Durston - X-Mid Pro 1

The Xmid 1 Pro is definitely the best option, but I have also enjoyed using the GG The One. I have found it impressively stormworthy in wind, rain, and hail of Wyoming summers. It's much less good for me at 6'2" than the Xmid Pro, but for you it would be fine. The second con is indeed the silnylon, but I didn't find sag to be a huge problem. Only one pole can be height-adjusted without leaving the shelter, which is one strategy for coping with sag. The third con is requiring 6 anchor points instead of 4. The obvious advantage is the lower price, but another is packed size. The One can pack up much smaller than it's included sack, roughly the size of a grapefruit. I'm not sure about longevity. I never had issues with the ultra-thin silnylon in about 50 days of summer use, but it would have to go much longer to compete with the Xmid Pro (a long-term review on YouTube used one for like 10 months). If you rule out Zpacks, as I have, for the poor designs, quality control, and customer service, there are unfortunately few tents in this category.

As someone who has exclusively used X-Mids for years now (OG, Pro 1, Pro 2+) I'd recommend going with none of them. The Lunar Solo is going to provide you with enough space for your dog, and save you $400. I love my Pro 1 but it will not fit a dog comfortably, and the Pro 2 is too big for the PCT.

My Pro 1 barely fit in some campsites and didn't fit at all in others. Though I know people do it (it's the third most popular tent on trail) I certainly wouldn't want to.

I have a Durston X-Mid Pro 1 with a lot of miles on it. The tent does feel very spacious on the inside and is brilliantly designed. However I am a hike all day kind of person and I don't think I'd want to hang out in the Pro 1 all day. It's extremely comfortable to sleep in but there isn't really a lot of space to hang out in.

I used my x-mid 1 pro for shasta but the weather was good. The solid should be more, well, solid. I would expect that if the weather is good enough to want to climb it would be good enough to use it.

The Durston tents are awesome. I have the 1 person with the separate poles (very lightweight). It's so light and easy to pitch. I use this one backpacking. I have the Nemo Osmo 2p tent for when I want a little more room and don't care so much about the weight (it's still very lightweight considering).I use this one car or canoe camping, like I said, when weight isn't so much an issue. It's very roomy inside and the "landing zone" in the vestibule is great for keeping gear dry and off the ground without having to bring them inside the tent.

Being a shortie with a shortie partner is always surreal when reading this sub and other ultralight resources. "A 2 person is really a 1 person tent" "for me personally the X-Mid 2 is simply unusable for two people with position head to head" meanwhile me and my partner both fit into a X-Mid Pro **1** lmao

Tbh not a real big issue. I’ve pitched it in some tiny places, often with a stump or rock in the vestibule or using the guyline intead of actual pitching a corner.  I think this is your best bet given your opinions. 

Durston X-Mid Pro 1 is fantastic. It can be pitched multiple ways and why wouldn’t you go with Dan Durston? Dude literally answers any questions you tag him in on Reddit. Best customer service and very high quality tent. I have the newer dyneema x-mid pro 1 and I love it. I had it pitched in GUMO a few weekends ago with 50-60mph winds. Took it like a champ

I'm from the Netherlands and thought I needed a double wall tent aswell. I choose the Tarptent Double rainbow DW. A nice tent but I didnt like it. To big a footprint. To big a inside tent, a bit heavy Eventually I cut my losses and bought the XMID1 Pro and never looked back. I have no condensation issues at all. I think because the walls are that steep. I'm 192 tall and have enough space inside

I used a trekking pole tent on the PCT and CDT. I never had a problem setting it up, even with a trail family of 8 sharing camp sites. Always room. Always rocks. The Durston Xmid Pro with a Dyneema floor would be my recommendation

Look into the X-mid pro by Durston

My wife and I both slept in them all last summer for 5 months while hiking the continental divide. Best tent I’ve owned and I’ve owned a lot of them. The can use tracking poles so if you have some you are bringing, great. But for biking I bought the ultralight extending poles they sell for it on Durstons site to keep the weight/size down.

My wife and I have done the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail together. We sleep in separate tents next to each other. Unbroken sleep is critical to having a nice time out there in the woods. If you wake up each time each of you rolls over or gets up to pee neither of you sleep. Plus you can stay awake reading, get up early to make coffee. Whatever you want! We settled on one man x-mid pros after trying many other tents. Best tent I’ve owned! https://preview.redd.it/e0s46i5tcr7f1.jpeg?width=2246&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4b04bdb1117a0eb67c0d33893849f7b6cb25df3