Posted on 06/05/2019 21:15
Hi all, I am not new to caravanning but am new to pitching a awning on a hardstanding. I have a chance to holiday on a site with only hardstandings and hardly any grass. So the awning would be on the hard surface as well. My question is what do I need in the way of pegs etc which is different from what is used on a grass pitch. Thanks David
Posted on 07/05/2019 08:52 by MilothedogBeen using THESE for a couple years now, Can be screwed in with the cordless or bashed in with the widely available special tool #Hickory 2LB if the ground is too compacted.
Posted on 23/05/2019 18:50 by EmilysDadShould it really be that hard to put an awning up? My awning went up last week with the minimum of effort as I hammered my pegs into grass .... it's what all awnings should be put up on!
Posted on 23/05/2019 18:59 by davetommoHave you seen the price of these if you buy 4 or more £11.04 each. 10 pegs will cost £110.40. So god knows how much for the pegs for a full awning. I would expect a free drill as well as the bit
Posted on 23/05/2019 19:17 by davetommoAh right I didn’t do it as if I was buying just looked at prices in the squares. Not a bad buy then
Posted on 25/05/2019 05:57
Alongside a couple of boxes of the screw pegs described above, we have another, home made, adaption of thinner timber screws. We bought a box of 150mm long ones with flanged heads, then added a nylon roof washer to each one. I recall 100 costing under £15. Their benefit is the flat profile of the head, when used around the mud wall and carpet. They need a smaller nut spinner than the bigger commercial pegs, which we still use for ladder straps and corners. Being thinner, they drive in more easily too.
Posted on 23/05/2019 17:59 by MilothedogThat's a silly statement. what did you use to put them in with, a sledge hammer ?.
Posted on 23/05/2019 18:50 by EmilysDadShould it really be that hard to put an awning up? My awning went up last week with the minimum of effort as I hammered my pegs into grass .... it's what all awnings should be put up on!
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