X-Mid Pro 2+

Issue with the ground sheet for the X Mid Pro 2 +

First, I absolutely love this tent! The ground sheet, however, not so much. The plastic clips on the corner are cheap and not durable at all. On my very first time setting the tent up, I got a fairly decent pitch and went ahead and attached the groundsheet. I then decided to do some minor adjustments to the tensioning, and when I pulled the first peg taut, the clip on the ground sheet snapped in half! This was clearly not the level of durability I was expecting for $60. However, I was able to repair and improve the product by replacing the plastic clips with a Stainless Steel Nite Ize G-Series Dual Chamber Carabiner on each corner of the ground sheet. These are the same length as the original plastic clips and are a vast improvement over them while still being light weight, all at a cost of about $15. I'd be happy to take a refund to cover the extra cost, or maybe just bump me to the head of the line for a new Kakwa 55 :)

The best for what it is

I was looking for a trekking pole tent that had good space and this is where I landed on. After arriving I immediately unpacked and wanted to test it out only to realize that my tent stakes hadn’t arrived yet (didn’t order them with the tent), so I improvised with chopsticks. Thats how excited I was and for good reason. The tent is very roomy, light and compact when packed. My only problem was setting it up because finding a spot in my yard to set it up where it was straight proved to be difficult. After trying it 3 times k finally got it but since I have non- adjustable trekking poles (125cm) setup was just the one thing that made me return it and I will get a smaller tent, probably the x-dome pro 1+ once its back in stock. My use of this would have been going to the swiss alps and bivouacking there but good luck finding a spot in a mountain that is big and flat enough in addition to not being too rocky for trekking poles. So in conclusion: if your plan is to go somewhere flat and soft this is the perfect tent for 1-2 people. As I am going in the mountains in a month I will get a fully freestanding tent for easy setup, so very sadly this is not the tent for me…

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