Awning Tie Down Pegs?

[nicholsong]

That’s sounds fine until you get a gust of wind that lifts the awning over your roof, which will be quickly followed by your tool box, which will fly up until it reaches the end of the guy then drop down through your roof and end up on your bed.

I hope this doesn’t happen, but you would be surprised at the weight an awning can lift in a strong gust. Look how fast a heavy sailing dingy can go!

At the hint of any significant wind our awning gets wound in. It is not often one cannot find shade on one side of the MH.

Geoff

 

[Paul_Oxon]

I use these marquee pegs along with some cheap yellow ratchet straps.

Mr Marquee 6x Heavy Duty Steel Ground Stakes - Tent Pegs - 10mm x 300mm (3/8" x 12") Amazon product ASIN B076X4SYP8
Putting any peg in at 45° to the ground / 90° to the guy rope is much more effective than just banging it in vertically and far less likely to pull out.

 

[LesW]

After following a link from @bobandjanie, I bought three of these 10mm x 300mm.

 

[G-RMPS]

My awning is about 12 square metres. My aeroplane wings are about 12 square metres. In a 50mph wind those wings will lift 600 kilos (that’s 12 big kids, or 6 big adults!). I use Peggy Pegs which are screw-in and plastic (hence light) and can be screwed in with a spanner or large socket. They work for camping as well....

....but I agree, in a strong enough wind the attachment to the motorhome wall/roof may be the weakest point.

 

[PeteH]

Another Member here can attest to wind power he lost his R-V Awning at Americana One year. Had to cut it away with a Stanley knife if I recall.

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[Nirvanauk]

Hi.
Learn something new every day and you have not wasted the day...... So..........As @Geo says
Buy your "Head smacking material " (Wood or metal ) in. inches. But buy your BEER in Litres. 'cos even i know a Litre is a smidgin' more than a pint DON'T tell Jennifer
Tea Bag

We will soon be back to the good old feet and inches. Good job I never managed to go metric!!

 

[nicholsong]

My awning is about 12 square metres. My aeroplane wings are about 12 square metres. In a 50mph wind those wings will lift 600 kilos (that’s 12 big kids, or 6 big adults!). I use Peggy Pegs which are screw-in and plastic (hence light) and can be screwed in with a spanner or large socket. They work for camping as well....

....but I agree, in a strong enough wind the attachment to the motorhome wall/roof may be the weakest point.

Who in a 50mph wind needs extra cooling?

 

[Silver-Fox]

Then you have to take physics into account, the lighter one means you can lift it and swing it faster then the heavier one therefore able to thwack it harder on the head, trust me I once conducted a stringent survey....

It would also depend on wether you use it flat on or edge on.
Edge on gives a better point loading if you looking to break something obviously.
Flat on bigger contact area so increase the pain area

 

[SMB]

I bought some British Army heavy duty tent pegs from ebay, not cheap but they do the job for me . They are similar to these..