We were camping this week and enjoyed the storm on Friday evening, not least because we were steps away from the beach! Our tent (Berghaus 400) was perfectly anchored all night so we were well pleased.
We’re away in August - again by the sea - and whilst the weather could be warm, I’m planning for it to be terrible! I wanted some advice on tethering our air porch, it’s the Berghaus one, and I’ve seen some reviews suggesting it may not do well in bad weather. I wondered if using storm pegs would be useful alongside straps? Any recommendations on a) pegs plastic v metal and b) straps for porches gratefully received. I hope this is the right bit of the forum too!
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When the wind gets up when we are away I will double peg the guy ropes crossing the pegs over. I use heavy rock pegs in any ground they seem to hold really well. We have camped thru the tail of 80mph winds was a bit scary but the tent stood it's ground. I parked the car as close to the tent as I could which ever way the tent was blowing in that helped a bit. I did add a few extra guy ropes to the front which was taking the brunt of the gusts.
The next morning there was a lot of trashed tents in the bins. Went thru them and took any guy ropes that was easy to get to and now have a massive load of spares of them.
As for storm straps I wouldbt be tempted to use these , as it may put to much pressure on the air beams. Our tents has them built in and they can be clipped in as needed. I always use them as most of the camp sites we stay on our close to the coast/beaches and are really windy/gusty.
I'm sure someone else will be here with there own opinion the above is my own and works for us
Storm straps and good pegs such as Delta Ground Anchors (not suitable for sandy or very soft muddy grounds) could be useful to keep a tent up for longer.
Steel poles would be sturdier than fibre glass poles.
As for airbeams, I believe the advise is to pump the tubes up to the maximum so that they are less likely to bend/collapse in the wind.
Having lost a tent even with manufacturer's recommended storm straps, a Khyam Freelander, while I camped during Hurricane Katia in 2011, I switched to Dutch cotton canvas pyramids as they are supposed to be more storm-resistance when pitched with the sloping side towards the wind.
Even with the pyramid tents, I would still hesitate to go camping in very windy weather.
Good luck!
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Thanks for all of the help and advice everyone, all very useful indeed! So, I’m going to get some good storm pegs, double peg, and use rocks for extra safety. Thanks again, John
After an interesting episode with a sail awning, that wanted to explore its true heritage, I invested in some 12” marquee anchors and a long handled lump hammer. Never shifted after. If you’re using straps rather than guys, giving them a few twists stops them “thrumming” in the wind. But double guying should do the job. And at least with air beams there’s a certain flexibility in high wind.
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Topic: Storm pegs and straps for tents
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