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Quote: Originally posted by u400jb9 on 12/7/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by petemillis on 12/7/2009

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New car, eh? what you got? I'm about to chop in a Citroen C4 for a bigger estate.

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Volvo V50....not a massive boot for an estate, but room for a longer roof box.

And I love it

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Quote: Originally posted by latecamper on 12/7/2009Our problem is what sort of pegs to use on gravel. Some pitches in south of France are gravel and we ended up tying the tent to trees.

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Re. the pegs described - we have the Pyramid rock pegs (come in a tough zipped bag and even with claw hammer if you want). There are also luminous versions too. The plastic tops can break with time but doesn't stop them working. We use them as standard with our tents - don't really bother with others now (although take some with us, just in case the ground type requires them).

Helen

We use rock pegs for everything - can't see any point in not doing so. They fit where pin pegs and V pegs would go. Not had any problems yet, while we had plenty of other pegs coming loose in bad weather...

Helen

Right we've got an all weather pitch at Fforest Fields in July/August, now I'm concerned about pegs, hadn't given it a thought!  We've bought a footprint for our new Gelert Corvus as not had a SIG on a tent before, will we need more protection do you think?  Katie says it's pea gravel and quite smooth.

I'd want more than a footprint groundsheet. We have pea gravel back home and while we've put up a tent to dry on it with a tarp underneath we wouldn't dare walk into the tent. Even if its smooth, its excellent at hiding sharp thorns and other nasties in it. Not all the stones will be round either. I value the footprint nevermind the SIG.

Pea gravel also shifts alot under foot when you walk on it, so I'd expect that stoves and tables etc may need checking from time to time to make sure that they are still flat. May be someone who has used the same pitches may be able to say how they fared. I wouldn't be sure what type of pegs would hold if the pea gravel is of any depth...

Helen