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I’ve lost or bent most of the tent pegs for my lightweight tent (or at least my mates have). I’ve got heaps of the bog-standard galv rod ones, but these are heavy and bend easily. What are your recommendations for the best combo of weight & strength?
NZ$ 6.34 17％ Off | 10pcs/lot 18cm Aluminium Alloy Tent Peg Nail 700I Aluminium Alloy Stake with Rope Camping Hot Sale Equipment Traveling Beach
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bwwnNfeg
I have some of these holding a tarp over my firewood. Held tight through the storms last weekend no worries.
I carry a couple of each. Cf nail pegs, light as and heaps of purchase but can snap if you stand on em. Couple of ti shepards hooks and a couple of msr groundhog style pegs
I use the same as @post has linked above, cheap and light, I haven't put any noticeable bends in any yet.
Buy 20 and have spares incse you lose some or damage them. They seem was stronger than wire type ones
Otherwise use small branches/large twigs if available.
I carry 8 of the alloy ones and cut the rest from branches when I get to camp spot
we bent up/straightened a heap of stainless steel gambles years ago..you can whack them suckers in through rocks and they wont bend.... one of them at each corner and on main guy rope and even the worst wind isnt an issue..... one good bend proof peg can save your bacon...bang it in,pull out and put lesser peg in pre formed hole.
the tines off hay rake are sping steel and have bend formed on one end..cut a couple of those to length and you wont have issues in stony ground either.
An expensive option but. In South Africa during the boer war bayonets saw the most action as tent pegs
Lots of after market gi pegs available if you google.
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For lighter carry weight I go for the plastic ones but I camp amongst the trees and don't get much wind
Thanks guys. I liked the look of the ones you linked to @2post, so it’s good to know where to get them from.
MSR make some very light but ridiculously expensive tent pegs. I went down the Aliexpress road and brought a few different types that are reasonable quality but cheap
i used straight ti ones from ali and they have been good. just have a groove for the guy ropes to sit in.
Just use sticks if camping in the bush. disposable too
The ones that came with my Macpac minaret are pretty tough looking. About 150 long and hollow alloy shaft with spiky end and a good solid top for whacking in. Nice straight design makes for easy insertion.
Best ones are @Philipo ones
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Hmmm, there must be a few less rocks up your way, @In2thewild. Sticks don't cut it in Canterbury. If I'm in the bush I just tie back to tree trunks / branches, but I need something for open areas.
Yeah, I've got one of those ones left @RUMPY - pretty good, but they looked a bit expensive to replace! Also take up quite a bit of space if taking enough to do the whole tent... worth carrying a couple as well as some lighter-duty ones, though.
Dunno what @Philipo's pegs look like, sorry @199p.
Thanks again all, I'd better pull finger and order those ones of AliExpress cos I'll be waiting a couple of months for them to get here, no doubt!
https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/cam...1b3883e8d9-003
Aliexpress are around .80cents ea. so at $1.05 plus post they aren't too badly priced if you want some in a hurry
Now I can tell you a story about "tent pegs"
So a couple of years back, I brought a full set of a dozen DAC orange anodized pegs, I only needed 10 but brought a couple of extras as you can never have enough pegs also they are a thing of beauty & hard to find in NZ nowadays, then off on a fly in trip to the Rua tops with the boys to walk the tops -fly camping & walking out.
Thought we had all our gear sorted for camping / hunting on the tops, but things don't always go th plan aye - Brads brought a tent with dodgey carbon poles that decided to peel apart like an old banana, but he sorted it
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However this was nothing on one certain Pootang Muduk called Dave, He decided to bring a one man tent probably more suited to sleeping on a northland beach at New years, it was so cool it came with it's own "star gazing flap" but no worries it had a couple of bits of velcro to keep out the weather & he had like six poxy little bits of looped #8 wire to hold it down in a typical lovely force ten westerly.
So Dave started to worry, even trying to work his way into my little nylon Hilton, That wasn't going to happen so being the generous GC I am, gave him three of my awesome DAC pegs to use bolt down a fly over his "Red Shed" special, I think I might of saved Dave's life that night but what thanks do I get ????
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Yes he keep my babies & the boys have been tormenting me worse than a kidnapper sending fingers for the past three years
So the moral of the story is beware of this man
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luckily I now have in my procession is his Sako Carbon lite that I'm using the end of the barrel & it's Terminator brake as a poker for my fire, Life's a bitch aye :D
Ha ha! Love it @Philipo!!!
