With the extra X pole the Moment is indeed freestanding, however if the reason for the freestanding mode is to set it up on platforms or hard soil I find that it is just as easy to connect the ends to the platform (it stands up with just two pegs) or to pile up rocks,logs over the end triangular guyout system.
As in this photo. I am using rocks, my mate is using the extra pole.


Franco
franco@tarptent.com