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Which will you choose MLD Solomid XL or Cricket
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Which will you choose for hiking adventure backpacking ultra lightweight wild camping and bushcraft MLD Mountain Laurel Designs Solomid XL or Cricket pyramid tent tarps? I like to use a dedicated pole cut to size with extension piece by Ruta Lacura in USA - 600 for these and 710 for the bigger Duomid XL or Supermid.
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great vlog....thought lizzy was going to get stuffed in the bag...lol
Yeah care needed lol
Tony, thank you for a great comparison. I have the Cricket, and you saved me a "$285 experiment" to discover the Cricket is the shelter for me. I use the Helinox Ground chair with the Cricket and it gives fabulous head room, and views. I think for the floating Cricket floor, you could try deploying 4 x Yorkies--each one sitting in a corner😀
Thanks for watching new member too thanks 😊 hope you're happy in membership and enjoy as its much appreciated. Yeah the Cricket has the edge in flexibility and weight too. Solomid will suit some who like doors. Great idea for holding floor down lol
Been using the Cricket for years, great shelter! Only thing missing is Ron making a solid inner for the dang thing!
Kinda defeats Idea of lightweight shelter 🤔 why solid inner what conditions are you camping in?
I've never yet missed or wanted solid inner in this type of shelter. If Ron made one I'd probably get one to see what like but I see zero reason. I think I guess his concern is condensation breathability.
@@TonyHobbs Western Norway costal and mountain regions, it’s pretty cold over here! Solid is not heavier than mesh, at least as far as Tarptent specs goes it’s actually lighter. I now use a Borah bivy with the Cricket but I’d like to be able to sit up when there is a lot of bugs and still have the wind protection. Don’t even need a full solid, but at least partial.
That sounds chilly
Yes I'd agree solid material probably is lighter than mesh.
Do you find wind gets underneath back a problem? You probably trued putting a pack between gap you critical area like head ?
Tbf you probably have more experience than me esp out there. But I find sleeping bag warm enough and no bivy works well. But I'm not in sub zero conditions often. Great to chat thanks 😊
@@TonyHobbs If the ground is mossy I find that I can pitch it pretty tight to the ground, but the big open part missing a door tends to let in a breeze hehe! I have been tempted to just get the sts bug net and give that a try in the cricket in combination with what I currently use so I can sit up right when the bugs come knocking. Just not sure if it fits with the top part being off center.
@ThePreparedNorseman what is sts bug net?
The MLD inner works well.
If you ask Ron he might be able to put material down bottom part but probably not due to how busy they probably are.
Thank you Tony for the video. The cricket is for me to open. when i choose a Mld mid then i go for the Duomid.
Brilliant option :)
Tony thanks for this video. i'm going to eventually order the Cricket. i like having the open view and i think it'll give me more protection than my current shelter, a 7x9 flat tarp. which has worked well for me even in some rain storms.
I love a tarp and used in poor weather but they have limitations. The cricket then trailstar or other way around really lol is the best of all worlds. For sure cricket is an excellent option. I agree open view is great I like seeing out whatever the weather. Tarps great too but for good comfort and coverage the cricket or ts rock.
@@TonyHobbs i agree Tony!
Good video Tony.
Thank's for the upload.
Thanks Tom 😀
Nice weather , the Cricket. Bad weather , the Solomid. Would I have to choose I´d rather choose the Duomid
The Duomid getting a lot of love ❤️ 😍 😀
Great video Tony , am seriously considering adding one to my collection, just got to decide what one ☝️
Tough choice depends what got and looking for... the cricket great but needs more crawling in no door but that's advantage to my mind as front overhang is good once in it 😀 good luck choosing
Great info, thank you. A cricket vs trailstar detailed comparison would be so helpful.
Sounds a good future plan :)
Good comparison between the two shelters Tony , atb Mick 👍
Thank you 😊
Tea bags are like socks you bring plenty but can only ever find 1, I'm secretly hoping you might try the duomid xl inner in the cricket, with the pole angled outwards... please haa I do love the Cricket, mine is in orange so do feel like I can be seen from space but feels wonderfully sunny inside it's a perfectly simple shelter. I've pinned a foam mat with the centre pole and ran it up an angled door pole to shut out all wind and it worked very well. Thought an umbrella might work as well for some privacy/ wind protection hooked around the pole but it didn't really.
