And as long as the underlying ground is not too lumpy, a bit of heather and tallish grass provides quite a nice soft surface to sleep on. This was one of the worst last year, but comfortable enough in the tent: 'springy' inside with a NeoAir to even things out!)
Scottish weather means many of us have little choice but to cook in the porch ....
I bought mine last year via the Durston website. Sat in customs for a week and was then delivered with just a sticker on the box saying customs needed to be paid; no slip/card telling me how much or how to pay.
Ta Jason ,online it said it was being delivered yesterday between 1-4 pm. But nothing now it says it’s in Heathrow. RM are just **** the sooner more not just Durston ,MLD too just give option for Fed EX the better
@dandurston, I've been checking daily since the weekend. Did I miss the drop and are they already sold out, or did you mean in a week "or so"
I have several sets of those rubber tips but choose to make the table tennis ball adaptors because I felt they were less likely to stress the tent apexes - applying pressure over a wider area and more similar in size to a trekking pole handle. I suspect my caution was unfounded, however... At least my adaptors are lighter!
Its yours that you showed that ive made and plan to try first,the others i just saw on a program at work
I don’t think these stress the apex much, probably less than tip up. The advantage of rubber is they grip plus you can use them as tip protectors on tarmac. Dual use
. I had them anyway so it was an easy win. TBH whatever works for you. Also the weight difference is trivial even if you use the heavier Leki ones which I’m sure work just as well. I’ve used handle up as well with some cord threaded though the grosgrain holding the grommet. A bit fiddly but it works.
Thanks for the info, saw it go live and ordered asap ;-)
On xmid 1 and 2 I agree you cud use pacers handle up but not the best. In pro2 at least the handle will rub on the DCF at the bottom of the handle so needs to be point up on pro2 at least,I thinkI don’t think these stress the apex much, probably less than tip up. The advantage of rubber is they grip plus you can use them as tip protectors on tarmac. Dual use
Always like dual use!I don’t think these stress the apex much, probably less than tip up. The advantage of rubber is they grip plus you can use them as tip protectors on tarmac. Dual use
I have an X-Mid 1 solid not the Pro. That is the context of my comments.
durstongear.com
Updates on X-Mid Ordering to UK
I now have the X-Mids fly and inners available on DurstonGear.com (direct from us) on this page:
Spare Tent Parts
If you're in need of replacement parts for your X-Mid tent here is where you can find them. If you're looking for something not listed here, please contact us.
That has a few implications:
1) People can now buy the solid and/or mesh inners to mix 'n match
2) The tents are less expensive to the UK. For example, previously an X-Mid 1 was $240 USD with free shipping in the USA but shipping to the UK is about $40 for a total of about $280 USD. The pricing here is less ($230) because the shipping to the USA is priced separately. The USA shipping is $14 so it is a similar total cost to the USA but now international buyers get cheaper international shipping of $19, so the new total price is $259 or $21 less (plus saving tax on this). The downside is that this will arrive with Royal Mail which is not as fast as FedEx from Kaviso and doesn't give the option to pre-pay the tax.
3) If you want a complete tent you can order the fly and inner separately to get them under the $150 threshold for avoiding the 12% import tax. That might save $30-$40 but with paying shipping twice and probably a second $10 handling fee, I'm not sure it really works out less.
4) Royal Mail is less on the ball for the import tax, so there may be a higher chance it is not charged if they simply don't bother.
