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Pegging your tent
Fix the tent to the ground with pegs if
you have not done this yet.
The Staika does not need pulling tight
because it has a self-bearing
construction. But make sure that the
corners are fully pulled out.
Ground pegs are to be placed at an
angle of 45° into the ground for good
grip.
Securing your tent in snow and loose sand
When pitching your tent in snow and loose sand you need wide pegs, alternatively
other means of holding your tent which can be dug into the surface. Hilleberg´s peg
for snow and loose sand is 31 x 3 cm / 12 x 1.2 inches and has a line with a hook
tied to it.
In hard snow the snow peg can be applied as an ordinary ground peg. In loose
snow it should be dug down at a straight angle and its hook be clipped to the tent or
a guy line.
When the tent is pitched one should
shovel some snow against the walls to
keep wind from getting underneath. In
certain situations a tent should be dug
down into the snow, but never deeper
than 50% of the the height of the tent.
Use of guy lines
The tent comes with tied-on guy lines
which should always be applied,
even when the weather is fine.
When all pegs at the corners have
been placed into the ground you pull
out the guy lines normally straight
from the centre of the tent but the
prevailing direction of the wind
should be considered.
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