Mr_Grump Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 ....are they up to the job or should we bring a supply of hard wearing plastic pegs (easier to see, therefore more likely to be taken home than bog standard metal pegs)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezzypops Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 last year i went with every intention of using the biodegradable ones; only one person in our group was even given any, and couldn't get them into the ground without snapping them. they were a fine idea to promote greener ways* but i wouldn't like to have been one of the people who followed ME's advice and left their metal pegs at home. by all means take biodegradable pegs but take your metal ones as backup. having said that, why bother carrying the extra weight? i'd just take the metal ones and make sure you take them all home with you. * but i wonder what's more expensive in money and carbon; using biodegradable potato pegs that have only last one camping trip, or metal pegs that will last 20 years if treated right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazey_jane Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Same as Pezzypops- we couldn't get the biodegradable pegs to work at all and we had loads between us. We did have our metal pegs with us, just make sure that you take them all out of the ground when you leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisylane Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 they're only any good when the ground is a little softer.. last year was fairly dry so the ground was hard, meaning they just snapped! they were ok after that night of rain though as my mate had her normal tent pegs nicked, so she had to use the biodegradable ones. i think they were more as a promotion to stop people leaving metal pegs really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Good idea in theory. But we would have needed so many that it wasn't practical or realistic. Also not sure about encouraging the throw away society. It's not hard to make sure you take away everything you bring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkfarley Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Good idea in theory. But we would have needed so many that it wasn't practical or realistic. Also not sure about encouraging the throw away society. It's not hard to make sure you take away everything you bring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timespeedsup Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 If I was kind enough to let a bunch o' peeps camp in my garden for nearly a week, I would expect them to tidy up after themselves. Its only fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkfarley Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Agree, but one of the stats on the Railway line last year was a million quid to tidy up after us all in 2007 (or was it 600K? Either way it was enough) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo999 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Last year was a big improvement. The weather obviously helps, but I got the feeling people did make a bit more of an effort. Family Camping (whose occupants tend to be tidier admittedly) up near the cinema was immaculate... everything bagged... it looked like a bowling green. Nearer the stages though... well... in Kidney Mead I came across a camp that looked like it be transplanted directly from Reading. A whole cluster of abandoned tents, with alot of stuff burnt, discarded soiled clothes, half empty food tins. The lot. But overall, it was definitely better. I got a lift out with the village liaison manager and he said that Michael had asked Bob Kearle (site manager/litter) to get a field ready for the cows in just one week. And I believe they managed it too. Litter pickers were laid off early! Fingers crossed for an even tidier 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcatraz Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 They were sodding useless, but had my metal tent pegs and was sure to remove them at the end of the festival. Take your metal ones just in case its a dry year (wait.....because it will be a dry year ) but please, please remember to pull them out and pack them at the end of the festival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurrahBrother Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 They were a waste of time. Too brittle, tendency to shatter when putting them into the ground, and if the did not, the T shaped top snapped as soon as any stress was put on them (like tightening the flysheet!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Grump Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Sounds like they are a pile of poo (which I had a feeling they were gonna be) - looks like the good old traditional steel/plastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina3d Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Last year was a big improvement. The weather obviously helps, but I got the feeling people did make a bit more of an effort. Family Camping (whose occupants tend to be tidier admittedly) up near the cinema was immaculate... everything bagged... it looked like a bowling green. Nearer the stages though... well... in Kidney Mead I came across a camp that looked like it be transplanted directly from Reading. A whole cluster of abandoned tents, with alot of stuff burnt, discarded soiled clothes, half empty food tins. The lot. But overall, it was definitely better. I got a lift out with the village liaison manager and he said that Michael had asked Bob Kearle (site manager/litter) to get a field ready for the cows in just one week. And I believe they managed it too. Litter pickers were laid off early! Fingers crossed for an even tidier 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Crawley Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Plus the biodegradable tent pegs are bloody expensive to buy in shops for something that's essentially a couple of bags of crisps squashed! The idea was good just to promote awareness, but I presume it's the usual selfish crowd who litter the place who also leave tent pegs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Plus the biodegradable tent pegs are bloody expensive to buy in shops for something that's essentially a couple of bags of crisps squashed! The idea was good just to promote awareness, but I presume it's the usual selfish crowd who litter the place who also leave tent pegs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fejjie Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 They were a good idea, but, not given out, I found boxes and boxes of them, and didn't work. They did burn well though heh heh. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Boot Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I actually managed to get them to work although my hands were v sore from trying to slowly push them into hard ground without breaking them. We used them but I took metal pegs as back up. I agree that their introduction made folk more aware of picking up all of the metal ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurrahBrother Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 On a similar point , I do feel some people use far too many tent pegs. I go with the minimum 4 , do not bother with the guy ropes or porch. I have been to plenty of festivals where people have been putting out every guy rope with precision and must have used 20 pegs. I mean when you are all in like sardines , I do not think every guy rope is necessary. I am in the "get tent up in 10 secs then bar " brigade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 I share the views on the horrifying amount of litter. There should be a half hour every day where everyone does a litter pick. That would soon stop people littering. I won't even drop a fag end but carry a small 35mm plastic film container for the butts (air tight so the smell doesn't get into your clothes) and keep them all till I get to a bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timespeedsup Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I share the views on the horrifying amount of litter. There should be a half hour every day where everyone does a litter pick. That would soon stop people littering. I won't even drop a fag end but carry a small 35mm plastic film container for the butts (air tight so the smell doesn't get into your clothes) and keep them all till I get to a bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckley Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 i wouldnt even consider it. how the hell would plastic work better than metal?! and y would u leave the metal ones behind when packing (unless leaving the whole tent)?! does no1 plan on reusing their tents?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouth Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I sliced my palm when one of them snapped as i was trying to use it so stuck with the metal ones. tried to eat them but that was no use either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Biley Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 ....are they up to the job or should we bring a supply of hard wearing plastic pegs (easier to see, therefore more likely to be taken home than bog standard metal pegs)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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