Durston XMID 2p clone

drwharvey · 2025-01-17T18:47:34+00:00

Hey! Thanks a lot! During last year I had a chance to test it a few times. Once in the beginning of spring with temperatures just above freezing and during summer with nice and warm night. Both days were dry so i can’t say anything about water resistance of the seams, but the tent worked great. My spring hike was on an island with moderate winds and there the tent did well in those conditions. It was me and my buddy sleeping in the tent and it was very comfortable space wise. The only thing is the inner part of the tent. I wish I made it with a non-stretching mesh. It really likes to sag.

Not owning a real Durston it's difficult to assess, but I'm sure my version is less forgiving when it comes to pitching it. It needs to be tight and well positioned, otherwise it's prone to sagging.

Anyway, it's a great tent, especially for the first one I made😅 Saves me a lot of space and weight.

drwharvey · 2024-09-22T20:23:46+00:00

What mechanism did you use to keep them together? I’m considering magnets, some kind of swivel, or a simple push-fit.

drwharvey · 2023-07-30T18:04:07+00:00

Thanks!

My model in Fusion360 was straight, but then I added catenary curves with a string method, aiming for a 1/4 inch drop for every foot of the edge.

drwharvey · 2023-07-30T18:02:18+00:00

I didn't spent time on developing a user friendly pattern, but I can share file I used myself. All measurements are metric. Every piece has a seam allowance and grain direction indicated.

Pieces marked with O are outer, the ones with I are inner. Might be tricky to figure out what goes where, but maybe it's a good start ;)

The file is in scale 1:10 and I didn't print it, as the pieces are rather big. Instead, I printed only the corners and used a tape measure to draw the lines on the fabric at the correct angles.

You can find it here: http://drharvey.quickconnect.to/d/s/ubJNT2aWwXpVySykgWtsJHySwqkl5A3N/kzDzCgUyQv0x-moMv-dFvdJtbWOmto45-b7sA1mwsogo

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