Boydie Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Just a tip taken from long camping experience, tent pegs, the majority are far too flimsy and wont look at hard ground so toss them and visit your local car wreckers and obtain a dozen or so truck engine valves, nice round head to hammer and they will, short of solid rock, penetrate just about any surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Wow that is a amazing tip, thanx mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~TM~ Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Heckuva good idea, that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehaze Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Nice idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Or you could cut them out of existing branches around you and make them to your own lengths etc. Look up Ray Mears on youtube-I'm sure you'll find something on there regarding making them, I do this all the time when I want some and they work well-Also doesn't matter if you leave them behind as they'll rot into the ground eventually so they're a greener version of leaving behind something that will take decades to rot away. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushie Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Or you could cut them out of existing branches around you and make them to your own lengths etc. Look up Ray Mears on youtube-I'm sure you'll find something on there regarding making them, I do this all the time when I want some and they work well-Also doesn't matter if you leave them behind as they'll rot into the ground eventually so they're a greener version of leaving behind something that will take decades to rot away. John Obviously never tried to hammer a peg into the ground around Coober Pedy :o Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Nope because most if not all of my latest bushcraft type stuff I do in the UK John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 LMAO -- Bushie is quite right, our "deserts" while being sand in parts are for the most part solid, and I do mean solid !!!! normal tent pegs just bend and buckle and engine valves are the easy option, they are strong, have a good large surface to apply a FBH to them and are cheap (as in zero cost) to replace, simply visit your nearest wreaker or engine mechanic and you will find he has a box full of them to get rid of, I get mine from the local diesel truck place, Mack valves are huge ! I only lose them to fellow campers. John, I dont leave them in the ground, I pull them out and take them with me for the next nights camp, the only stuff I leave in the ground is from our camp toilet, which has bio-degradable bags and then I look for a well used rabbit burrow and happily put sh*t on the little person I'm not that keen on -- revenge in kind for the destruction the little sods cause to the environment Leaving hard wooden tent pegs in the ground might seem to be very "greenie" but what about the poor guy who inadvertantly drives over or steps on one ???? I wonder what damage they could or would do to his tyre or foot if the wood is that hard and sharp it can be hammered into the ground, not a nice thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Fairone Iain, But the majority of the time I'm under canvas so to speak the nearest anyone will come with a vehicle would be about 2KM's at least as I tend to go right into the woods out of the way and use my tarp(Hootchie to you being in Aus) etc. there, The ground of which the peg is pushed into is normally woodland with solid leaf litter type material making up the majority of the ground I go and use(normal type of UK forestry) and even if someone did trip over one I'd doubt they'd hurt them selves too much John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 (Revert here to Aussie straine) dunno about a hoochy sport, 'ere in Oz we kip down in swags. Back to normal english, a swag is similar to a sleeping bag excepting it has a built in ground-sheet and foam rubber matress and is wrapped in water-proof canvass, quite bulky but easliy dropped into the back of your ute or 4by4 and can be set up in less than 30 seconds, just drop on the ground, unroll and get in and go to sleep --- easy as mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Iain, I tend now to sleep in a hammock and under a tarp, I like the idea of a swag but unless I'm taking my 90 with me there seems no point as it'd be too damn bog for me to carry on my back John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Ahhh then you have a "matilda" - a rough lightweight bedding cover used by itinerant Australian workers during the great depression -- "I'll go a Waltzing Matilda" meaning to go walking over the country looking for work with your "Matilda" over your shoulder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPLP Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I loved my swag so much I brought it back with me to Europe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 yes, one of our better inventions, some of them can be a tad bulky if the truth is known but there is no better camp sleeping bed, If its raining you just pull over the outer canvass (or oiled cotton) sheet cover and go back to sleep dry and warm, if its hot, roll it out and sleep on top and under the stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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