They’ll make sure that your tent isn’t as susceptible to bad weather conditions, providing you with much-needed protection against your tent becoming compromised from windy conditions. Given their longitudinal holding capacity, they can hold in the ground while being pulled straight in line with the peg and rope, so we had to adapt our techniques to suit. The clip can be used anywhere on the shaft meaning the peg doesn’t have to be drilled all the way in to still allow a pull from ground level, which will reduce potential peg damage. I found the diameters and lengths to be a great all-rounder for hard dirt and medium loam, but they are no match to a dedicated sand-style screw peg when used in sand.

I also managed to drive the Dmax over one of them, and bent it pretty badly, but otherwise they are going well! Plastic tent pegs give great security when used on the correct ground and are particularly good for guyline pegging. I have tried those screw in ones and yes they do need a drill and really not had much success especially on some of the club's hard-standings an found it 'easier' as above. This tent peg is ideal for use on softer ground, such as grass or where there aren’t many rocks on top of or within the ground.

This will ensure that you aren’t pegging your tent on the ground that’s too soft or wet, turning it into an impossible and frustrating task. Your story had me chuckling; we had a similar experience with a big sand peg that we put right through a shacks water supply from a bore in the middle of no where! These tent pegs are easy to use, give incredible strength to your tent or awning, and are extremely durable. The pegs are brightly coloured for good visibility, the peg itself is orange and the clip is yellow. There are dozens of different sizes (length and diameter), material types, and even different head shapes available.

For example, weak or faulty tent pegs can leave you with a wobbly tent, or even cause it to collapse entirely! We couple these double guy ropes with the screw in EzyAnchor tent pegs to be sure that nothing is going anywhere, and so far nothing has.We have a variety of different pegs including steel and plastic for use in both hard ground and sand. Over the couple of years that we had it the corner that you hit got so flattened down that they would snap off, and you’d be left with just a piece of straight peg. Hex Peg also have an alternative head without the rope hook top, which is more suited to holding down a tarp, or any other circumstance where you don’t need to hook a guy rope on. Made from Aluminium Alloy, the Big Dog screw in peg is 35cm long, and has a left aggressive thread, which allows the peg to secure awnings etc.

I started with a lump hammer and found that it was hard on the wrist and so changed to using a steel shafted claw hammer. The standard plastic Kampa pegs are excellent on a grass pitch - probably the best you can get - so don't chuck 'em away!Secondly, screw-in pegs can produce similar and sometimes greater ground-holding strength in a vertical pull compared to an angled pull. Another cost-effective solution for pitching your caravan awning on a hardstanding is this pack of 20 from Garden Haven.