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We did have one nylon delta peg fail on us. :(   I don't know if it is because they are a little bit flexible that made it twist out of the muddy ground. Rob Orr (the famed designer of Deltas :) ) has sent me some soft ground deltas to try but we haven't pitched on soft ground since.

It may also have been because we were on a slope we hadn't got the delta angle right.

I would still rather have 4 nylon than none though :)

the other useful bit of kit in the wind is the little emergency eyelet gismos which have saved a couple of our awnings.

I don't know why the holdon is attached to non slip matting in the picture but that is the stuff we use rolls of to stop us and our stuff sliding down the hill

Surprisingly....our Orchy 600 stood up to a battering in Norfok, when many failed to take the pace

It was taking a hammering on one side, and we did take the canopy down for some of the trip.

The wind was coming from all angles, so my usual habit of pitching back end to the wind was useless.

Did bale a night early though as the gusts were predicted to get stronger. There was an Outwell Norfolk Lake pitched behind us.....never shifted.....I would love one of those!!

My Athena has, reliably, stood up to a battering in the garden and not moved at all

Our Outwell Michigan L stood up to lots of windy weather on B/H wkend! very open site on top of a hill

was noisy at night ! but didn't shift

i did make hubby go and check at 4am one morning though

Quote: Originally posted by mufc7 on 05/9/2009

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We have been to Anglesey for two weeks in our new Hi Gear Mojave 5 (Go Outdoors) in the most horrendous gale force winds and torrential rains and the tent was brilliant never hardly moved in the wind and not a single drop of rain entered the tent, we give it 10/10 love it!!!!!!!  Cannot say the same for my mum and dads caravan awning poles they are a complete right of and have to be replaced.  They just did not stand up to even the slightest wind (alloy poles) by the way.

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Friends had this tent for our B/H trip and it was good in the wind & rain too

mind you our tent was shielding them a tad lol

Our Outwell Montana 4 - took the gale force wind and rain over the bank holiday - worst we have experienced in a few years - and the tent was totally fine !!!!