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Subject Topic: Moderate gale force winds Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonChi chi
26/8/2015 at 4:16am
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I'm in a vango calisto 600 tent in currently 30mph winds expecting it to peak at just under 40mph.

It's pretty exciting not knowing if the tent will fail lol.


Personoldham
26/8/2015 at 4:27am
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You will be fine,  17

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PersonChi chi
26/8/2015 at 8:37am
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Update.
Both my neighbours tent collapsed over night. Steel poles ftw


PersonFiona W
26/8/2015 at 12:39pm
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A Vango will never fail. Tried and tested up mountainsides in gales far worse than a mere 40 mph.


PersonChi chi
26/8/2015 at 5:44pm
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Both tents adjacent to mine was vango tents with carbon poles I think.
both tents failed very badly and was barely standing.
Might post some pics when I figure out how too 😊


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PersonBob61
26/8/2015 at 6:48pm
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I would be more concerned about the trees you are camped under


Personandy monty
26/8/2015 at 8:46pm
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my vango Orchy 500 (fore runner to the icarus 500 in terms of shape and size)

didnt like high winds


Personbobmel
26/8/2015 at 10:26pm
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I have always been amazed at people who do not peg out their tents properly. They arrive on site on a nice day and only put in half the wire pegs supplied not thinking that the weather will change. Nearly all the the tents and awning problems I have seen have been down to bad/lax/lazy pegging.

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Personpurplebean
26/8/2015 at 11:11pm
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I agree about pegging out. Cannot believe how many tents still have the guys all nicely rolled up. Every one of ours is deltaed (is that a word?) to within an inch of its life!!


PersonDubstepper
27/8/2015 at 7:10am
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Quote: Originally posted by bobmel on 26/8/2015
I have always been amazed at people who do not peg out their tents properly. They arrive on site on a nice day and only put in half the wire pegs supplied not thinking that the weather will change. Nearly all the the tents and awning problems I have seen have been down to bad/lax/lazy pegging.

This /\. I was very amused at a festival to see a small dome tent blow 30-40ft in the air, over a hedge and land in the field behind, better than some kites I have had! (it was teenagers who hadn't used any pegs at all)


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PersonChi chi
27/8/2015 at 11:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by bobmel on 26/8/2015
I have always been amazed at people who do not peg out their tents properly. They arrive on site on a nice day and only put in half the wire pegs supplied not thinking that the weather will change. Nearly all the the tents and awning problems I have seen have been down to bad/lax/lazy pegging.


Home sweet home.

I actually double pegged all my guys and straps and I'd have to asy I was pleased I did so.

Teepee style tents, trailer tents and tunnel tents all failed on the site. I was kind enough to tighten someones guys a few pitches down from me as the fellow was kind enough to give me a cold beer whilst I was pitching my tent on my first day.


PersonWibsey
28/8/2015 at 1:24pm
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We survived hurricane Bertha in a Vango tunnel tent (Maritsa 700) on a cliff top in Cornwall last year, it stood up to it very well while others were wrecked, it was the noise that kept me awake during the night.


PersonCross Camping
28/8/2015 at 1:29pm
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Always buy extra pegs and different sorts of pegs, extra guys also, there is nothing stopping you from fixing extra guys the point where the original guys are fixed.

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