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Hiya.

I camped up on a very exposed hill in Buxton a few years back - it was very windy with some bad gusts! My Vango tunnel tent (with TBS) held out fantastically! We saw some other tents damaged, even trashed by the wind (pays to buy a good quality tent). The tent was wobbling a fair bit, so we strapped the TBS and it held the poles much firmer/tighter and reduced the amount of movement on the tent from the wind it was reassuring and i relaxed more - definately works!

Just my opinion, but unless the forecast was atrocious, with weather warnings etc - i would go... half the time they get it wrong and with the amount of wet/windy/cool days we have, if you let the weather stop you each time - your going to have more disappointments than fun memories - in Buxton, we were cold and it rained alot, tent got quite muddy - a few times i thought i wanted to come home, but stuck it out and im so glad i did now - it was a very good learning curve too. Coming home is always an option if you are not enjoying it - but the TBS (and vango tents generally) Are very reliable in wind/rain.