Zpacks Duplex VS Dan Durston X-Mid Pro 2 (Edits in Description)

(Edits in description.) In this video I am comparing the pro's and con's of the Zpacks Duplex VS Dan Durston X-Mid Pro 2.
Edited:
1) I made some errors on the footprint diagrams. For the X-Mid Pro 2 the footprint dimensions are 80" x 100",the floor is 48" instead of 52", and the Duplex is 93" long and not 90". Zpacks states 100", but I measured it with several pitches and came out 93" at 120cm trekking pole hight. So the difference in footprint is 16% with the vestibules out.
2) The footprint on the Duplex is 58% compared to the X-mid 2 p when the door flaps are up and not 2x. Dan Durston recommends to collapse the vestibules on the X-Mid Pro 2 in un-staking the corners and staking it at the corners of the floor instead, while adding the peak guylines. This gets it to a similar footprint size as the Duplex with the collapsed vestibules. I am not sure if re-staking is something acceptable to most users, but it is certainly an option to consider
3) One can use a long sleeping bag diagonal in the x-mid 2P and it was tight. Laying down diagonal certainly helps, but then it constraints the X-mid 2P to a 1 person tent
4) There is an argument that the the X-Mid has substantially steeper roof panels than the Duplex which should help in hail. The Duplex has flatter roof panels, so it gets more of a direct blow instead of a glancing blow. That only is true if there is no wind in the storm and the hail would come straight down. Which one is better in a hail storm can only be speculated. Nevertheless, 0.75 oz/sqyd is almost twice as puncture resistant and is better in any hailstorm, so I think it would be a great option for the X-mid 2p too.
5) I was asked where I got the conversion factor from Denier to oz/sqyd. I found this on "How to Convert Denier to Ounce (denier to oz). By using our Denier to Ounce conversion tool, you know that one Denier is equivalent to 0.054857142857143 Ounce. Hence, to convert Denier to Ounce, we just need to multiply the number by 0.054857142857143."
outlifeexpert.....
If this is incorrect, please let me and the author of this article know, and I will correct it
Outlifeexpert.com stated that Dyneema compared to silnylon is much stronger and more waterproof for the same weight and that for the same weight and thickness, Dyneema is almost two times stronger (tensile strength of 63 lb/in) than its nylon counterpart.
outlifeexpert....
Dan Durston is questioning these data and is expecting his floor material would be longer lasting than the 1.0 oz DCF.
I would propose to make an experiment for abrasion and puncture resistance to proof one or the other position and post it on TH-cam, which would definitely help the hiking community