Tarptent - Dipole 2 Li

Dude, your only choice is to save up for a Dipole 2 Li and amortize the extra expense over the next 20 years (make sure to get the one with a woven floor for longevity).

ICYMI, the Dipoles have a much smaller footprint than the X-Mids.

All Tarptent tents have end struts, which makes them good for tall people. I'm 6'4" and have a Dipole, I love it. Plenty of room.

All single wall tents have some level of condensation. Some are a little better than others, but all require you to manage it through site selection and ventilation. Also bring a small towel/microfiber to wipe down the inside. I'm unfamiliar with your location, but I can keep enough ventilation in my tent (tarptent dipole Li) to keep condensation to a very low level.

Many Tarptents have end struts (little poles that are ~2' tall) that go on the ends of the tent creating a lot more usable space. I'm 6'4, and wear size 13 shoe and fit in my dipole 1 Li with headroom to spare. I think the non-Li version is the same size. The dipole is a very similar tent to the durston, but I think it's a little heavier. I love my dipole. I also have an old version of the Protrail. It's a bit lighter, but not as roomy.

I think you are exactly describing tarptent dipole 2. It has little (8"?) end struts that provide extra usable room. It pitches in a tighter area than the durston. Take a look. I have two tarp tents, one is the dipole 1 Li. The Li is the dcf version, which will break your budget, the non-li is sil-poly (I think).

Dipole struts are a whopping 21 inches (they fold down to half the size for easy horizontal packing). Really nice feature that makes the very edge of the tent fully usable, unlike most pyramid tents where the edges are too shallow to do anything.

Im a happy Tarptent owner as well. I too, have the dyneema versions of both the Rainbow 1p and Dipole 2p. The Rainbow works great when hiking solo and a smaller footprint is needed. Plenty of length, width and height.

Tarptent DiPole or Rainbow models. Go to Tarptent website- contact and owner Henry Shires will respond to your questions (usually same day). Great tents, tall height/length/steep walls for maximum useable interior space, easy/quick setup, very storm worthy. I own both of the models above.

I have no issues in UK neither with Dipole LI as a summer tent, nor with Tarptent Scarp (solid) as a winter tent. First is like 650g, second is 1300.

I’m rocking dipole and love it.

This is inaccurate. Ultralight does not mean making these sacrifices. There are well designed and poorly designed ultralight tents, though there are fewer and fewer poorly designed products given how few customers there are and the amount of research a typical consumer does. Modern fabrics have absurd strength for their weight. Modern ultralight tents can be as feature rich, weather resistant, well ventilated and roomy as a heavier tent. Compare the Xdome and Tarptent dipole with a heavier tent; there is no trade off other than cost (and in the case of the xdome, even that isn’t true).

Alpkit tarptent, can become a 2 person if you want it to but as a 1p you have loads of space

Tarptent all the way - has kept me dry and cozy for thuousands of kilometers in snow, rain and heat. I have never owned a better ultralight tent. Bonus: you buy from a small, independent company, founded and owned by a great guy - when I bought my first one (years back) he answered all my questions personally… What a legend!

Do you hike with poles? If so, the single-walled Zpacks Hexamid can be set up with your hiking poles and is USD $499. My Zpacks single-walled tents perform poorly in rainy, humid conditions but making this compromise will save you weight. Tarptent makes several double-walled tents for less than USD $500 that perform well, and there are also some excellent Chinese-made Lanshan tents on Aliexpress. My double-walled Tarptent performs much better than my single-walled Zpacks tents when it's set up, but it's also much heavier to carry.