Took my Duomid on a short trip this past weekend to the Kaiser Wilderness east of Fresno, CA. I picked up a SMD Serenity Nettent to pair with it before the MLD inner became available.
Set up with an adjustable pole at 140cm and a small rock stand about 2" tall. Pole is angled slightly to the left and towards the door to get the nettent away from the back wall. With this pitch the back wall is nearly to the ground and the door is about 6 inches off the ground. A few Pics…
No severe weather experienced. Absolutely no condensation in the warm dry weather with no breeze after dark. I had it set up for two straight days while I day hiked around the area. It was very steady and quiet in the evening gusts. Having it set up for a prolonged period allowed the fine dust to enter and cover my gear inside the nettent. I'm 6'2" and touch both ends of the nettent when stretched out but the Duomid has plenty of room otherwise.
Judging from the quality construction of the Duomid I would expect their inner nests to have better durability than the SMD Serenity. After pegging the Serenity out I could see light coming through the seams at the corners.
I plan to reinforce the corner seams of the nettent with seamgrip and add some stretch cord to the corner loops to allow some give when pegged out. I may also use long stretch cord to attach the rear corners of the nettent to the corner pegs of the Duomid instead of staking the two independently.
