Only bought my kalahari 10 last week and haven't had the opportunity to put it up yet to check it. That chance should come on Friday. I did get some of the stuff out of the bags for a look though, and now have a question about the pegs supplied with the tent:
I have a bag of conventional tent pegs, but there is also a bunch of about 15"V" shaped pegs which I've never seen before. I'm getting back into camping after a 7 year break (kids!) so the answer is probably simple.
Are all the pegs, both conventional and V shaped, needed to pitch the tent, or is there a choice? My first guess would be that the V shaped pegs are for the guy lines in hard ground - they look like they'd be easier to penetrate the ground?
My mrs, bless her, thought the V shaped ones go in first, then the conventional pegs slide down them into the ground!
Any one in the know give me a friendly shove as to what the differences are please?
we have the same tent, and we do as you suggested conventional ones for the tent V ones for the guy's. we bought a extra set of each and just seem to go by instinct, if we are only camping for a weekend and the weather is good, we tend to use the conven. ones for everything, ensuring they are well driven in so they don't rotate and pop off. as these are so much easier to get them in and out than the V ones. we love our kal 10!
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Thanks owennicki. I'm intending to get some delta ground anchors and some rock pegs - just wondered what the V ones were all about as I'd never seen them before.
we use our "v" pegs on the "sig" on softer ground I.E sand seem to hold up well and normal pegs on the guys just got some rock pegs as trying another site in 2 weeks and dont know what the ground is like always better to be prepared
I think the V pegs are for sand and for softer ground. As they have more surface area I would probably use them for the guy ropes, as they tend to be more structural. I might be wrong though.
I think it's a good idea to have a mix of pegs, but it's essential to have a cache of rock pegs. Along with those you need a proper claw hammer, as a rubber mallet won't do the job. The extra benefit of the claw hammer is you can use the back of it to get any type of pegs down, it'll save your back slightly and you get more leverage too. I always carry the mallet and a hammer too.
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Topic: Pegs included with Kalahari 10...........
