Easy X-Mid Pro 2 Skinny Pitch with Vestibule - Duplex Door Technique - Fold and Roll
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- Posting this one in response to a number of requests on how to pitch this method from scratch. Quick video on an alternate pitch method for the X-Mid Pro 2 that is similar to how the Zpacks Duplex is pitched that keeps the vestibule and functional doors... I actually think this is going to be my main way of pitching the tent I like it so much.
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Great stuff. Thanks for making this. It would be awesome to see a full X-Mid Pro vs Duplex comparison video.
Thank you! That would be a fun video. 🤓
I have the 1st gen 2p. If you can get this hack built into the official design I will repurchase.
I can't believe how many videos I had to wade through of the skinny pitch to find the ONLY one that shows the whole pitch rather than starting from the full pitch... if I could fit the whole pitch to begin with, why would I bother with the skinny??? Thank you for ending my search 😅
I do it quite a bit - it’s a pretty easy and quick setup - thanks for commenting and glad the video helped. 🤓
Just when you think the perfect tent can’t be improved …. Boom 💥! This is the very best of collaborative genius. Well done
Thanks! Definitely a versatile setup.
This is one of the most useful X-mid videos I've seen. Great job man!
Thank you!
Excellent videos. Solves the challenge of using the X-Mid 2 Pro + in pitches with limited space allowing taking the palace almost anywhere.
Thank you! 🤓
Great video!! I’m going to try this on my next trip - it seems easier than making my rectangle (I’m geometrically challenged!)
Thank you so much! ☺️ I tend to pitch it this way a lot of the time…for some reason my brain likes it better.
Damn...You just solved the biggest "issue" the X-mid has, too large a footprint. I could have used this idea a couple of times in the past few years.
Thanks! Gotta love the X-Mid community sharing their experiences with this tent.. ⛺️ 🔥🔥
Oh how cool this tent is. I know your engineering mind is just loving this. Great how to info on that guy line. ~RVA~
It’s pretty nerdy and I’m geeking out, lol. I think I’m going to find some tiny line adjusters and mitten clips for the guy lines to make them more easily adjusty.
@@KrizAkoni yes - i got 4 from zpacks i think
btw came here on recommendation from a comment on Packtoter
Very cool, thanks for stopping by and commenting! 🤓
Such useful info here! Can't wait to get my own Durston X-Mid Pro. (Still deciding between the 1 and the 2. Ha!) And I loved seeing how you take down the tent using the poles to create your folding pattern. Nice!
Thank you! I think you’ll like either one. I like the extra space to spread my stuff out in the 2.
very cool! thanks for the clear demonstration.
Stellar video. Thank you.
Great to be able to have both sides open with large Vestibules. You can use one side for gear and the other fully open to. Awesome tent.
Agree, the huge offset vestibules are amazing!
How do you not have 300,000 subscribers I just subbed love the vids.
Thank you! ☺️
@@KrizAkoniyour welcome
Great Video. The more I play with my X-Mid 2P Pro the more I learn new ways to pitch and manage this excellent tent. Dan Durston can still further improve this tent by adding more robust guy-line attachments (Top of trekking pole) points and also offer the X-Mid Pro in heavier DCF weights like ZPacks does for the Duplex.
Excellent overview! This tent looks very interesting and look forward to seeing you use this in future videos! Great job!
Thanks! Definitely an interesting design. We’ll see how it works out long term.
Just love the experimenting. Thanks for showing.
Setting it up this way almost feels like doing the Duplex. I’m so used to it I’m inclined to pitch it this way every time and then deploy the full vestibules afterward if I feel like it.
This is great, thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thanks Hopper! 🤓
Good ideas ! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Very helpful. I'll be using this info with the regular xmid 2p. Thanks very much!
You’re welcome! It’s a pretty flexible tent. 🤓
Great video and yes,vit does look like the duplex. Great job on the set up and storage instructions.
