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LamontCranston
28
Feb 22, 2019
As an original purchaser some eight months ago (July the 9th) I would really like an update. I have had no correspondence or update from Massdrop, as the agents for the Xmid at all, and I suppose I would like something to confirm that my shelter is on the way and at least, on time. Can someone there confirm the date will be met? I must be honest, the prospective unmet recent date for buyers that have yet to pay any money, is causing some uncertainty.
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LamontCranstonHi Lamont, The estimated ship date for tents ordered in that first drop (July) was April 19, 2019 and I believe Massdrop is on track on to meet this. All the dates were met in relation to getting the design and materials to the manufacturer on time, and the manufacturer is very experienced in meeting deadlines (they've been in business for 60 years making nothing but tents, and they make 400,000 per year for major customers like MSR), so I expect they will complete production on time. The last I heard things were looking a bit ahead of schedule (e.g. 1-2 weeks). I suspect Massdrop is hesitant to give an update that provides any detail until they know for sure, because they wouldn't want to come out and say that it's early and then they hit a delay and it's late etc. I did talk to them recently and they clearly intend to meet this April 19 date and seemed to be comfortably on track to do so. So I don't know the details of where things are at with production, but everything looks to be on track to meet that estimated ship date. That's actually coming up pretty soon (finally!) at only 8 weeks away (compared to 8-9 months), so I'm looking forward to everyone getting these. Thanks for your support.
LamontCranston
28
Feb 23, 2019
dandurstonTa Dan. Glad to support you and your excellent design. Just found it strange that there are/were no updates from Massdrop, especially as you say, the big day draws near!