Awning Pegs
We're about to dive into the world of awnings. We've decided on the Kampa air awning. A friend said we should get better pegs than those supplied with the awning. I've been looking and there seems to be screw in or large nail types. Do the screw in pegs need a cordless drill to use (I don't have a drill). We mostly pitch on hardstanding so will the nail type pegs be enough.
Thanks
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The pegs supplied in my experience with awnings are usually not that good, and the hammer supplied is usually only good for grass, so I would get the toughest rock pegs you can get and the largest lump hammer you can manage to deal with. Then just whack away as hard as you can.
I have tried those screw in ones and yes they do need a drill and really not had much success especially on some of the club's hard-standings an found it 'easier' as above.
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I've used these from Go Outdoors and a good rubber mallet works well.
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15904940/hi-gear-hard-ground-tent-pegs-15904940
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Screw Pegs.... Hammer in, Screw out!! (electric drill).
I have moved on to the big nail type, as long and as big as possible, big club hammer (4lb) and pull them out by gripping the top with a pair of Mole grips, straight pull and Robert is your Dads brother. I have a few bent ones but I have never been beaten by a hard standing yet. Even on soft ground if you use the longest you can find (seem to be green topped) you can usually get some decent grip.
I have never understood the shape and usefulness of the plastic top on these (any) pegs and they are usually broken easily by a misplaced hammer blow (ouch!). I now put a penny washer under the top, it holds the ladder strip much better.
A very imperial thread, pennies & pounds
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The Kampa ones are good on grass but useless on hard standings. I use the giant nail type with a good lump hammer. I also carry a crowbar to remove them easily.
One thing to consider with the nail types is there are two basic designs, ones with a t-bar welded on about an inch down from the head and ones with a plastic block at the head. I found the t-bar ones really easy to remove but with the inch plus raised above the ground found I tripped over the damn things a lot, very painful with bare feet. I now only use the plastic block type as they go right down to the floor.
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Just a tip which i find makes for "easier" to get rock pegs out of the ground is to twist before pulling as it normally releases the grab of the hardstand ,then use another peg under cross lifts it out
to insert the rock peg i have a Thor "soft face" hammer(about 30years of use now) plenty of thump but little noise
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I carry a box of rock pegs and a box of screw in type, in my van the boxes are the right size to fit alongside the water heater along with the fridge vent covers and anti slip tracks. I have used the screw type a couple of times where there is an issue hammering in the rock pegs I use a socket and ratchet to put them in, once they have been hammered down as far as they can, or to take them out.
On average I probably use 3 or 4 screw in pegs depending on the ground, the rest being the rock pegs (nails)
Don't bother with the 'glow in the dark' type, because they don't! I found the orange tops are just as good if not better to see. don't even consider the plastic pegs
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The standard plastic Kampa pegs are excellent on a grass pitch - probably the best you can get - so don't chuck 'em away! In really windy conditions, I tend to double-peg key points of the awning just to be on the safe side.
My experience with the screw in pegs is that they don't work and you're better off doing as most others say - lump hammer and rock pegs. I use a claw hammer to pull them out, having first given them a twist, as JVB says.
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I find a good steel shafted claw hammer the best option for driving pegs and for removal. The length of the shaft makes it easy to deliver a forceful blow by the ease in increasing the striking speed at the head. For me easier on the wrist than a lump hammer. Peg extraction easy too. Insert claw under peg and stand on the head of the hammer and up she comes
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Indeed, I remember posting that the were exactly the same (I posted pics) as the ones sold at my local dealer yet half price
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+1 for JVB66 - the ALDI ones that look like big nails work great and are cheap enough, I have two sets.
The screw in ones are rubbish in my experience!
I just use a large claw hammer, great for getting the pegs out too!
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