Thank you! 🤓
Thanks! I was wondering if there was a way to set up the tent while keeping the inside of the fly out of the dirt, and you figured it out. Well done.
Yes, after a while it became habit with my Duplex. I pretty much always keep the tent collapsed on top of the bathtub and fold clean side in.
Thanks so much for the Super Thanks! Just saw that you did this. Thank you! 😊
Looks like you are loving the new tent!
I’m liking it a bunch! So far it’s all good.
Sweet set up
Thanks BRO! 😎
I thank you for demonstrating that. So far, I have had no situation where this technique would be either needed, nor an advantage. But, the very next site may make me glad to know about this?
About guy lines - it would certainly make sense from both a geometrical aspect, and structural strength point of view if the guy lines were in line with the ridge, and straight out from each other. I haven’t done a stress test to evaluate deflection of the trekking poles subject to various side loads, with guy lines at various angles. Experience with other structures, and common sense suggests the tests would confirm my suspicions. Do a vector diagram; you’ll see.
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I think with favorable forecasts it may be ok (and I will definitely be using) his method. In pending forecasts where there may be inclement weather overnight, I absolutely agree that you should pitch inline with the ridge.
These setup videos are appreciated, but I'd rather see it try to be pitched in a "real" situation, like near tree line in the mountains, an open meadow filled with willows and rocks... My SMD Skyscape Trekker is tricky enough and has a smaller outside footprint, though the same requirement for nearly exact outside geometry is the same.
Definitely worth doing - will try and do more of that in the future. I do have a brief shot of a pitch with a tree in the vestibule at 6:43 in this video czcams.com/video/n65_vLqir04/video.htmlsi=xSuHKIHEx3H_yrhH
Nice job!
Thanks!
@@KrizAkoni really appreciate you putting the time in to share and to see your duplex knowledge put into play. I am enjoying the pro2 and learning additional ways to use it just makes it better 😁
I enjoy doing the videos and sharing what I know and learning new techniques from others. I’m glad you find these useful.
very interesting, I bought the x mid 2 about yrs ago and hadn't considered a 'skinny pitch'
Seems like a pretty flexible design…it likes to stand up no matter how you pitch it. 🤓
Thank you for this video! I was excited about the xmid pro 2 until I saw one in person and was shocked at the size of its Footprint, which had me second guessing this tent. But your video now has me thinking about the Pro 2 again, with this alternate pitch being an option. It looks like the doors are a bit loose with this pitch and might be a little flappy in winds....do you find that to be true?
The doors are a little loose and probably not the best config for a storm. Otherwise, I find it works well.
Great video, really useful thanks. When you rolled up the vestibule door, how did you secure it ? Thanks
Long side works the same with the magnetic holder. Short side I attach at the base to the “corner” stake. I usually leave the short side set though.
@@KrizAkoni thanks for that, I do too but this could be useful
Cool. Full vestibules and two guy lines with 6 stakes, if skinny pitch is not necessary. More variations to come?
I have not seen any other variations. Need to get out a bunch more and just use it. Good fall weather ahead. 🤓
I’m currently waiting to receive my X-Mid pro 2 2023. What length of line are you using for the apex tie outs?
96” is what I used in this video. It leaves extra to hold the door flaps if you want.
@@KrizAkoni Thank you! Can’t wait to test out this pitch on the smaller sites of the Pinhoti!
In what situations would this smaller pitch be used if the guylines come out to beyond where the original pitch would go? It appears to have same or larger footprint. Just wondering.
Many sites where I camp have a few large trees around really nice flat undersized clear spots. This lets you either tie off direct to the tree or run a line down next to it when the vestibule interferes with the tree. Just imagine a normal pitch with a tree standing in the large vestibule corner. This technique constrains your required ground space to mimic the duplex and set up in that spot.
Hey, is this also possible with the Xmid 2 (not pro)? Thanks!
Should be