Folly Farm Hard Standing screw pegs dont even hold...any ideas

[breeze1470]

We love Folly Farm in west wales everything you could ask for but for one thing we pegged out our awning with several types and lengths of rock pegs and none of them held before we return this year anyone got any suggestions?

 

[ProfJohnL]

A picture of the ground might be helpful to us

 

[breeze1470]

A picture of the ground might be helpful to us

pic now attached

 

[Mr Plodd]

We love Folly Farm in west wales everything you could ask for but for one thing we pegged out our awning with several types and lengths of rock pegs and none of them held before we return this year anyone got any suggestions?

So did you leave the awning erected over an extended period of time?? That appears to be the case in your original post, If so then I think you have an unrealistic view of what they are capable of, they are not inserted into any SOLID like concrete are they?

 

[otherclive]

If the gravel is on top of sand then you will have problems. We were at Freshwater CMHC site and one very windy night our normal “screwed” rock pegs started to loosen and we were up most of the night just stabilising the awning. Next day we went to a nearby leisure outlet and bought some long steel pegs and they worked well, plus I used some extra guys too.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[breeze1470]

So did you leave the awning erected over an extended period of time?? That appears to be the case in your original post, If so then I think you have an unrealistic view of what they are capable of, they are not inserted into any SOLID like concrete are they?

It went up on a Monday and we left on the Friday but it was put away on the Thursday but thanks for your negativity. All the best

 

[breeze1470]

If the gravel is on top of sand then you will have problems. We were at Freshwater CMHC site and one very windy night our normal “screwed” rock pegs started to loosen and we were up most of the night just stabilising the awning. Next day we went to a nearby leisure outlet and bought some long steel pegs and they worked well, plus I used some extra guys too.

Amazon.co.uk

Thank you for your help and positive reply

 

[Mr Plodd]

It went up on a Monday and we left on the Friday but it was put away on the Thursday but thanks for your negativity. All the best

Sorry if you consider what I posted as negativity, but it wasn't very clear in your original post, and I had assumed, wrongly it turns out, that you may have left it erected for a long period unattended. Had I been aware of the information now provided then obviously I wouldn't have posted what I did. Hopefully you will get some better advice about suitable pegs.

 

[breeze1470]

Sorry if you consider what I posted as negativity, but it wasn't very clear in your original post, and I had assumed, wrongly it turns out, that you may have left it erected for a long period unattended. Had I been aware of the information now provided then obviously I wouldn't have posted what I did. Hopefully you will get some better advice about suitable pegs.

No worries thanks

 

[Mel]

We had a seasonal pitch on a hard standing and found that the only pegs that stayed in were the straight 12 inch ones (got them from Halfords). If it was windy we double pegged where the awning was most hit by the wind as well. Think the substrate on the pitch was rather sandy.
Mel

 

[breeze1470]

We had a seasonal pitch on a hard standing and found that the only pegs that stayed in were the straight 12 inch ones (got them from Halfords). If it was windy we double pegged where the awning was most hit by the wind as well. Think the substrate on the pitch was rather sandy.
Mel

thanks for advise

 

[Beachball]

We got these from Go Outdoors Hi-Gear Hard ground tent pegs they are steel drive in pegs heavy duty still got them, so probably get more use in the future .

 

[otherclive]

We got these from Go Outdoors Hi-Gear Hard ground tent pegs they are steel drive in pegs heavy duty still got them, so probably get more use in the future .

I used similar ones that had a “screw thread” along the shank, and they were hammered into the ground. But they were not long enough and not very effective on a pitch with a sandy substrate.

 

[birdman101]

I have used these in the past when other pages would not holdhttps://www.temu.com/ul/kuiper/un9....mMtIINga_sTYECQJXgT_zC2YQh7J3PagaAvl4EALw_wcB