Terra Nova Nothernlite 2 or Durston Xmid 2…. Both great tents. How to choose?

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Would of been useful to have weight specs of each tent

[@summit_two_sea_outdoors]

Hi there, the weight was on the info boxes. The Durston tent weighs 1.15kg and The Terra Nova weighs 2.25kg. Hope this helps 👍🏼

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

What is the advantage of the durston poles as opposed to trekking poles ?

[@summit_two_sea_outdoors]

A few advantages to the Durston carbon poles are…… if you hike but don’t use trekking poles as part of your kit. They are lighter and are significantly lighter in weight than trekking poles. I’ve used them mainly when I’ve stayed at a campsite for a weekend of day hikes from the site, I can use the Durston poles with the tent and still have use of my trekking poles as I did in my Langdale pikes video. On multi day hikes like WHW which I plan to do early next year I wouldn’t bother with the Durston ones just use trekking poles. 👍🏼

[@philiphoward767]

Great Review 👍 It will be interesting how the northernlite deals with condensation.

[@summit_two_sea_outdoors]

@@philiphoward767 thank you ☺️ hopefully the nothernlite will perform okay, if it’s half as good as the Durston for condensation I’ll be chuffed 👍🏼

[@wadirunner]

That's the first review video that Ive seen of the XMID 2 with Durstons own flick poles. I bought them too when I got my tent, but have never used them. How do you think they compare to trekking poles? Also, I think you may get a better pitch if you peg out an entire short side first , nice and tight, then move along the length to do the third corner, still keeping it straight and tight, before doing the fourth and final corner. Regards, Wadi

[@summit_two_sea_outdoors]

@@wadirunner thanks for your comment Wadi 👍🏼 useful tip that, must admit I’ve never tried short side first, will definitely give that a go on our next outing 😊 I had my doubts about the z flick poles when they arrived, as you’ve seen they are much smaller/lighter than the trekking poles but they are fantastic. We had our tent pitched at buttermere in very strong winds and they held all nite. I’ve been pleasantly surprised, I use trekking poles a fair bit so always have them to hand should I need them. The main reason I got them was so I could pitch my tent and still have the trekking poles to hike from camp ( if staying lower than the peaks) 😆

[@PhilipOlsen11]

Great reviews. Love the Xmid 11 👌

[@summit_two_sea_outdoors]

@@PhilipOlsen11 thank you ☺️ yeah it is a great tent definitely takes some beating 👍🏼

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Those poles are not a good colour for blending in with the environment

[@summit_two_sea_outdoors]

@@andrewarthurmatthews6685 agreed 👍🏼 black would be better 😊