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Hi Everyone,

I'm new to camping and have got a Coleman Modulus 4 tent.  Please can someone advise whether the tent pegs that are supplied with tents like thes are sufficient or should I be buying heavy duty tent pegs? Thanks for your help in advance.

Hi Islandgirl

This is a question that comes up all the time - For hours (maybe even days!) of reading, click on the search button at the top right of the page and search the Equipment or possibly Tent Info forum.

You will see that opinion is split - many people LOVE their delta pegs, there are others who think that they are unneccessary if you use normal pegs properly (as you will see if you read some of the discussions that have already been written!)

As for me - I have a tent which is a bit bigger than yours and have been pleased with the heavy duty plastic pegs that are about 8" long for the guys and the round metal (wire) pegs for the flysheet.  I have seen some very windy conditions and have not had any peg related problems.

One last thing, though - Whilst I'm happy with my plastic pegs, they get killed in very hard or rocky ground (as will the plastic delta pegs, but probably noth the steel ones).  It is therefore advisable to get yourself some rock pegs, which are available from most camping shops for around £1 each (in packs of 4 or 5). 

The pegs that come with the Modulus (and all Coleman Exponent “Premium” tents) are of above average size and quality and should be fine in all but the most extreme conditions.

As already stated, be prepared for the extreme with a few (10 say) heavy duty pegs just in case – you do not need a replacement for every peg you have and it won’t be expensive.

Another piece of kit you may consider is a cheap and nasty small claw hammer (few quid from somewhere like Aldi or Wilko). It’s much easier to get pegs out with one of these than a “proper” peg puller I find.

Oh, and don’t forget a cheap rubber mallet - do not kid yourself you can get by without one.

I have always used the wire pegs that come with the tents and had no problems with them although they do bend if you hit rocky ground, so when they get that bad that they need replacing I bought the stronger/thicker wire ones and I've never had a tent blow away yet despite some pretty awful conditions.

My latest tent is an Outwell which comes with blue plastic pegs, so I have used those very recently on 2 occasions. They seem to do the job and hold fine although I have not yet been able to test them in strong winds or rocky ground. My criticism of them at the moment is that they are ribbed and on pulling them out of heavy soil half the field comes with them and sticks all along their length...a bit messy at times.

I recently had cause to buy a few screw rock pegs when I had a particularly rocky pitch and was extremely impressed with them. They are basically extra strong wire pegs so they suited my mindset. I am thinking of replacing the blue plastic pegs with rock pegs and using them all the time but I have not fully decided yet...probably when I get fed up of emptying the mud from the blue pegs out of my peg bag! 

Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 19/1/2010

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I am thinking of replacing the blue plastic pegs with rock pegs and using them all the time but I have not fully decided yet...

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