Thx everyone :)
I appreciate you all taking the time to share your thoughts.
Recommendation indeed Gordon.
I might repost to fb (as Louise) suggested to gather more thoughts.
Enjoy your new shelter Barry.
—R

A tad late to the party, but I'm an Enan and an X-Mid 1P (2020) owner and a three-time Challenger. I've had my Enan with me in 2017 and 2019, and my only complaints were that it is too dark (the green being almost black and both of those TGOs were very very sunny and hot at times) and too low (I'm way past my 50 year landmark and suffer from rheumatic arthritis, so especially in the mornings I'm as agile as a bookshelf). Other than that, it is an excellent tent, and for example in 2017 in high winds I slept like a drugged baby in it whilst my German neighbours had had a restless night in their MSR Hubba Hubba.

The X-Mid, then... I love it. It is airy and light, both in terms of illumination and weight, and has two huge vestibules, and I can sit up in it and _almost_ move in and out of it without having to get on my hands and knees. But, and it is a big but: Last year I had one night when I struggled to get it pitched in the heavy rain and the gusts of wind near Loch Dochard on the infamous Day Two of the Challenging Challenge. I did succeed and the tent held up, although two of the guy lines in the corners snapped and I had to replace them (I've replaced all of them later). Then there was a night in Glen Lyon where I simply couldn't pitch it all, or did not dare to, in fear of ripping it in the turbulent winds. The rest of the Challenge it performed well and I still love it, but it left me with a nagging feeling of untrustworthiness (is that even a word). I don't know if I will be able to take it with me to the next Challenge, or if I need to carry the Enan again. I did a 6-day Finland-Norway-Sweden-Finland fell walking tour with it this June and although there were high winds and I struggled to pitch it securely at times, I didn't feel too nervous, but when I think of Glen Lyon I immediately think of that helpless feeling of not being able to trust your tent to be a safe haven in a storm.

So, the jury is still out. Maybe I just need more pitching practice, or maybe try to get a newer model with more guy line points (the original version is missing the ones in the middle of the side panels).

Thx. This summarises my feelings about Enan vs any trekking pole tent I might replace it with. I’m certain my Enan wouldn’t let me down in terrible conditions. Is it worth the risk to save a few hundred grammes? Not decided yet :)