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Hi

After I'm after peoples opinion on how much wind a tent can take. We had a bad experience last year when our newly purchased Argos tent ripped/collapsed in the wind straight after setting up! Looking to go away in our now new Gelert tent but notice the winds are quite strong.

Whats the advice around the wind speeds, i.e. at what speed (MPH) should we decide to stay at home?

If Metcheck says above 20MPH start to worry, if it says above 25MPH start to change your plans, and above 30MPH don't bother.

Only frame and mountain tents can survive prolonged gusts over 30mph.

Our Gelert collapsed in coastal gales in April, and it was a terrifying experience.

Hi Hilltophouse, welcome to the forum, this is a good thread to read through for wind speeds and what other people consider is too much etc

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=3&TopicID=183311&SearchPagePosition=1&search=wind&searchMode=allwords&searchIn=Topic&forum=3&searchSort=dateDESC&ReturnPage=Search 

Katie

We went camping near Brothers Water in the Lakes  saturday till this monday and our tent got quite a bashing!  I think wind was predicted at being 30 mph.  The tent stood up to it (a five person dome type - make - Coleman) but I had a couple of relatively sleepless nights!  It was still roughly in one piece when we took it down, save for a couple of the ties being ripped off thanks to all the buffeting but I can see another night might have finally done it in!

We got caught in the new forest a few weekends ago in our Diablo 600XP. The wind was reported at 50mph gusts and I wouldn't disagree it was a tad hairy !!!

However with the car parked across the path of the wind and the guy lines double pegged ready for the onslaught we sat tight expecting the worst. However the diablo took it all with no problems through the night and well into the following morning before it died down.

No snapped poles no tears and even had a good nights sleep so in a way it did us a favour and next time we wont panic as much.