The X-DOME: A Completely Freestanding Tent from Dan Durston! (Unboxing, First Pitch, & Closeup Tour)

[@durstongear]

Thanks for putting this together. - Dan

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Thanks for putting rad gear together!

[@andydickson5400]

Looks like another winner from Dan the Man Durston!!!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

I really like it so far!

[@JasonRidesmoto]

Boots and pants and boots and pants and I can't wait for mine to show up! Boots and pants and boots and pants

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Ain't no party like a tent setup party!

[@larchlarch9851]

Came for the tent review. Stayed for the aswome music jam !

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Lol! Well the sequel will be a review. ;)

[@jwmab]

Love seeing the excitement you clearly conveyed! 💕

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

I am, I love this tent so far!

[@Tried-n-True]

Alright! Glad to see you did the review! Watching now.

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

No review yet, just a tour - but it's coming!

[@paulkingsley2]

Great video. I just received mine and have set it up indoors.l love it. You can see the 2 pockets on the view you have of you laying down inside.

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Thanks! They're so low profile, I missed them the first time through!

[@MaryannHazel]

For a minute, I thought I was back in the 70s in a Disco with the music and flashing Christmas lights. LOL! The tent looks very interesting. I'm looking forward to your review. And I will not admit that I've set a tent up a time or two in my office at lunch. LOL!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Hey there were no flashing lights.... LOL! I am looking forward to setting up outside the office haha!

[@Love2Wander]

That's a nice-looking tent thanks for sharing

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidgeorge442]

Nice tent! Note that there are two pockets on the inner. One large, and one small. Enjoy!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

I hadn't noticed that, thanks!

[@davidgeorge442]

@ i just got mine. Looks like it’s an amazing tent! Can’t wait to put it to good use.

[@OutLan]

Thanks! Been looking at this for a new freestanding setup for backpacking and bikepacking. This just might be it.

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

I think it's going to be great!

[@KUEHLKUEST]

Cool tent!! J & C

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Hey long time no see! It seems pretty rad so far!

[@user-nu8uc8wq8v]

Pocket is located on the mesh top panel, mate 👍

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Yeah I missed that the first time through!

[@martinkasemsan9099]

Appropriate unboxing music!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

100%! :)

[@billb5732]

I look forward to the 3p versions of X-Dome and Arc Dome. My guess is that Tarptent will get there first -- they are a larger company and accustomed to making realistic-size tents (whatever that means to you). Dan's designs are excellent, but he intentionally compromises on points that are important to me: his tents are small and packs unventilated. They are great if you want those design choices.

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Tarptent is great but there are irritating design choices with them too. To each his own!

[@durstongear]

I think the X-Dome is a pretty large size. The height and width are quite a bit larger than other 1P tents, and the length is 2-5" longer than similar tents from MSR, Big Agnes and Nemo. So there are sometimes models from other brands that are larger but I do think are tents are usually on the larger side of things. It is true though that Tarptent choses different trade offs than we do. They use struts to make some very large models, while I do prefer simpler/lighter tents. In the case of the X-Dome and ArcDome, the X-Dome has quite a bit steeper end walls due to the shape of the pole set, so the fly is shorter but looking about a foot off the ground I expect they are about the same length. We do also have other models that are very long. The X-Mid Pro 1 in particular is one of the longest 1P tents on the market with a full 90" of length even a foot above the ground.

[@billb5732]

@@durstongear Sure. I wasn't being critical -- just saying that I want a larger (wider) tent: a 3p rather than a 1p. But I get why other sizes exist, and you do an exceptional job with them. Kudos for longer lengths -- typical 7 foot tents for 6-foot people is awfully tight. Similarly, width deserves some margin as well -- cramming two wide pads against the walls makes no sense to me.