I bought a Vango Tempest 200 and it came with some very light metal pegs. They're so soft though, I can bend them with my bare hands (used my hands to bend one back (as close as possible) to shape)!
I've already bought nylon Delta anchors (very bulky things). I read a post about Vango's plastic pegs. Would they be more robust? They ought to include them with the tent... >:(
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at a guess i would say that vango have included lightweight pegs to keep the pack weight down
I dont know what your pegs are made of but if you want light and strong pegs then you have got to look at titanium tent pegs they are very expensive but they are light and stong
The Candy Canes are good pegs and you won't bend them with your hands but a wider peg is better in peaty ground.
Overall my favourite backpacking tent pegs are the ones that Wild Country supply with their tents. They work on most pegging points, they grip well and they are a good size.
The yellow plastic pegs, e.g. Vango, work well on soft ground and I just take a couple for my guys if I expect stronger winds. The 20cm length is fine for a backpacking tent.
How many pegs do you need? How many of that is for guys and how many for pegging loops? And do any pegging points need pin pegs to go through small holes?
alpkit pegs . wild country and id add macpac alloy pegs . all the pegs on our old vango's were fit for purpose but the new Y pegs that came with the 450 are crap so just use the pegs from the 250 witch are V shape alloy. the macpac pegs are rounded T alloy .
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Topic: What are my default Vango pegs made of?
