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Glenn Beck
Some friends and I are camping at on the beach this summer. Every guide I've read about beach camping says that we must get extra long stakes because of the sand. I'm having a hard time finding these - does anyone know a good store to buy them at, or what terminology I should use to search for them online?
Thanks!
Answer
You need curved or v section pegs, not the straight rod type unless they are very long ....and then you find a rock buried eight inches down just where you're knocking the peg in. Beaches do that deliberate..
If you can find some pegs with a saw-tooth edge, even better.
You can get thick plastic ones like that or straight-edged, quite cheaply, or wide alloy pegs fairly cheap or stainless steel, even titanium...very expensive for those..
Wide pegs can be shorter than thin ones and then you get still more grip in the sand without having to go very deep.
Another trick is to put heavy rocks over the pegs. Bang or push the pegs right in to the sand so they're flush,and use big hopefully flattish rocks so they don't tip or roll, to put some weight on them. Same on snow. Pile some rocks over the pegs and build a bank of snow along the sides and back of the tent for better stability. Some tents have snow valances for doing that...very handy.
You can also use boulders to tie onto, scooping sand out from the base to get low. Sometimes handy for one peg at least to get a good fix in one corner and use the boulder for shelter or privacy. Put the cord through the peg loop and right round the boulder, then tighten up and tie it off. Put the sand over again and you've got a low fixing without using a peg.
Of course sands vary like soils vary. On the west coast of Denmark we drove a convoy of big Army trucks right along the beach for twenty miles on the hard sand ....as good as a road.
Even cycling on it on holiday later was a dream....not hard going at all..
Normal pegs were fine in it too.
Here are some sand and snow stakes...a lot of companies make similar ones.
http://www.buachaille.com/p1852-2-66/Tent-Accessories/Cotswold-Snow-or-Sand-Stake-Alloy.html . . . . . .
You need curved or v section pegs, not the straight rod type unless they are very long ....and then you find a rock buried eight inches down just where you're knocking the peg in. Beaches do that deliberate..
If you can find some pegs with a saw-tooth edge, even better.
You can get thick plastic ones like that or straight-edged, quite cheaply, or wide alloy pegs fairly cheap or stainless steel, even titanium...very expensive for those..
Wide pegs can be shorter than thin ones and then you get still more grip in the sand without having to go very deep.
Another trick is to put heavy rocks over the pegs. Bang or push the pegs right in to the sand so they're flush,and use big hopefully flattish rocks so they don't tip or roll, to put some weight on them. Same on snow. Pile some rocks over the pegs and build a bank of snow along the sides and back of the tent for better stability. Some tents have snow valances for doing that...very handy.
You can also use boulders to tie onto, scooping sand out from the base to get low. Sometimes handy for one peg at least to get a good fix in one corner and use the boulder for shelter or privacy. Put the cord through the peg loop and right round the boulder, then tighten up and tie it off. Put the sand over again and you've got a low fixing without using a peg.
Of course sands vary like soils vary. On the west coast of Denmark we drove a convoy of big Army trucks right along the beach for twenty miles on the hard sand ....as good as a road.
Even cycling on it on holiday later was a dream....not hard going at all..
Normal pegs were fine in it too.
Here are some sand and snow stakes...a lot of companies make similar ones.
http://www.buachaille.com/p1852-2-66/Tent-Accessories/Cotswold-Snow-or-Sand-Stake-Alloy.html . . . . . .
What are some good snow areas that I can rent a cabin in northern california?
Joseph
Friends an I are planing a get away for late.january or early february, its about 15 of us, does anybody knw of nice sites, with good cabins where we can snow board for the first time and use sleds and what not? Itll be our first time going to the snow..
Answer
Many places around Lake Tahoe can help you out. Since you want to snow board and that requires a lift ticket, I suggest not getting a cabin, but staying at one of the resorts. I'll name a few where they have accommodations:
Squaw Valley
Northstar
Heavenly Valley
Sugar Bowl
If you still want a cabin, look for one in or near Tahoe City to be close to several resorts. Another option is to tent camp or RV at Sugar Pine Point resort where you can do cross country right outside your RV.
BTW, my son is a snow board instructor and he highly suggest you take a lesson to learn to snowboard, especially since none of you have even been to the snow before.
Many places around Lake Tahoe can help you out. Since you want to snow board and that requires a lift ticket, I suggest not getting a cabin, but staying at one of the resorts. I'll name a few where they have accommodations:
Squaw Valley
Northstar
Heavenly Valley
Sugar Bowl
If you still want a cabin, look for one in or near Tahoe City to be close to several resorts. Another option is to tent camp or RV at Sugar Pine Point resort where you can do cross country right outside your RV.
BTW, my son is a snow board instructor and he highly suggest you take a lesson to learn to snowboard, especially since none of you have even been to the snow before.
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