Screw Pegs

Okay I dust off my Aldi pegs and try the starter method suggested by R2B above, next time we are out.  Has anyone tried using an SDS drill set to hammer?  That might imitate the lump hammer action.  Drive in and unscrew out?

I spotted these twist type roofing nails, but they don't have any means to extract them.  These are designed to be hammered in with a regular hammer or SDS.  They just need a hex nut on top to unscrew and they look like they would work a treat.  

LR, if my SDS drill is anything to go by it’s a big heavy piece of kit to lug around☹️. 

I guess that's the downside, but 15 mins lugging the SDS doesn't sound too bad if it knocks in 40 odd pegs.  Have you tried it R2B?  I suppose you would need a bit like the one above.

No LR. It’s just too much of a big lump of kit to carry around. I use a Makita cordless that is very light to both hold & transport. Lump hammer & drill with bit covers it fine👍🏻😊. Try it, if it’s not for you then try the other options👍🏻

I don't have to worry about pegs as I never bother with an awning these days, but an elderly arrival on an adjacent pitch was having the troubles described above with screw-in pegs so I lent him the hammer action socket driver I use for moving the corner steadies and changing wheels.  Went in a treat.  They might still be there as we left before he did!

Sounds like an Impact driver may be the answer. More umph than a regular hammer drill.  Anyone tried that option?Something like THIS.

I dig a hole around each peg and pour postcrete in !!!!!!!!!

Or better still get a grass pitch.

R2B - but you don't say which pegs you use - could you enlighten me please.  A lot of the ones I have been looking at seem to have the plastic heads fixed to the peg so that the head spins round when being driven in.  That is going to cause problems either with fingers getting in the way, or more likely, getting tangled up with the rubber 'ladders' on the awning skirt. Do you, or anyone else, have experience of pegs where the plastic head doesn't spin round? Thanks.

We tend to shy away from hardstanding pitches simply because of the hassle of putting the awning up, but on CC sites there usually isn't an alternative.

R&R, that’s because I use 120mm M8 coach screw(see pic) I had some left over from a Tree removal & fencing job, I realised they were ideal & cheap but very strong & reliable. They have a fixed washer near the head, I put another washer on & slot the guy line atwixt the 2. Jobs-a-good-un👍🏻😊

I always prefer using long Rock Pegs driven in by a 2lb hammer.  Never had them move even in the highest of gales. Quick to use and no need to take an electric drill.  

K