Duomid xl inner probably won't work as it's straight front so all angles will be wrong plus it's taller plus mine bit wider than regular version I had a custom inner few years ago. Nice idea but need inner with sloping front. Yes the cricket is fab shelter for absolute sure
Great compare. Was pondering both and you helped me decide. Cricket it is!
Great choice 👌 enjoy
Would you recommend solomid? Is it really that strong and wind resistant as they claim? Is fly 30d nylon?
You'd need to check material on their website. It'll be about as wind resistant as cricket. Anything over 35mph you're going to have an uncomfortable night . Ignore the youtubers claiming ridiculous speeds. Yes I'm sure you'd survive 40mph but good luck. Seek sheltered spot and sleep well. It's a solo tent so will bow in on you but will be strong enough with sensible use. If you want very windy get trailstar and pitch very low
@@TonyHobbs hm..so generally a decent tunnel tent will outperform solomid?
Well 35mph is kinda strong wind ,most of tents will flap and make noise in higher winds..
@@TonyHobbs trailstar seems bit too technical for me lol. But seems very versatile.
Thanks Tony for another idiosyncratic and entertaining video! I agree with you about the unique features of the Cricket and the appeal of the openness it offers. Much as I can see the attractions of something like the X-mid pro 1 for supreme lightness, it doesn't offer quite the same sense of connection to the environment (which is what we seek out in our wild camping adventures) or possibilities for variation in pitch as the Cricket. I also have a Solomid Xl and I just prefer the Cricket as a shelter for the reasons you articulate in the video. Any thoughts on the dcf Cricket?
Given it's a slightly variable pitch shelter the cricket i'd avoid inDCF as the ts in dcf is a pig too, although i like it... i don't recommend it unless really want it and can live with it... the dcf cricket is probably although i dont know for sure.. smaller, it will probably be more difficult to pitch and more difficult to adjust the pitch. DCF in fixed shelters is excellent so any pyramid or tarp put your money down lol I just don't get the hype over the xmid, the 1 pro in dcf might be good enough esp for weight etc but I hear the floor is very thin much thinner I think even than MLDs floors and the DCF on the fly is I believe .5 not .75 and MLD stopped using .5 as it just won't last long. It's like these companies* trying to do what Ron did tried tested and abandonded already lol I just don't like the porches on the xmid that is one of my biggest peevs they just don't suit my camping cooking storing approach. These big open chuck everything anywhere porches much better for me lol
*I might be wrong and doing an injustice, it's just a gut feeling, and pretty sure I hear that re the materials. As you know if followed I've used DCF longer than most on YT and have started to wear it out from use and longevity etc Last thoguyths on DCF Cricket - google colin ibbotson and dcf cricket he did a blog post on it long long ago.
The comparison is much appreciated Tony. You have sold me on the solomidXL and pushed me further into the clutches of Ron Bells cult! One question about the solomidXL, how does it compare to the duomidXL in high winds? does the size make much of a difference?
thanks!
Being smaller it'll catch less wind but Being smaller you're closer to sides edges .... I've had duomid xl up in pretty strong breezes and it's done well. I'd get whichever suits your living etc best and just pitch best you can etc for a reasonable night sleep. Welcome to the cult 😆 I've been culting it on UA-cam with MLD kit 12 years before my first camp even lol
Ive been dreaming of the solomidxl for years , even bought an inner net 5yrs ago now 😅 but still not got one
Hopefully Santa is kind 😇 😊 😆
Tony, which is your favourite MLD shelter if you could only have the one? The Trailstar appears to be a happy medium being roomy and fairly open and also flexible in changing wind conditions. Is there something you don't like about it?
There is nothing about trailstar to dislike it's what it is and genius design. If I only had one shelter and nothing else it's easily trailstar by country mile absolutely nothing is close for 90% of camps. Maybe 95%... 99%.... the only place maybe is spindrift snow and obviously Arctic lol but for 99% of UK use it easily wins. I guess with the inner net its more constrictive and unlike tent pitched to ground I guess bugs can get in more easily to fly but not inner... so the worst area is Scotland midges ...
Trailstar is your favourite in which fabric
Poly now. I'd not advise dcf.
Hello, Tony! Is it SoloMid XL InnerNet?
Yes correct
It fits duomid solomid xl and cricket
Not duomid xl
You are on a sticky wicket here as you do like to play with your pole......
Looking to see how extendable it is 😆