Originally Posted by
tracysibole
I have ordered the x-mid 2p. one thing i'm worried about is that many people say that it has a large size when staked out. My family of 4-5 will be hiking in NY, CT, MA next summer, so I will need another tent to go along with this one (my old 3p backpacking tent that I've had forever just got stolen out of my yard when I was airing it out), and I have considered buying another of these x-mid tents or getting a freestanding or semi-freestanding like the tiger wall 3p (which is considerably more expensive). From those that have hiked in that area, do I need to worry about finding space for 2 tents, especially 2 x-mid 2p tents, or is that not as big of a deal as people make it out to be? Would having the x-mid and then a freestanding-ish tent be better space-wise? I'm really flying somewhat blind here, and since I have to buy 2 tents now, I can't really afford to make a mistake. Suggestions would be appreciated.