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I saw  SG talk about bungee's for the pegging down when it is windy.

Is these ordinary bugees or are the designed to hook through the guys and onto the pegs themselves. i left a post on that sight but as it was spoken of this mornin SG might not visit it again. Time running down before we go. We have Delta pegs 4 plastic + 4 steel which will give us a good start. But it seems an added bit for gusty winds could be these bungee's or am I wasting money. I will n ot be putting up the main awning as too big for us to do so. If it turns out nice we have a canopy to sit out under as it will be warm & sunny Indian Summer. But in case it turns into wind and gusts which we had earlier on in the year hence the delta pegs I read about on here. I want to be ready, and keep them in the locker box up front.

Please advise yes needed or not needed. What are they standard bugees or not so.

Thank you

I have never used bungees tbh. I know they're common on storm straps of course but I don't see the need for them on an everyday basis. I just peg my trailer tent down well and I've honestly never had a problem, even in some fearsome winds.

I would say though that if the wind is that strong you need to take any open fronted canopy down as soon as possible. The danger is that the wind gets in under the front, lifts it up, rips the pegs out and flips the canvas and poles back over the main unit causing damage. If it's pegged down really well the guyline attachment points on the canvas may rip out instead, given that they're the next weakest link. Which is why pegging down well is essential of course but it's not the answer to every problem. I'd rather lose a peg than my canopy get torn!

But don't worry too much about all of this...folding campers are sturdy beasts and can withstand a lot of bad weather due to sheer weight but a sun canopy out the front is vunerable. If you pitch the FC in as much shelter as you can and take the open canopy off in high winds then you'll be fine, I'm sure.

Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 25/8/2011

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These are the bungees that I use

I am not too sure where you can get them from in the UK, but the principle of using a standard bungee would suffice.

I had suggested to Rob Orr of Deltas that he might want to add these to his range, but am not sure as to the state of play,

The actual code number is as below



hope this helps

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