what do you use to put pegs in???

[bludnut]

howdy prdners,

as the title says, what do you use to put your pegs in?

i use a claw hammer at the moment, bit rugged i know, but its all i got.
im lookin at getting something more user friendly. what do you use?

ive seen people using rubber mallets, but i can see them splitting after a while.
i thought of a small lump hammer, but i think that might be overkill, bending pegs and soforth.

so come on, fess up, what do you use????

cheers

jason

[nayto]

i just use my head, its pretty hard haha

[bravoboy]

Small lump hammer all the way, you wont bend pegs if you hammer it right

[Coupland]

The nephews...sit back with a coldie and give them carefull instructions.

[perth4wdriver]

i use a gimpie 2 hits and its in

[Charlie W]

The nephews...sit back with a coldie and give them carefull instructions.

Bwahahah:D classic!!



I use a claw hammer too, just buy good pegs and it'll take some pretty hard or rocky ground to bend them, also try and get the ones that are cut to a point cause they go in soooo much easier otherwise just get ya grinder out

[bludnut]

thanks people,
ha ha, good onya coupland, i have a 9yr old boy and a 7yr old girl and neither of em are much good with a hammer...

good idea charlie, ill put some points on me pegs and see how i go..

cheers

jason

[flexytj]

my girlfriend

[BLU-125]

Feral Errol

[oldcourier]

Don't know how many times I have forgotten the hammer and ended up using a rock! :crazy: When I do remember the hammer I use that!

[Thirsty2454]

Rubber mallet.....no problems with splitting and quiet as a mouse;)

[Marc 1]

Some sort of cheap chinese combo hammer thing I picked up in a camping store a few years ago - it goes into a tool roll with the tent pegs etc. The hammer has an axe head on the opposite side of the hammer and a jemmy bar doobrie on the end, very handy for levering out stubborn pegs.

[utedriver]

I use a claw hammer, the really good ones from Bunnings $4.95!!

[Walt]

A smal club hammer. If i happen to forget it, i use the blunt side of my axe.

[rumpig]

my estwing claw hammer, don't have a problem hitting the pegs in at all with it. but then i am a carpenter and use it every day at work. the claw works great for pulling the pegs back out. i've tried using cheap hammers, but they're not balanced right, so my aim then becomes as good as your average weekend warrior.

[Coupland]

my estwing claw hammer, don't have a problem hitting the pegs in at all with it. but then i am a carpenter and use it every day at work. the claw works great for pulling the pegs back out. i've tried using cheap hammers, but they're not balanced right, so my aim then becomes as good as your average weekend warrior.

Hey rumpig, I made the mistake of taking my estwing (great balanced hammer) last time we went on a extended stay. On the last day the dog decide that the handle would make a tasty treat :cry: . What pissed me the most was that my so called mates sat back a watched while I was helping one of the guys with his boat.

[bludnut]

good stuff! keepem commin guys:D

[the_eleventh_guest]

i use a gimpie 2 hits and its in
What the heck is a gimpie? (Is it someone from Gympie?).

[Tired Triton]

Being a boilermaker, i have a collection of different sized ball pein hammers in my arsenal, but I always choose to take a simple claw hammer because they arent as bulky as ball pein or lump hammers. Claw hammers also good for pulling the pegs out in most circumstances. If ground too muddy or soft to rest claw hammer on while pulling out pegs, i simply use other pegs upside down to hook to the peg i want to pull out, and pull.

[bludnut]

hmm. alot of votes for the old claw hammer. i might be onto a good thing.:D

anyone got any more "interesting" methods for puttin pegs in??
this is turnin out good:D

[Coupland]

What the heck is a gimpie? (Is it someone from Gympie?).

A gimpie or gimp for short is a slapper that you get to wack in your pegs for you (usually wears a leather must when going so):D

[Muckinhell]

I have small hammer size axe. suits two purposes then, splitting fire wood and hammering pegs with the blunt side.

[zordo]

I use a rubber mallet. it's quite ant last years.
Nothing worst than sitting around the fire & have someone next door banging in pegs with a steel hammer

[Bazza_rips]

i have a small mallet. short handle with a heavy head that way it fits in my peg tin quite nicely.

[utedriver]

I use a rubber mallet. it's quite ant last years.
Nothing worst than sitting around the fire & have someone next door banging in pegs with a steel hammer

That would be me making noise with my claw hammer!! :) LOL :)

[bludnut]

i have a small mallet. short handle with a heavy head that way it fits in my peg tin quite nicely.

good one, what sorta tin ya usin? at the moment i have a 20lt plastic bundy rum drum i put my ropes, pegs and hammer into. and no, unfortunately i didnt empty the drum, i got it from an icecream factory, used to be one of me customers.

