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Subject Topic: Pegging out outwell Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonMischiefsmum
17/7/2015 at 8:14am
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So we're taking our Yellowstone on its maiden trip tomorrow and I have a daft question about pegging. Is there a prescribed order in which to leg out the zig, fly and guys?

We'e reading Enid blyton island of adventure to our little girl and last night their two tents flew away in a storm and now I have paranoid panic over the same happening on our Pembrokeshire cliff top.

So basically I just want to make sure I get all the tensions correct in the right places. Thanks for reading my ramble... :)


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PersonHEJC72
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With all my tents, I always peg out in this order:

1. Peg down the back of tent (this prevents it blowing away while I thread the poles)
2. Open doors to allow air in which aids standing the tent up.
3. Once erected, close all doors, re- peg the rear if necessary and then continue to peg out the base of tent all the way round, adjusting any straps as and where necessary.
4. Then peg out the guy lines, checking tension as you go.

After the first night, re-check guy lines and re-tension if necessary.

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PersonTeekayk
19/7/2015 at 9:58am
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Hi,

We have a Yellowstone falls tent and it is a tricky one to erect due to the weight of the cotton and the enclosed sleeve poles.
We have only used the tent 3 times as we only use it for our main 3 week holidays, so someone may have better suggestions, but this is what we do......
Peg out footprint.
Lay canvas out on top and insert poles, and ring and pin the poles.
Raise the back of the tent and peg and guy the back end.
Moving along towards the front of the tent, raise and position the other poles.
Position the front pole, peg and guy it so that tent stands up alone.
Then I go inside, zip up the doors and start to zip in the groundsheet, while my husband goes round perfecting the pegging and doing all the guys.

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Vicki

Les Embruns, Brittany 2015


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Quote: Originally posted by HEJC72 on 18/7/2015
With all my tents, I always peg out in this order:

1. Peg down the back of tent (this prevents it blowing away while I thread the poles)
2. Open doors to allow air in which aids standing the tent up.
3. Once erected, close all doors, re- peg the rear if necessary and then continue to peg out the base of tent all the way round, adjusting any straps as and where necessary.
4. Then peg out the guy lines, checking tension as you go.

After the first night, re-check guy lines and re-tension if necessary.


I do pretty much the same as this.

The only other thing I would suggest is to try to get guy lines on opposite sides of the tent an equal distance from the tent so the guys are an equal length and equal tension on both sides. I also try to line up the guys on the same side so they are the same length and look neater.

I may be teaching you to suck eggs but make sure, whatever pegs you are using, that they are sloping at a good angle away from the tent (at least 45 degrees) and that they are hammered right down into the ground to prevent them twisting or discharging the guy rope. This is particularly important with the ordinary wire pegs generally supplied with new tents and with just a hook on top...the tip of the hook needs to be in the ground. If you do that it will take a hurricane to rip them out.


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PersonBob61
19/7/2015 at 7:13pm
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...when taking the tent down do it in the reverse order...open doors including the inner tent, remove guy lines and roll up, and then the pegs at the base of the tent. I usually leave the 4 corner pegs until after the poles have been removed and I am ready to roll it up...stops it being blown away.


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PersonMischiefsmum
20/7/2015 at 7:35am
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Thanks for the responses guys. I can't totally remember what we did in the end. I think after threading all the pole we raised the back and pegged out then raised all the others and positioned before pegging front. Then zipped in ground sheet and pegged the fly then ground sheet then guys.

So I have another question. Is there a knack to getting the ground sheet smooth? When it went in it was awful. Pegging the fly first helped a little but still quite big creases/folds. It doesn't seem a prob but not as nice looking as I'd like :). We haven't yet invested in a carpet, not sure we'd fit it in the car (or convinced hubby yet, he thinks it's poncy, what does he know...?)

Also for you other Yellowstone owners. I know this was only our second time pitching it but we still took 3hrs to get it pitched and all the gubbins set up, prob 2-2 1/2 hrs for the tent itself. Is this usual or does practice reduce this at all? I know it's a canvas mansion and will never be a 20min pitch but I'm hoping for a little improvement.

Though hubby didn't seem adverse to the idea of a weekend tent so I'm excitedly looking at bell tents now. Seems a bit adulterous whilst still away in the Yellowstone ;)

Thanks again all.


PersonTeekayk
20/7/2015 at 7:56am
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Hi,
Never noticed a problem with our groundsheet, but we do use a carpet, and don't bother with the groundsheet for the front porch.
To put up our Yellowstone probably takes us (2adults) about an hour, but then all the equipment bits and start to complete finish I am embarrassed to say is 4 to 5 hours 😦
We also have a bell tent for short stays which is a little easier, but I am always slightly disappointed at the lack of space / compromise of facilities in the bell tent compared with the Yellowstone.

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Vicki

Les Embruns, Brittany 2015


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I have never owned a tent with a ZIG so don't know what it should look like but it sounds to me that if it is all wrinkled you haven't stretched the flysheet out far enough at the base. I think I would be inclined to set up the flysheet first and make sure it is all taut and square and then go inside and fit the ZIG.

Nothing poncy about a carpet...in fact dancing about like a ballerina in bare feet on a freezing cold groundsheet first thing in the morning is probably more poncy


Personkennyboy14
21/7/2015 at 12:45pm
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Hi , in about 4 weeks time we are due to use our Vermont xlp tent for the first time and trying to prepare myself for the pitching of it for the first time ,I have looked at a few pitching vids and some recommend pegging down the back end and some seem to suggest pegging the front end as well , has any one got any advice on to which is the best/easiest method , thanks for any help on this


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21/7/2015 at 4:23pm
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Ps I mean the pegging down of both ends when trying to raising the tent on the metal poles.


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I have always felt that pegging down both ends makes erecting it harder because you are straining the flysheet against fixed points. I peg the rear corners, mainly because it is more convenient to peg the rear and line it up with the rear of the footprint. I then thread the poles etc; and that does in fact pull the front of the tent inwards initially until you can raise the tent and take hold of each front corner and pull the tent taut before pegging them. Obviously if the front was pegged there wouldn't be that flexibility.


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