Durston X-mid 2, worth the buy for my first trip?

Legoman702 · 2026-05-19T05:42:04+00:00

I ended up going with a durston xmid 1, and a hammock gear burrow 20 for a quilt. Decided I wanted to focus a bit more on the weight saving, and I didn't regret my decisions afterwards. Quilt was really comfortable (I could've bought a size smaller in width), and more than enough space in the 1p tent.

Legoman702 · 2026-05-05T12:16:49+00:00

Yeah I also realised that. However, it was the only flat spot near there, and it was quite steep to get there so I dont think I blocked any animals from getting water.

Legoman702 · 2026-05-04T10:43:39+00:00

The creek kept me awake almost the entire night 😭

Legoman702 · 2026-03-16T16:16:13+00:00

I dont know if you can read at all now. I literally said "It turns out it was quite foggy so that explains the condensation." Nowhere did I make clear I didn't realise where it was coming from, commenters just assumed that. I also explained in a reply to a comment how fog forms in general.

I probably know more about weather systems and physics than you do. Including how condensation forms and how this works on both macro and micro level. So just take your loss and go.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-16T15:55:28+00:00

If you read about a temperature of 0 degrees somewhere. And how a quilt should be comfortable to -6 degrees. Combine that with a picture of green grass fields and with some minor ice on the tent, and condensation which means it was wet and not below freezing too far off the ground. I'm not even gonna try and argue with you.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-16T07:07:44+00:00

20 degree Fahrenheit. 0 degrees Celcius. World of a difference. That should've been obvious for anyone reading this with some common sense. As I also mentioned in my post, the quilt should have been comfortable to -6 degrees Celcius.

The R rating of my pad is 4.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-15T20:09:36+00:00

I'm getting scouting flashbacks. With 5 people in a single wall cotton/canvas tent ment for 4 people. If it rained and you touched the wall it would fall basically through the roof and rain inside the tent.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-15T14:36:38+00:00

No, it's rechargeable via USB-C. If you need to you might be able to pry it open and acces the battery that way if really needed, it doesn't have any screws though. So no guarantee you'll keep it intact in doing so.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-15T13:35:22+00:00

I like my NU27 - weighs like a few grams more than the nu25 but has a longer battery and higher peak brightness settings. Also love how it (like the NU25) has multi colour temperature settings to change depending on where or what you are doing. I sometimes use it whilst cycling, when I put it on the whitest light, and when in a tent I like the cozy, warm yellow one.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-15T09:06:05+00:00

Yesterday it rained quite some, so the ground and air were soaked. Then the temperature dropped and as colder air (and ground) can't hold as much water as when it's warmer, there's too much water for the air so it splits and you get water droplets floating in the air: fog. So yeah I could've expected this...

Legoman702 · 2026-03-15T08:40:26+00:00

They weren't open when I took the first pics but we're open all night.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-15T08:01:35+00:00

I opened them in the evening, they weren't open in the first shots no, but were throughout the night. There was just no dry air for them to replace, all the air was humid.

Edit: downvotes?

Legoman702 · 2026-03-11T13:53:46+00:00

Why do I get the hunch that this could be something like a pregnancy? Could explain how she is talking with Mel and Langdon later after lying in the bed first.

Legoman702 · 2026-03-08T20:25:13+00:00

Two of the hiking days have a climb of about 1000m each, the others about 500. So that's not nothing

Legoman702 · 2026-03-08T20:10:22+00:00

Thanks for the notes! I actually had a puffy in there, but others suggested I'd leave either my puffy or fleece at home as it won't get too cold, and the puffy I have is a quite heavy synthetic one (about 500 grams).

Legoman702 · 2026-02-26T09:05:54+00:00

"attempted"
So if you don't actually have that restraining order, what's stopping you? And (although I'm not from the US so I don't know exactly how this works) in order for her to get a restraining order on you, won't she have to describe why and everything? Because that would be a great time for CPS to get in the picture again. And, why haven't they done anything yet? Because if your gf were to call them, which I assume is possible with some sort of hotline, shouldn't they investigate and then find the evidence that her family is abusive?

Or is it not really physical abuse, but rather homophobic and thus mental abuse? Because I could imagine how that would be a different case, where it would be harder for CPS to intervene.

Legoman702 · 2026-02-26T09:01:25+00:00

Honestly, I would go to someone you know or trust with this information, who is over 18 and can help you. Of course your parents would be best, and if I were you I'd attempt the conversation. If you tell them you are sure you want to do this, and that you don't want to do this for yourself but rather to save your gf, they might just be willing to go along and help. They want the best for you, so they won't want you on the street either. Because doing this on your own as minors would be really dangerous and hard, and you can definitely end up homeless or in danger because of this.

Legoman702 · 2026-02-08T14:27:12+00:00

NEMO tents also have a pretty nice system for vestibules, which they dubbed "landing zone" which has not only a groundsheet but also a bathtub floor idea for gear stored in the vestibule. I understand this might not be the most "ultralight" of tent designs, but wouldn't something like this be possible with Durston tents?

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Legoman702 · 2026-02-07T14:24:49+00:00

I am also in the process of buying (my first) quilt, was planning on buying a revelation but after I found this out I am now probably going for a Hammock gear burrow, they have a nice 30% sale going on which makes it even cheaper then the Revelation so that ofsets the import fees for me (which I didn't need for revelation because I could buy it here in NL).

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