[bludnut]

I use a rubber mallet. it's quite ant last years.
Nothing worst than sitting around the fire & have someone next door banging in pegs with a steel hammer


hey zordo, how do those rubber mallets go puttin pegs in? by that i mean is the force sufficiant, or do you have to hit harder,or more often? what they like on rocky or hard ground?

cheers mate

[rumpig]

Hey rumpig, I made the mistake of taking my estwing (great balanced hammer) last time we went on a extended stay. On the last day the dog decide that the handle would make a tasty treat :cry: . What pissed me the most was that my so called mates sat back a watched while I was helping one of the guys with his boat.
got to bring a teardrop to your eye when you see a + $50 hammer destroyed, good excuse to go to the tool shop for a replacement and maybe get a little something extra to help ease the pain of your lose.

[Richard]

I used to use the back of the axe but I've just bought a Coleman Wakjak.
Great for pulling pegs out as well.
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/73000003/thumbs/14/tn4_24117.jpg

[bludnut]

I used to use the back of the axe but I've just bought a Coleman Wakjak.
Great for pulling pegs out as well.
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/73000003/thumbs/14/tn4_24117.jpg


that looks the bees knees...
it is a dead blow type hammer??

[953]

I use a rubber mallet. it's quite ant last years.
Nothing worst than sitting around the fire & have someone next door banging in pegs with a steel hammer
Geez life can be unbearable at times, what do u do in Autumn when the leaves come crashing 2 the ground:p
Cheers Dean.

[Unsane]

I can't believe this thread is serious.

Hitting pegs in? A real topic for finding the right tool ey. Does it realy even matter how you bang them in?

Mallet, hammer, axe, rock, shovel, spoon, foot, hammer drill, crow bar, ...

Seriously, it is not something too lose sleep over.

[Richard]

that looks the bees knees...
it is a dead blow type hammer??

It's not advertised as such but doesn't seem to bounce and I've used it in pretty hard ground.

[zordo]

hey zordo, how do those rubber mallets go puttin pegs in? by that i mean is the force sufficiant, or do you have to hit harder,or more often? what they like on rocky or hard ground?

cheers mate

Less effort than a claw hammer as the mallet is heavier.
Only cost $7.00 at a camping shop.

[bludnut]

I can't believe this thread is serious.

Hitting pegs in? A real topic for finding the right tool ey. Does it realy even matter how you bang them in?

Mallet, hammer, axe, rock, shovel, spoon, foot, hammer drill, crow bar, ...

Seriously, it is not something too lose sleep over.


no-body is losing sleep mate. if your not interested in the subject, dont read, simple.
whats the harm in some idle chit chat among forum friends? does it matter the subject???

[Coupland]

I find a harpoon set up to fire tent pegs works best. You can pick them up from your local whaling suppy store...

[J nissan mavrik]

old rabit trap hammer one end is a blade sort of and the other end is a hammer....... great to dig them realy C#*t pegs out of the mud...:waycool:

[bludnut]

I find a harpoon set up to fire tent pegs works best. You can pick them up from your local whaling suppy store...


I WANT ONE :D

[Rodeoman]

Normally a claw hammer as the claw comes in handy pulling out the pegs.

If I can’t find the hammer, I’ve used the spade, fishing rod holders, firewood or any rocks which happed to be in the area.

[nprush]

what i used to do when i went hiking was to use my foot, mind u i have a size 13 shoe so i can just rest the heal on the ground and lever the peg into the ground. failing this a rock is a good option. the best way to get a peg out of the ground is to use another peg, just use the straight bit as a handle and the bent end as a hook - as long as you pull the peg out at the same angle you shouldnt have any probs. best of all these ideas are free and they cannot be lost, stolen or eaten

[GippsSurfer]

Axe to hit em in, other pegs to get em out..

I store all my crap in a 3 x 1 x 1 tool bax... bit heavy, but its all there and quick to chuck in the back or in the trailer

[marvic]

Use a club hammer to get em in and a claw hammer with one of the claws cut off to get em out, gets under the peg easier with one claw

[Josho]

nail gun the tent to the ground

[Myfault]

Heavy ball pein hammer I had lying around. Only use 25mm angle pegs, sand or dirt, so the extra weight comes in handy. All pegs cut to fit into one of those standard storage boxes you buy for $5. Put a wooden divider in – pegs on one side and ropes in the other. Only trouble is it is too heavy for the young bloke to carry.

[Walt]

Heavy ball pein hammer I had lying around. Only use 25mm angle pegs, sand or dirt, so the extra weight comes in handy. All pegs cut to fit into one of those standard storage boxes you buy for $5. Put a wooden divider in – pegs on one side and ropes in the other. Only trouble is it is too heavy for the young bloke to carry.

