-Mid geometry combined with Dyneema® fabrics creates world's lightest two person tent, while also providing best in class headroom, living space, stormworthiness, and ease of pitching.

Dyneema® Fabric

Dyneema® Composite fabric (DCF) is extremely strong and highly waterproof (8,000mm).

Hot Bonded

Premium hot bonded construction provides stronger seams than cold taped or sewn construction.

Compare

COMPARE

The X-Mid Pro 2 provides unprecedented stormworthiness, user friendliness, and space for a superultralight tent, while also weighing less than all other 2P tents. To illustrate this, the table below compares the X-Mid Pro 2 to what is seen in competing tents.

STORMWORTHINESS

X-Mid Pro 2

Main Competitors

Fly coverage

Extends low to block drafts and splatter

High cut fly leaves you more exposed

Peak vents

Dual vents minimize condensation

Vents are small or omitted

USER FRIENDLINESS

Minimum # stakes

4

6 - 10

FAQ

FAQ

Browse the FAQ to learn more or get in touch if you have further questions.

Contact Support

Customer Reviews

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Dany
Amazing tent and customer service

I used this tent for my thru hike of the continental divide trail this year. It performed exceedingly well by keeping me bone dry through torrential storms, and never once did it fail me in desert wind. After about 1500 miles, the zipper started to fail (because I was pitching too tight), Dan asked me where my next town was, and sent a replacement there without hassle. Unlike many tension tents, there is no way the floor can be pushed out past the tent wall, so your gear placement inside is inconsequential. The vestibule space is ample, too. I also shared this tent with a friend for a good chunk of the hike and there was PLENTY of room for the two of us and our gear. Amazing design. Truly revolutionary.

Nice job on the CDT! Glad you're liking the tent. Thanks for using Durston gear.
- Dan

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Ronald Baker
Multiple Shakedowns

To begin, I love this tent. I’ve set it up three times in my yard and two different overnighters at state parks. Each time I set it up I’ve learned something new. An example would be on the third setup I realized the magnets work two ways. I can double magnet the outside door or have one magnet each on the outside door and one on the screen door. Each setup I’ve only needed the four corners staked (plus the bottom of the zipper/vestibule for convenience). Zero guy lines used. One night I had significant rain while the tent edges were set high for maximum ventilation. No water got in the tent. I kept feeling over my head the rainy night to determine if water was bouncing inside. Some rain did bounce onto the drip screen that I could feel but not a single drop got inside. I’m 6’2.5” and stretched out neither my head nor feet touch the ends and my top quilt never touched the end. So far I couldn’t be more pleased. I do recommend the ground sheet as I’ve always had concerns about poking a hole in my pad.

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Alexandre Cadoret
Awesome

The tent is super easy to setup and it’s weight is awesome, get humid with condensation but dries fast.
I remove one star because the groundsheet fixation often easily comes off by itself during the setup, better attachment rings would fix the problem.
And the groundsheet also takes a long time to dry compared to the tent.

Glad you're liking the tent.

For the groundsheet, if you clip the corners to the webbing/grosgrain it is very thin so it can come off it's it's not under tension. That's nice if you want to remove it in the morning anyways, but if you'd rather leave it attached then it works better to clip it to the nearby cords. They are thicker so it won't accidentally come undone.
- Dan

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Christian Klug
Superlight and easy

I am impressed by the lightness and how easy it is to pitch.

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Debra Clinard
Best through hikers tent ever!

You couldn’t buy from a more kind, creative and gracious person, as Dan Durston. His design is strong in the weather and utilizes every inch of space inside. Very happy with my purchase. Thank you, Dan.

Thanks Debra!!
- Dan

PITCHING GUIDE

Get started with our comprehensive X-Mid pitching guide.