The Durston X-Mid 1 Bad Weather Test • Mountain Camping in Wind & Rain

Giving the Durston X-Mid 1 a good seeing to! I’ve done the best I could with the audio in these conditions, hopefully it’s not too 🥴

❗ Before camping in bad weather, make sure you have the back-up gear and know-how to survive a potential tent failure

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Thank you so much for watching 😊 Much love, Claire 🌿🐻

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TENT

SLEEP SYSTEM

RUCKSACK & PACKING

WHAT I’M WEARING
Down Puffy Decathlon
Fleece hat Decathlon

FIELD REPAIRS / KNIFE

COOKING
Bag/rubbish

WATER
x2 1L Bottles

TOILETRIES & PERSONAL CARE
Tissue
Baby wipes
Hand sanitiser
Hair band
Lip balm
Talc
Toothpaste
Tiny mirror
Mini Tweezers

MED KIT
Pain relief
Plasters
Torniquet (only use with knowledge of how to use safely)
Wound Dressing

TICK PREVENTION

ELECTRONICS
Headtorch Decathlon

GPS / PLB

FILMING

COMPUTER & EDITING
Editing – Davinci

#WildCamping #BadWeather #SoloCamping

[WildBeare]

Which other tents would you like to see bad weather tested? :D 🏕

[durstongear]

Nice. Glad the tent worked well. Thanks for testing it out :)
- Dan

[nsrvtqc]

This is the best advertisement for a tent that I’ve ever seen. This video should be on their website. We’ll done to you and Mr. Durston.

[twodogstudio]

You inspired me to sleep outside in a tarp and bivy setup on my father in law's land in a pine forest. The sky was very overcast until about 4 AM when the setting moon's light hit my face and woke me up. The views of the moon set over the pines and a pond I was camped next are things I will never forget - and I would not have been out there in the near freezing temperatures and rain without your inspiration!!! all the best.

[davidpippin]

Dan Durston put tons of research and engineering into his tents. Well worth the money. It also has specific geometric angles to allow snow to always slide off and not collect. I have the same exact tent and love it! Thank you Claire, your smile always makes my day when you drop a video!

[michaelburrows]

Warmly wrapped up, fed and watered watching Claire put herself through the wringer for our entertainment and education. What a gal!! Keep up the great work and keep feeling "floofy". .

[brianlopez]

Got to love Wildbeare's enthusiasm; whatever the weather throws at her !

[mikelambrou]

I’ve had this tent in 60mph gusts (96kph) and it stood up to it. For me it’s the perfect balance of performance, liveability & weight to £'s spent available. It’s really well designed and made, common failure points (tent poles) are negated. The only negative I’ve come across (I’m nit picking now) is the large footprint sometimes can inhibit finding a good pitch - I’ll happily trade that for the interior space it offers.

I’ve had MSR and Hillebergs and whilst they are more bomb proof they are cramped and condensation pits in comparison. Unless you regularly camp above the tree line or are an extreme weather adventurer (or don’t use trekking poles) it’s incredibly difficult to justify the 2-300%+ price premium imo.

Hats off to Dan Durston, the hype is real!

[adge_ventures]

Dan Durston put a really good pitching guide together for the xmid. So many useful tips on how to pitch correctly in all conditions 😊

[mikeoglen]

That was good Wild Beare, especially sitting by the fire with a glass of Whisky...

[cliffwise]

I suggested your videos to people on Quora who are suffering from mental stress and need to get away for awhile. I suggested nature as a low cost high value solution. You have such an appreciation for the simple gifts of being outside in nature. Just watching you, how you move about and deal with problems, lowers stress for us. Cheers, Cliff Wise

[barrylevy]

Wow, you’re a trooper. Shooting and working in inclement weather is so challenging. I’ve worked in TV for a time and had to endure tornadoes, rainstorms, blizzards, floods, 115 degree summer temps and even been struck by lightning while in my vehicle. You handle it like a pro! Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing.

[RickINFJ]

Good lord Claire, I was biting my nails when you pulled the guy lines out! You certainly ran this through the rigors, and it held up amazing in 40+mph winds. Have a great weekend and Happy New Year! ✌️ 🌲⛺️🌲

[eddierafferty]

I stumbled apon your channel a few months before Christmas, and although I don't do camping or hiking, I am loving your adventures. Brilliant stuff ❤

[macs]

This was perfect! I’ve long been curious about the strength of these tents but you’re the ONLY YouTuber who camps in truly strong winds and this was the best wind test on the durston xmid. Thank you so much! Hope to watch you use it a lot more.

[Anonymous.]

That's some crazy weather. I admire your passion for backpacking to be out there in that kind of weather throughout the year.

[Misty_mountains.]

Still my favourite youtube camper, can't break that smile off your face no matter the trials or the weather , some girl claire beare 👏👏👏🙏

[Olan...]

I put 6 inch bungee cord loops on my guy line points on the 2 big panels before i tied my guy lines on just to give it that bit of a shock absorbing effect, its worked a treat over the past few nice to your tents Claire :)

[KenFernbach]

So many choices Claire, but you doing this testing is a great help for so many of us! Really impressed by this Durston X Mid ! Nice going- for many of us who are fine with the color, this is a great win! Thanks for being so supportive 🏃‍♀️🌿🧘🏼🙏

[FuManchultr]

I’m watching this from Western Australia. 40something °C and thunderstorms off in the distance. A world away and opposite weather.
This video mentally cools me down.