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Hi , what tent are they for ?

The rock pegs you bought you seem to have understood the use of , and frankly they will do for a lot of uses as there is often mixed ground with tough bits. The only other ones you might have a peek at for windy conditions , possibly for the main ropes and the ones you have for the skirt around the bottom of the tent .....

http://www.deltagroundanchors.co.uk/

lolol i just take hrd rock pegs always   and if needed then u have them        always better to be prepared i think

The deltas are really only needed for the main ropes, if you used them for the windward main tension points that would help. The plastic pegs that come with the outwell stuff tend to bend in mixed ground, we found this in a place with grass ..... but rougher underneath.

I did not bother with the screw in for rough ground as I am sure not walking round a campsite with a DeWalt cordless , cant imagine if they are in that hard how much effort would be required to remove them !

I think if you look at the Delta site you will see that in softer soil the thin profile of some metal pegs can be pulled through the soil , turned so the head faces the tent and then allow the rope to slip off. I know the deltas a a little dear but they last and are great. I think when you go to pay your cart on their site you can add a note saying your a member here and get a 10% discount .

I have to hold my hand up and say that I bought rock npegs for hard ground because I did not want to damage the plastic( resin )deltas.

Did think about a few metal deltas for the main corners of the windward but having just bought the bike carrier etc etc etc I think we will live with the rocks in hard ground. I dont think the threat of a peg pulling through and turning from the 45degree away lean to a towards lean is as likely in the sort of ground I would not use the plastic deltas in .

Take a claw hammer with you, if you are using the rock/hard ground pegs. Thay are a s#d to extract from the ground, rather than a peg puller.

Hard ground pegs, are like steel pegs, which can be driven into the ground.  Rock pegs are designed specifically, when they hit a stone/rock, it will turn as the peg goes in.

I  use both types of pegs. 

If using plastic pegs.  These are only suitable for ground which has some give. Absolutly useless in hard ground.

The only reason why pegs turn, especially the wire pegs,  that the guyropes slip off.   They have not been driven right into the ground.    They are for normal ground conditions. 

The reason why the wire pegs  pulle out;  Too thin for ground conditions (wrong pegs)very soft, sandy conditions.  The width of the pegs, need to be wide. 

I hope this will help you.

heath63