There are subtleties in the Crux X1 Raid’s design that are not immediately evident to the eye. However, the poles are inserted through external pole sleeves, making it much quicker and easier to pitch. This also means that the guy points loop around the poles themselves, taking stress directly off the seams.
The use of X-Tex fabric means that unlike other single-skinned tents, when climatic conditions cause condensation to form on the inner wall of the tent, the X-Tex fabric actually absorbs the moisture which prevents dripping (a serious problem with single skinned tents). The fabric stays dry to the touch whilst absorbing this moisture and continues to breathe at a significant rate, as it doesn't rely on water molecules remaining as vapour to pass through it.
So what does this type of tent offer over other tents?
Single skinned tents are lighter than double skinned traditional tents, therefore you can get a tent that weighs little but you haven't had to pare the strength of the fabrics and poles down to achieve that low weight as you do with a double walled tent. So single skinned tents can be light and strong at the same time.
Until now single skinned tents could only be used comfortably at high altitudes where the air holds little moisture so that the climate that you build up in the tent by breathing is able to be passed through the walls of the tent as easily as possible. Down in the valley in the U.K. for example where the air is generally moisture laden, your traditional single-skinned would be dripping all over you with condensation.
Features:
Central roof vent
Mesh panel in door
Two internal pockets
Poles inserted through external pole sleeves
Eight guy points
Supplied with 4 x 2 mm Dyneema guylines with mini-Linelok adjusters, 2 m length
Supplied with 6 x alloy pegs and 4 x titanium pegs
Specifications:
People: 2
Total weight: 1500g (complete)
Tent body: 985g
Poles: 335g
Bags, pegs, guys: 180g
Flysheet:
Waterproof and breathable X-tex
132 g/m², 50 denier, polyester ripstop
10,000 mm hydrostatic head PU/activated carbon
Groundsheet:
70 g/m², 40 denier, ripstop nylon 6.6
10,000 mm hydrostatic head TPU coating
Poles: 2 x 8.50 mm Ø DAC Featherlite NSL
Guylines: 4 x 2.00 mm Dyneema with mini-Linelok adjusters, 2 m length
Pegs:
6 x DAC V-pegs, 12 g each
4 x Titanium pegs, 7 g each
Packed size: 45 cm x 15 cm Ø
Made In: China
Dimensions:
Inner length: 210cm
Inner width: 120cm
Inner height: 85cm
