Bring a hammer for the stakes. If you can get them in without a hammer,
they are unlikely to hold on large tent. You want longer stakes too.
hardwood or rebar work well. The tent is probably OK since the winds will
not be sustained.

Mike
MU-2


"Mike Z." wrote in message
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awright! I admit this is a bit premature but it has been too poopy to fly
lately and a fellas' mind gets to wandering.

We have been gearing up to camp the North 40 for a while.

Last year we even upgraded the tent to a nice stand-up Eureka
Headquarters.

Shortly after that, I read Jays' tale of woe and saw the pictures after
his tent blew down.

Now my new tent is of similar size, http://www.eurekatent.com/head.asp ,
as Jays' old one.

My wife thinks that a nice motorhome is roughing it. Wet sleeping bags and
the tent self destructing would be the last time we spent
on the north 40 which leads (finally) to my question.

Do I need a different tent or is proper staking and guying the solution.
(and all the sub questions like what stakes and what angles
to drive them etc. We are not skilled tenters)

Mike Z