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Title: Poles and pegs
Post by: NewMax on October 31, 2011, 10:23:16 AM

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Not about to complain any more about hammering in the odd tent peg after seeing this set up where we are camping in Crowdy Bay National Park.

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Wildlife???.

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: gibbo301 on October 31, 2011, 10:42:29 AM

Geez how many times would i trip over them after a few beers  ;D  :cheers:

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: GU_Thomo on October 31, 2011, 11:03:29 AM

Expecting a cyclone ??? ??? ???

Cheers
Parry

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Pete_R on October 31, 2011, 11:07:05 AM

Wonder how long it took to set it up  ???

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Mandrake on October 31, 2011, 11:18:05 AM

Must be Irish - Tob sure , to be sure , to be sure !! ;D ;D

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: spargo on October 31, 2011, 11:32:36 AM

There are some people that I swear spend their time on a 3 day trip doing the following:

- 1.5 days setting everything up, tinkering with it, adjusting, readjusting, adding more poles, an extra side wall, more poles, more ropes, adjust, readjust, add a tarp cover, adjust.....
- less than a day sitting back looking at it
- Then the last 0.5 day packing it all up..


A good mate told me a cracker story of a guy with a huge caravan setup at a Van park in NSW, who every day without fail, would go around, pull out each peg one by one, wash it with soapy water, dry it, then hammer it back in.

Freaks!

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Mandrake on October 31, 2011, 11:40:29 AM

Quote from: spargo on October 31, 2011, 11:32:36 AM

A good mate told me a cracker story of a guy with a huge caravan setup at a Van park in NSW, who every day without fail, would go around, pull out each peg one by one, wash it with soapy water, dry it, then hammer it back in.

Freaks!

Spargo - Didn't you know - It keeps the Elephants away from your van !!  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: gunna on October 31, 2011, 11:46:25 AM

Ha Ha id be no good with that setup
after a couple of lenonades
 :cheers: sheeds

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: WA_Dan on October 31, 2011, 12:32:19 PM

OMG last time I saw that many poles and ropes was at the caravan and camping show, wow what would that lot weigh?
I just couldn't do it.

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: baldheadedgit on October 31, 2011, 03:56:02 PM

Quote from: gibbo301 on October 31, 2011, 10:42:29 AM

Geez how many times would i trip over them after a few beers  ;D  :cheers:

Me.?? only once... then i'd be crawling anyway... ;D :cheers:

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Janbo on October 31, 2011, 05:38:30 PM

Whenever we set up its a race to get sat down and open a cold one.....

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Withy on October 31, 2011, 05:48:10 PM

Quote from: Pete_R on October 31, 2011, 11:07:05 AM

Wonder how long it took to set it up  ???

Pete,

Had a similar setup with our tent,but we had/have an excellent tent and didn't ever consider a tarp over our tent for 10 plus years(still looks new).We did have a tarp setup with spreader bars and rope as an awning  adjacent to the tent and it took about 4 to 4 1/2 hours to setup.We also used a 450mm x 12mm masonry drill the holes for the tent pegs.(will post picts one day)

The new camper trailer with annexe, front room, and front awning 1 hour.

How I don't miss the tent.

Mike

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Pete_R on October 31, 2011, 09:37:00 PM

Quote from: Withy on October 31, 2011, 05:48:10 PM

Pete,

Had a similar setup with our tent,but we had/have an excellent tent and didn't ever consider a tarp over our tent for 10 plus years(still looks new).We did have a tarp setup with spreader bars and rope as an awning  adjacent to the tent and it took about 4 to 4 1/2 hours to setup.We also used a 450mm x 12mm masonry drill the holes for the tent pegs.(will post picts one day)

The new camper trailer with annexe, front room, and front awning 1 hour.

How I don't miss the tent.

Mike

We had a big 8 x 10 metre tarp over our tent pre the camper trailer but never did we put a pole on & rope down every eyelet - if was about every 3rd one & never had any issues with that. If we were just doing a weekend, did not even worry about the tarp

Title: Re: Poles and pegs
Post by: Kit_e_kat9 on October 31, 2011, 10:12:17 PM

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It's either an aviary .... or a circus tent.

Kit_e