In reply to TobyA:
Thanks Toby for a comprehensive and fair review. Nicely done. That door would drive me nuts though...
I suspect we all have our favourite alternative - great to see competition in a previously niche market anyway. The Durston X-Mid 1p is just under 800g too, but twin skin, dual porch, and more spacious.
I only have experience of the 2P model, shown over at https://durstongear.com/product/x-mid-2p for the simple reason that it is actually a true 2 person, double skin, tent with two reasonably sized porches for 1100g. It's also strong and the designer, Dan, really knows his stuff and is happy to explain where the compromises are. My only criticism is that the inner is almost entirely mesh which makes it cooler/draughtier than would otherwise be the case, but Drop (who sell it) seem to be uninterested in making a fabric inner. We are trying to encourage them (it could be a 'winter inner' and sold separately). Irritatingly, the Drop site needs registration to get to the actual products with prices but it's a one off (and free).
The 2P fits two full size mattresses (without end wall fabric flapping fabric on the face), has good headroom, and again a 4 peg pitch. USD280 is a good price but appreciate you may end up paying quite a lot more in the UK once taxes are added on (it's under the threshold in NZ so came in without duty). It's a tent I would happily use as a 3+ season tent in the UK in the mountains and a 4 season one if well pitch and not on the Cairngorm Plateau!
Z-packs do 48 inch carbonfibre poles @74g (x2) if trekking poles not used, BTW.
Cheers
b