DURSTON X MID 1 vs. GOSSAMER GEAR: The One

Hey guys, thanks again for watching! Today we are comparing the X MID 1 to the Gossamer Gear The One! Which one do you prefer?
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[@Rando-user-zm1fx]

Great review and comparison. 👍

[@GearGarden]

Thank you so much!!

[@Illkacirma]

cool! thanks!

[@GearGarden]

Thank you!

[@roberthollis6609]

Hey, vice vid! How light is your pack?

[@dangerpudge1922]

Your Durston pitch isn't a bad pitch at all, but it's lending to the concerns/space issues you have. Getting the fly higher will give you quite a lot more space and ventilation. It'll allow you to pull the inner up higher as well and put more separation between the fly and inner. Looks like you have it pitched closer to storm mode. With all that said, I bought an X-Mid2 up front (because I like to camp with my dog) and the gram weenie in me finally demanded I get an X-Mid1. I have to say that the delta between the 1 and 2 in pack size and weight is miniscule, and the incredible amount of space you get for that tiny weight delta is MASSIVE. My recommendation is to get the 2; you can always skinny pitch it which will take up less space than most 1p tents. Durston 'doors'. You can go full 'stargazer mode' which is basically just a mesh tent if you want. You can also pull back both flaps on both sides if you want to leave it wide open. Good video man. I appreciate you getting that up!

[@GearGarden]

Thank you!! I have the stargazer option as well and love it! So the 2 footprint isn’t to massive? I thought about it but my 2 person gossamer is HUGEEEE. So I was scared to get a 2p durston too. But then the space would be so ideal

[@dangerpudge1922]

@@GearGarden the floor will obviously be larger, but the floor of the 2p will fit inside the fly of the 1p with room. Being able to choke down either or both of the vestibules makes it pitch smaller than most normal 1p tents due to having to pull the fly out. I have a couple tents, and one is a Gatewood Cape/Serenity Net Tent combo; it's a very small tent and a TINY interior footprint, but I set it up right next to my X-Mid2 and honestly when you account for the space needed for the guy lines, the little SMD tent was actually taking up more space. After I got my 1p, I opened the box and honestly thought they'd accidentally sent another 1p. Now to be fair, there is indeed a difference in both pack size and weight, but it's not enough to truly concern yourself with and I can't ever imagine it'd make enough of a difference in packing or hauling to notice. The inside... man, it's just SO MUCH NICER to have all that room; I can have my doggo AND all of my gear inside the tent. Think about the interior of the 1p extending all the way into one of the vestibules. That's about what you get if you were to choke down just one vestibule of the 2p. Anyway, thanks for making the video, man. That's so much more work than most folks understand. Know I'm not baggin' on you at all, and I sure hope you didn't take my comments as critical. I've just 'found out' from my own progression through these. LOL

[@GearGarden]

@@dangerpudge1922 not at all! I appreciate this type of input because then I can spread the word as well! So you’re telling me I can put the 2p inner durston in the 1p fly? If that’s the case I’ll for sure have to do that because I’d LOVEEE that interior if it’s fixed to be bigger with the same footprint size! You make videos at all?

[@dangerpudge1922]

@@GearGarden that wasn't exactly what I was getting at; the placement of the poles would be in the way for a 2p inner. What I meant was that as you're sitting in your 1p, imagine that one of the vestibules is just part of your inner with no pole in the way. That's pretty much the same as what it would be to have a 2p semi-skinny pitched. You sort of alluded to it probably without realizing when you mentioned that you could open both doors and regain lateral space in the 1p that you'd have in the GG.

[@GearGarden]

Less than 10lb!