I love the dual tent-pegging idea. I also Nikwax'ed my tent, made a massive difference! I'm not convinced if the multiple guy ropes from one attachment actually does much. Using the green tent as an example, it has two flat exposed 'sails' that will catch the wind gusts, regardless. The one way to prevent these becoming sails is to may one or two guy attachments from the flat part (which is extremely hard with thin material where there are no seams). I'd add a few tips: 1) Use hiking poles in vestibules on tents that have a cross bar pole (MSR, Big Agnes, etc). 2) Instead of the tarp, use Polygro thin film from the gardening section of hardware stores, it's far lighter and less crinkly, and still costs less than $10 for a 2x2m sheet. 3) Ensure guy lines have long loops, just in case you can't peg, and have to use rocks/trees. Some tent positions can get REAL tight, and pegging is hard.
Thanks for your feedback and excellent ideas! It’s good to hear what other seasoned wild campers do and use to support their tents when the weather hits. Happy hiking and camping. 👍🏼
Really enjoyed ya anko cheap tent comparison video which is great! The guide rope suggestion here would be great or do a little video on what cheap mods you coukd do to it
Hey Dane. Thanks for your comment. Yes, I actually had extra Dyneema guylines with me, however I wanted to see how the tent would fare straight out of the box. And adding guylines would be a good idea. 😀⛺️😀 All the best.
Great advice here Barry running through the options for strengthening your tent... Very important that your starting product is a good one in my opinion which you have done with your Hilleberg and Macpac tents. Making some aspects stronger transfers stress to other areas and these other areas can then be a weakness. Making the poles stronger places extra stress on the materials and may reduce flex in the system causing other parts to fail.. Hilleberg recommend that you can Double Pole their tents so at least you are still working within the manufactures guidelines..
Thanks for watching. And yes, you’re right with your comment. Stronger in one area can lead to potential weakness in another. At least we have options as hikers. I have already subscribed to your channel too. Keep up the good work. 👍🏼
Some useful tips but I was a bit concerned that the illustrations didn’t always show good practise for strengthening a tent (IMO). Yes, extra pegs can help but only if they are used effectively. They need to be all the way into the ground, not sticking out as shown! Also types of pegs need to relate to the ground surface. Titanium nail pegs are less ‘strong’ in average dirt because of their smaller surface area but ideal for very solid hard ground. Big fat plastic Delta pegs are good in soft peat or bog where maximum surface contact is needed - in these conditions a titanium nail would be pulled through the bog in an instant. How many tents rip because their fabric is inherently weak? Adding Nikwax may waterproof it but it won’t strengthen it - you get what you pay for! A groundsheet or footprint will prevent stones from penetrating the floor but the benefit of additional water resistance could be negated in persistent driving rain as it could stop water from draining away leaving the inner tent sitting in a puddle! 😁
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Hey Greg. Yes, this was an issue I and many others have. The easiest way to tighten your outer and inner is to do two things... 1. Separate the 4 outer ground clips that attach the inner and outer tent of the tent at the base and peg them them out separately. You will need another 4 pegs to do this. 2. Twist by 180-360 degrees the inner toggles that run along the inner ceiling space between the inner and outer. This will tighten the tension and reduce the amount of side wall sag. Twist it tight enough to reduce the sag, but not too much so that it puts too much pressure on the stitching on the toggles. Some of the end toggles you might not even need to twist and tighten. Both these things should help. Please let me know. :)
@@wildmountainman1 cheers mate, I’ve had mine for about 8 years and it’s been awesome in some atrocious weather but the sagging does annoy me, I’ve tried heaps of adjustments but it’s never really fixed the issue, I suspect it’s a design issue. Will definitely give your ideas a go and let you know how it goes…. Cheers for the reply 👍
Yes, I agree. It’s a good solid tent. The suggestions I’ve given you will certainly help, although I think it’s more of a design issue that’s compounded when it’s wet or has condensation on it. I’d be interested to see how it goes.
@@wildmountainman1 Tried your suggestions and had some success, sag is minimal now, got my wife to stitch up the material the inner loops are on to half the length instead of twisting them to shorten them up. Looking forward to trying it out in the field when we come out of lockdown, the back lawns a bit boring! Thanks again 👍
Hi there. I’d look at a ‘Y’ aluminium type pegs. A friend had them on a wild camping trip this weekend and I was impressed at how strong they seemed to anchor Into the ground. All the best.
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Excellent video... practical and useful...
Thank you Sir. 😀
great lists - very clear explanations for WHY we should do each thing.
Thank you for viewing my video and for the helpful tips you give us new creators. :)
Great tips, especially the one on extra guy lines at 45°. I'll be trying that. Cheers.
Awesome, Jay. Glad you found it helpful. Happy camping. ⛺️👍🏼
Double pole. Great tip. Also XL tarping over the top of your tent with two poles and about half a foot clearance really helps in a storm.
Thanks. Yes, very good point on the tarp. It really makes being in the rain a bit more pleasant. All the best.
Outstanding good job thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Your mood is the best!! great video!
Thank you! I certainly like talking about tents. ⛺️👍🏼😬
I love the dual tent-pegging idea. I also Nikwax'ed my tent, made a massive difference!
I'm not convinced if the multiple guy ropes from one attachment actually does much. Using the green tent as an example, it has two flat exposed 'sails' that will catch the wind gusts, regardless. The one way to prevent these becoming sails is to may one or two guy attachments from the flat part (which is extremely hard with thin material where there are no seams).
I'd add a few tips:
1) Use hiking poles in vestibules on tents that have a cross bar pole (MSR, Big Agnes, etc).
