does anyone have any recommendations for tent pegs ,we have an outwell idaho,which is gr8,but the campsite we go(treveague) to is very exposed ,and on a v v windy day/night the tent and front extension nearly took off last year,is there a storm peg or something??
we're off camping in a fortnight and as the forecast isnt looking good i want to be prepared,dont want to be tentless with 2kids!!
If it gets very windy you need to take down the canopy or even the whole tent. If a gale blows up & the pegs are that good the guy ropes will just tear out of the tent leaving the pegs in the ground.
I suppose if the tent is going to blow away anyway it would be better for the pegs to pull out before the tent actually broke because then you might salvage the tent undamaged.
cheers for that link hacksaw bob(gr8 name,reminds me of my dad in a tool shed,lol)
yep, tentz almost got to the taking down stage last yr,but couldnt face waking boys then 3 and 4yrs in middle of night who were oblivious to the storm raging around us! will def take down porch extension if weather 4cast is for strong wind,also will orientate tent differently know i know which direction the wind tends to come from!
I must ask the various manufacturers about the force needed to separate the guy attachments from the fabric of the tent. I really think the peg (or soil rather) would yield first, in which case I would prefer a reliable peg.
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In reality I think the wind usually gets underneath the tent and most of the strain is on the pegs holding the flysheet and poles down. The poles usually break first and then the tent just rips apart. See here. Most damaged tents I have seen, live and in photos and films etc; seem to have most of their guy ropes still attached to the ground.
Of course, if you didn't have guy ropes at all you would end up with this...but at least the tent would be in one piece
I bought some steel delta pegs for the Outer Hebredes, and I'm glad I did! They are also much easier to hit precicesly with a hammer! Just ordered some more, the plastic ones this time, for corner points, etc.
I find a claw hammer is best for removing them. A tip from another camper!
They are meant just for the storm straps etc, but I use them for the pegging down other bits as well.
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