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Glad you survived moppy, 
In Cornwall when it gets windy, not a lot survives. Two years ago at Tintagel the wind hit the site so suddenly and with such force that it snapped two of our four poles before we had a chance to get a single guy rope out. Not a single tent escaped damage. We had no choice but to rent a static for the week and even that was bouncing on its chains at times.

This year in Scarborough our Vango beat the wind whereas our friends frame tent buckled.  Last year our Vango beat the wind whereas my bruv lost a steel pole to his awning.  Steel is best??

Mike J

Yep,

We have used the car as well as windbreakers to sheild us when its windy and we are putting the tent up. We have an Aspen which is excellant when its up. But alttle deveil when you are trying to erect when windy.

Congrats on sticking with it and surviving to tell the tale.

We use the car as a wind break, every little helps.

Its worth remember that pitching a tent in the wind can be dangerous, especially a big tent like a diablo. Keep young kids out of the way. If its windy we leave our daughter (now 4) in the car watching a dvd or witha cd while we get the tent up. 

I have to say that pitching any sort of tent in very windy weather is just asking for it to be damaged. Once they`re up and securely guyed and pegged the chances of a tent surviving the wind are far, far higher. And if a steel framed tent gets caught by a gust of wind while half way up, the damage done can be huge...you can`t repair a steel pole  on the spot the same way as you can a fibreglass pole. Plus that same steel pole can seriously damage you.

I`ve put tents up in the wind when I`ve had no choice (six hour drive home) but I have to say that there are some conditions where I wouldn`t even try. A B&B for a night is cheaper than a new tent.