2) Instead of the tarp, use Polygro thin film from the gardening section of hardware stores, it's far lighter and less crinkly, and still costs less than $10 for a 2x2m sheet.
3) Ensure guy lines have long loops, just in case you can't peg, and have to use rocks/trees. Some tent positions can get REAL tight, and pegging is hard.
Thanks for your feedback and excellent ideas! It’s good to hear what other seasoned wild campers do and use to support their tents when the weather hits. Happy hiking and camping. 👍🏼
Really enjoyed ya anko cheap tent comparison video which is great! The guide rope suggestion here would be great or do a little video on what cheap mods you coukd do to it
Hey Dane. Thanks for your comment. Yes, I actually had extra Dyneema guylines with me, however I wanted to see how the tent would fare straight out of the box. And adding guylines would be a good idea. 😀⛺️😀 All the best.
Thank you for the helpful tips 😊
Thank you for watching.
Great advice here Barry running through the options for strengthening your tent... Very important that your starting product is a good one in my opinion which you have done with your Hilleberg and Macpac tents. Making some aspects stronger transfers stress to other areas and these other areas can then be a weakness. Making the poles stronger places extra stress on the materials and may reduce flex in the system causing other parts to fail.. Hilleberg recommend that you can Double Pole their tents so at least you are still working within the manufactures guidelines..
Thanks for watching. And yes, you’re right with your comment. Stronger in one area can lead to potential weakness in another. At least we have options as hikers.
I have already subscribed to your channel too. Keep up the good work. 👍🏼
@@wildmountainman1 Appreciate your reply and the subscription of course. Really enjoy your bits of humour on your edits too.. Tom
@@TOMHEANEY100 thank you. I really try to educate and entertain viewers as much as I can. :)
Excellent tip for the dynema. Subbed and liked.
Thanks Timmy. Glad you liked it. ⛺️👍🏼😀
What about using Tyvek or Polycro for ground sheet, foot print 👍
Yes. Whatever works for you and isn’t too heavy to carry. 😁👍🏼
Some useful tips but I was a bit concerned that the illustrations didn’t always show good practise for strengthening a tent (IMO). Yes, extra pegs can help but only if they are used effectively. They need to be all the way into the ground, not sticking out as shown! Also types of pegs need to relate to the ground surface. Titanium nail pegs are less ‘strong’ in average dirt because of their smaller surface area but ideal for very solid hard ground. Big fat plastic Delta pegs are good in soft peat or bog where maximum surface contact is needed - in these conditions a titanium nail would be pulled through the bog in an instant. How many tents rip because their fabric is inherently weak? Adding Nikwax may waterproof it but it won’t strengthen it - you get what you pay for! A groundsheet or footprint will prevent stones from penetrating the floor but the benefit of additional water resistance could be negated in persistent driving rain as it could stop water from draining away leaving the inner tent sitting in a puddle! 😁
Good points Peter, thank you. 👍🏼
Really good tips, thanks very much
Thanks Paul. I’m glad you found the tips helpful. Happy camping. ⛺️👍🏼
Some Excellent tips I will put in to practice, Keep Safe and Well, oh and you just Gained another subscriber, Les.
Thanks for watching. I’m glad you found it helpful. All the best. 👍🏼
Great tips Barry, out of curiosity, can you double pole the macpac microlight?
Thanks for watching. Technically, I can’t see why you couldn’t double pole the Microlight, as long as the end holders can accomodate the extra width.
Great tips.Sub'd
Thank you!
Hey there. Are you curious about how to strengthen your tent without breaking the bank? Today I go through 5 top tips on toughening up your tent for less money. To see other wild camping videos I create, please click SUBSCRIBE. Thank you. ⛺️👍🏼
How about showing us how to pitch the microlight without the inner sagging!
Hey Greg. Yes, this was an issue I and many others have. The easiest way to tighten your outer and inner is to do two things... 1. Separate the 4 outer ground clips that attach the inner and outer tent of the tent at the base and peg them them out separately. You will need another 4 pegs to do this. 2. Twist by 180-360 degrees the inner toggles that run along the inner ceiling space between the inner and outer. This will tighten the tension and reduce the amount of side wall sag. Twist it tight enough to reduce the sag, but not too much so that it puts too much pressure on the stitching on the toggles. Some of the end toggles you might not even need to twist and tighten. Both these things should help. Please let me know. :)
@@wildmountainman1 cheers mate, I’ve had mine for about 8 years and it’s been awesome in some atrocious weather but the sagging does annoy me, I’ve tried heaps of adjustments but it’s never really fixed the issue, I suspect it’s a design issue.
Will definitely give your ideas a go and let you know how it goes….
Cheers for the reply 👍
Yes, I agree. It’s a good solid tent. The suggestions I’ve given you will certainly help, although I think it’s more of a design issue that’s compounded when it’s wet or has condensation on it. I’d be interested to see how it goes.
@@wildmountainman1 Tried your suggestions and had some success, sag is minimal now, got my wife to stitch up the material the inner loops are on to half the length instead of twisting them to shorten them up.
Looking forward to trying it out in the field when we come out of lockdown, the back lawns a bit boring!
Thanks again 👍
Thanks for the feedback Greg! Yes, it won’t stop the sag, but it’ll certainly help. Enjoy your night out. ⛺️
I need to get me a new set of pegs which aluminium type do you recommend
Hi there. I’d look at a ‘Y’ aluminium type pegs. A friend had them on a wild camping trip this weekend and I was impressed at how strong they seemed to anchor Into the ground. All the best.
@@wildmountainman1 cheers 👍
You’re very welcome.