We bought a bunch of these -- flat ones for around the tent, and the hook pegs for our guy ropes. Since we have a large canvas airframe tent (Zempire Fortress V2), once we get the four corners down, my wife goes around screwing them down as I'm pumping up the tent. Our process is pretty efficient and fast now thanks to these!

@SnowysOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you've got your camp setup procedure well refined, Michael. ~ Ben

@michaeldomotor1755

Жыл бұрын

@@SnowysOutdoors It's a constant WIP! haha

That drill costs more than my tent mate.

Consider rounding all edges to prevent cutting skin, which could be a severe cut with movement pressure. The tie-down may also be able to be designed below the flat mount without a above ground metal hazard. Thank you.

@SnowysOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Which edges are you referring to, Dan? I'm sure the designers put various versions to the test, I'm not sure exactly why they ended up with this design though. ~ Ben

I use them in tumhe frozen ground big help

@SnowysOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Can't say I've ever used them in frozen ground, but I can imagine it would make life much easier. ~ Ben

These things make it possible for everybody that can stand up and use both hands to put a tent up.

@SnowysOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah, if you can carry the drill then it beats swinging a mallet around. ~ Ben

Cool….are they lightweight battery drills for backpacking?

@SnowysOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Theres some pretty lightweight drills available, but not sure I'd be taking them, or Hexpegs backpacking. ~ Lauren

I ride a motorcycle, so I can’t carry a drill. Have you got them in with a ratchet/spanner?

@SnowysOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I don't personally know anyone who uses a ratchet/spanner, but cant see any reason why you couldn't. Just might obviously be abit more effort in super hard ground. ~ Lauren

What's it like on hard pitches ?

@SnowysOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

It's easier than belting a peg in the ground with a hammer when it comes to hard ground, Kieron, but everything has its limits and I've no doubt there will be some ground that just isn't going to accept a tent peg. ~ Ben

Can you use a manual hand drill?

@SnowysOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you could, Paul. I haven't tried it though, so I'm not sure what the net difference in effort is between a hand drill versus a mallet to belt a standard peg into the ground. ~ Ben

How do you attach a spring tensioner to the hex head , the cleat is not designed with this in mind.

@SnowysOutdoors

Ай бұрын

The hex pegs with the hook top are the ones to use with a spring tensioner, they should just slip over with abit of manoeuvring - we've tried them out before. ~ Lauren

@rickzw67

Ай бұрын

@@SnowysOutdoors Thanks Lauren would you be able to provide a link to the "hook top" please

@SnowysOutdoors

Ай бұрын

@@rickzw67 Sure - its the same link that we have in the video description. That takes you to the HexPegs, where you can see two sizes of the Hook Top listed www.snowys.com.au/hex-pegs ~ Lauren

Just to expensive for what is essentially a bolt. Bunnings sell 300mm landscape construction screws for $3.35.

@MADBONE0

5 жыл бұрын

dx80cruiser I thought they would be $50 for a 10 pack .. It's just a huge bolt, China could make the same quality thing for $5 each

@SnowysOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, they are not cheap, especially when compared to regular tent pegs, but they are still popular. ~ Ben

@furcipus

5 жыл бұрын

I think its much too loud.

A small impact driver screw gun will work better and won’t struggle.And is cheaper than a drill!

@SnowysOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Can't disagree with that @BATES TV, I love our impact driver! ~ Lauren

Can you drill them into tree stumps?

@SnowysOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you could if your drill was burly enough, Angie, but we don't recommend this. If everyone started drilling into tree stumps we'd very quickly destroy the environment around our campsites. ~ Ben

@angieg9361

3 жыл бұрын

@@SnowysOutdoors oh yes, I should clarify, I meant stumps where trees have been logged. We have a few on our farm and thought about setting up for our kids to play under the rain.

@SnowysOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

@@angieg9361I'm sure you could do this, but you'd probably need to pre-drill pilot holes. They are essentially a large coachscrew, so your drill will need a bit of torque to drive them into the timber. I've never tried this before though. ~ Ben

Do you ship to the us?

@SnowysOutdoors

Ай бұрын

We don't sorry, only within Australia. ~ Ben

@gabrielreyes8476

Ай бұрын

@@SnowysOutdoors Understood. Thank you. Really wish you guys did ship to the US, I would definitely be purchasing these. Cheers and thanks again.

How do they do in sandy soil?

@SnowysOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

About as good as any other peg of similar size, the ridges can't really grab in sand unless it is wet. You'd be best using longer stakes for sandy ground. ~ Ben

camping w/ a slege or drill gun kinda funny... i guess a small ax servers the same purpose... stakes that come w/ most tents are certainly useless

@SnowysOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's not my style, Sym, but many people seem to carry power tools camping nowadays. ~ Ben

I was out camping last week and thought of this. guess i'm a day late and a dollar short

@SnowysOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, they are a great idea, but expensive in comparison to regular tent pegs. ~ Ben

you could hold down a lion with those pegs

@SnowysOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

I'll take your word for it. ~ Ben

You're only saving yourself 5-10 secs. 1 min at most. Maybe if it were impossible to hammer the peg in the soil, then it's worth it.

@SnowysOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they aren't for me, I'm happy to belt pegs in the ground. I've found that it's often those who have bad backs or not enough strength two swing a hammer that like the Hex Pegs as the drill ends up doing most of the work. They are significantly more expensive than regular pegs though. ~ Ben

@xxkissmeketutxx

4 ай бұрын

I'm disabled and find that they're much easier to get in AND out of the ground because my driver does all the work, it's also quicker and quieter for those times I got lost and got to the site later than I wanted. Mine are for use on medium to hard ground