Yep, as has been said on this thread, pegging the tent out properly is the most important thing. A well pegged tent with say a mixture of the plastic pegs and rock pegs should be able to withstand the wind and it is likely that something else will go first.
Obviously if its not pegged properly, the pegs will star popping out everywhere, putting stress on other parts of the tent.
A common fault I see with pegging is the ground sheet. People tend to pull the straps out like the guy ropes instead of keeping the strap short so that the grounsheet is pinned right down to the ground.
An example is in this picture, if you look at the pegging by the fron entrance.
Well, for those of you that only like to use rock pegs it would appear you have won a minor victory. I've been surfing for rock pegs to go with my newly-acquired Delta Rocks and came across these.
You'll have to let us know how you get on with your new pegs and if you are finding their not holding as well as you'd like in windy conditions.
A point to remember, certain types of peg will hold twice the pulling force of a rock peg (which hasn't loads of surface area TBH), so by that theory a double crossed rock peg will hold the same pulling force, where as a 12" plastic peg with more surface area, cross pegged will (in theory) hold a far more.
So just a thought to bear in mind in very windy conditions, if you want peace of mind when the wind picks up, bang an extra peg in across the existing guy rope pegs which should (in theory) give you the same, if not more holding power than some other types of peg.
Quote: Originally posted by Gareth29 on 22/4/2011
You'll have to let us know how you get on with your new pegs and if you are finding their not holding as well as you'd like in windy conditions.
A point to remember, certain types of peg will hold twice the pulling force of a rock peg (which hasn't loads of surface area TBH), so by that theory a double crossed rock peg will hold the same pulling force, where as a 12" plastic peg with more surface area, cross pegged will (in theory) hold a far more.
So just a thought to bear in mind in very windy conditions, if you want peace of mind when the wind picks up, bang an extra peg in across the existing guy rope pegs which should (in theory) give you the same, if not more holding power than some other types of peg.
Thanks for the thoughts.
The lack of surface area of rock pegs is something I've given thought to and is why I only use them when the ground is likely to damage or restrict the use of other pegs in my collection. I will only be using my new rock pegs (yet to be ordered!!) together with my newly-acquired Delta Rocks (you need regular rock pegs to go with the plate section of the Delta Rocks); this, I believe, should deal with the issues you raise for although the rock pegs themselves do have limited surface area, combined with the Delta Rocks their ability to hold firm in windy conditions should be greatly enhanced.
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Topic: Tent Pegs - Confused!!!