Yeh i use one of those plastic crates too but with bits of conduit/PVC pipe screwed to the side to hold the pegs, and the middle is for the ropse and hammer. Yeh i know the feeling, even i have trouble lifting it into my ute on my own.

[utedriver]

I use the ground to put my pegs in!!!! LOL

[bludnut]

I use the ground to put my pegs in!!!! LOL


HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

a lateral thinker.. i like:D

[Butch In A Jeep]

Rubber Mallet is the best

[chikoroll]

2 old work socks work a beaut for storing them
as said by the other bloke- harpoon gun... though i just mean a normal one, modify the couplings a bit to allow for the angled part of the peg to fit in, and make a case for it so it can't bust out the side...

[Tired Triton]

If feeling really gassy, I stick em up me arse and shoot em into the ground at point blank range!

[juz]

i use this hammer it is great for getting pegs in and out. maybe not let little kids use it, but it works a treat

Freedom Camping, The Tent and Camping Specialists (http://www.freedomcamping.com.au/peg.html)

[mac25]

get really drunk, then sleep wherever you fall, no need for pegs

[FourXfouR]

forgot my hammer and axe once ( idiot ) So I just smashed the pegs in with a rock I found

[pure_evil]

i use a hammer and a chunck of old pine when you hit the pegs with the pine inbetween the peg and the hammer it will make a dent in the wood and that is how i stoped bending pegs or you could just buy 10mm pegs

also a mate of mine got some hardened steel angle drilled a hole in the top put one of thoes steel rings like your keyring on the hole and cabel tyes the tent to the post nothing short of a shorty will pull it out

[harding.1970]

my axe mate i cary it any way so may as well use it.

[ferremit]

As odd as it sounds, at least 50% of the time its my size 11 steel cap!

Just step on the buggers and they go all the way in!

And this thread has just reminded me to go straighten all my tents pegs after discovereing the "limestone" Part of the "Limestone coast"....... 4" underneath the sand at the 42 Mile crossing camp ground....

[pudge01]

A nice little 1 1/2kg Club Hammer does the trick and you can always use it on anyone who thieves your beer or throw it in the general direction of errant dingos to give them the piss off message

[boxhead63]

gotta agree with UNSANE

[toyota-tiny]

I just use a little 4 pound sledge haammer seems to do the trick havent worked out how to retrieve them yet but.

[squeeker]

I have a mallet and a tomohawk stashed away in my box of junk that always goes camping so I have never forgotten it so far, and when i go camping with friends you can be garenteed that at least one person will forget to bring something to put their pegs in with so they can borrow the tomo.
To pull them out i have a peg puller thing. It is about 50cm long and fits nicely in the pole bag so it is never something else i have to remember to pack it is always just there.

[Coupland]

I find a cannon works well...

[Walt]

Well i sure as hell wont be using my axe anymore.......

http://a339.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/109/l_bad34a3eb88aae90a56058d59e769c82.jpg

[PajeroGuy]

I now use a small lump hammer with a very large cup hook in the handle.
I use to have a rubber hammer but found that the camping spot that I was staying at the ground turned to concrete when dry. Destroyed my rubber hammer in no time. The cup hook is brilliant for removing stubborn pegs.

A side note: I had a series 3 land rover. There is a latch on the tail gate which is a ring and it's perfect for straightening those bent pegs. I miss it....

Tim

[Orbit]

I have a short handled 16LB sledge hammer for the job works a treat,
Bent up some 5mm steel rod to get them out....with a comfortable grip

[tuffnup79]

what do i use to put my pegs in???? a peg basket, it hangs very neatly on the clothes line

[Coupland]

what do i use to put my pegs in???? a peg basket, it hangs very neatly on the clothes line

BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[cooeecooee]

Bugger tuffnup79 ,you beat me to it !!!!!!

[bludnut]

Well i sure as hell wont be using my axe anymore.......

http://a339.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/109/l_bad34a3eb88aae90a56058d59e769c82.jpg


:eek: ha ha! how the bloody hell did you do that?????

[bludnut]

what do i use to put my pegs in???? a peg basket, it hangs very neatly on the clothes line


HA HA!! now why didnt i think of that???:D

[Walt]

:eek: ha ha! how the bloody hell did you do that?????

The full story is in the "Block Splitters" thread, but to upt it simply i used it as a sledge hammer on a block splitter.

[steve80]

small mash hammer(mallet)

[MOPAR or NO CAR]

Chuck Norris doesn't use tent pegs - he just licks the bottom of the tent like a stamp and his super-saliva sticks it to the ground

The only thing that will remove this tent from the ground is a Chuck Norris Fly Kick