HEAVY-DUTY TENT PEGS

Heavy-duty tent pegs are available in all sizes, shapes, and types and many claim to be heavy-duty tent pegs but are not.

Heavy-duty means a product is of above-average strength and can do difficult or demanding work without breaking. In the context of tent pegs “breaking” also means bending or rendering the peg incapable of serving its purpose.

The first thing a manufacturer will do when they want to increase the workload of a product is to make it stronger. They do this by using thicker or heavier materials. The purpose is to make the product too strong for normal use to let it fail.

Widen the definition to include not only physical strength but also scientific “strength” and you may create a solution to your problem. Without using more material to make a heavier product you can create a tent peg that is a heavy-duty tent pole peg. It is a case of using brains not brawn.

Maxcon Pegs

Maxcon tent pegs are not made with thicker steel or a different process. The only difference between the different Maxcon pegs is the length. The main difference between a light, medium, and heavy-duty Maxcon peg is in the strength of the spring, not in the weight of the material.

The heavy-duty Max-Storm 450mm Peg is a few grams heavier than the light 250mm peg. The real difference lies in the springs which have an 85kg spring in the case of the storm peg and a 45kg spring in the 250mm Max-Peg. The difference between light and heavy-duty pegs is 200mm extra length and a 40kg difference in spring power.

Heavy-duty tent pegs are often made from stronger material and bent length-wise in a Y-form to stop them from twisting and turning in the soil. But, heavy-duty pegs should not be required to prevent twisting and turning. Heavy-duty tent pegs should be different in their ability not in the weight, volume, or shape of the material used.

You need to understand tent pegs to use them most effectively.

Tent anchoring

The Maxcon anchoring system maintains its effectiveness even if the tent peg is loose in the ground. A Maxcon peg that can be pulled out by hand is still effective in stormy weather because the spring keeps it taught.

When campers need heavy-duty tent pegs to use in stormy and extreme weather their first reaction is to look for a larger or heavier peg. But that is not necessarily what is needed to withstand extreme winds.

Maxcon heavy-duty tent pegs are real heavy-duty pegs because they provide reliable service in demanding circumstances.

It is not about the “heavy” but about the “duty” which makes the difference between tent pegs that work effectively and tent pegs that try to be stronger than the wind.

The Maxcon system depends not on the tent peg alone but on a combination of a tent peg, a spring, a guy rope, and a rope and pole anchor. Together, these elements are more reliable in storm winds than the heaviest tent peg.