awning pegs

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Post by Baz and Helen » Tue May 14, 2013 3:33 pm

Hi can any one tell me the best camping pegs to use for hard and grass surfaces. The ones we have bend as soon as they see a hammer. grateful for any help Baz and Helen
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Re: awning pegs

Post by Velocette » Tue May 14, 2013 3:47 pm

I use the hard yellow plastic ones. I haven't had many break that I can recall.
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Re: awning pegs

Post by helen&tony » Tue May 14, 2013 5:31 pm

Hi
We've broken / bent all of 'em...no matter what!....except these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GELERT-4-X-ST ... 2ebc775e98
They'll drive into anything, with a club hammer!
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Re: awning pegs

Post by Simon Jones » Tue May 14, 2013 5:58 pm

You want to look to for 'rock pegs'. I use these - same as Helen's but cheaper & glow in the dark:

http://www.outdoorgear.co.uk/Vango-Lumi ... tAod7BgARg

If you're anywhere near Newbury this weekend, pay a visit to the motorhome show & you can pick them up individually or in packs.
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Re: awning pegs

Post by helen&tony » Tue May 14, 2013 7:07 pm

Hi
Excellent, Simon...I've seen those...are they any good at glowing?....I've seen luminous guy lines somewhere, too!
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Re: awning pegs

Post by briwy » Tue May 14, 2013 7:12 pm

They're great when you're drunk. You can actually see what you are falling over. :roll:
Make sure you have some proper means like a peg puller of getting rock pegs out as once in they can be little tinkers to get out.
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Re: awning pegs

Post by Simon Jones » Tue May 14, 2013 7:33 pm

They do actually glow surprisingly well. Only thing you have to watch is not to whack the plastic bit with the mallet as they do tend to break when abused.
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Re: awning pegs

Post by Furydav » Tue May 14, 2013 8:08 pm

nip along to your nearest sports direct they are currently knocking out rock pegs £2.50 for 4. I used them on hard core surface and they are excellent
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Post by karena » Tue May 14, 2013 9:04 pm

i use rock pegs they have been on the go for five years now so good value -though my plastic tops have indeed brocken i had to pull some of them out with pliers last time out :lol:
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Re: awning pegs

Post by briwy » Tue May 14, 2013 9:57 pm

karena wrote:i use rock pegs they have been on the go for five years now so good value -though my plastic tops have indeed brocken i had to pull some of them out with pliers last time out :lol:
Yep, mole grips work well too. Could always hitch 'em up to the Bongo and drag them out. :wink:
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Re: awning pegs

Post by helen&tony » Wed May 15, 2013 4:10 am

Hi
Never had any problems, and we use a 4-pound hammer on 'em...still got around 30 of them, but broke 4-6 over the years...I just used to buy a couple of packs when they were on offer 8) ...but I'll look out for the Glow-worm model!!!...I wish I could remember where the glow-in-the-dark guy lines came from!... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: awning pegs

Post by Muzorewa » Wed May 15, 2013 6:10 am

We use these, 10p each from a local army surplus store. Never bent one yet :wink:

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Re: awning pegs

Post by helen&tony » Wed May 15, 2013 6:33 am

Hi
Muz...
Now, they're ideal!!!...We have dogs to contend with, though, and one would certainly manage to injure herself on those...but excellent stuff if you don't have animals!!!!
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Re: awning pegs

Post by Muzorewa » Wed May 15, 2013 6:56 am

BALLS!!

We use tennis balls with a crafty slit in them to protect poochs' feet, kids' ankles and anyone who's drunk rather too much wobble-water :wink:

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Re: awning pegs

Post by helen&tony » Wed May 15, 2013 12:24 pm

Hi
Muz...
CONVINCED!!!!!...I'm off to the scrappie ASAP.....A few minutes with the disc-cutter and some old iron bedsteads!....and a whole lot of tennis balls....and are those guy -lines the elusive luminous ones????
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