Ground anchors & weights

The question of why you should fix your tent to the ground is easy to answer: to extend the life of your product. After all, you'd hate to see your brand-new marquee fly off in the wind!

Even if your tent product already meets the highest standards in terms of quality and frame, it still needs additional protection against wind. Particularly strong wind can cause great damage to the material of your tent. Side walls or the roof may tear, and in the worst case, you might find your product in the neighbour's garden instead of in your own. Even if the tent only sustains damage to the tarpaulin, or to individual poles, you will be faced with unneeded frustration.

The alternative to these sorts of headaches is heavy duty ground anchors, which will ensure your tent remains in one piece even in windy conditions. Of course, should a hurricane be announced, we recommend dismantling for safety reasons.

On top of the safety aspect, reliable anchoring conveys a host of advantages: it helps you increase the stability of your product, makes it more resistant to water and snow and extends the life of the materials.

As mentioned above, there is a multitude of products on the market for securing tents and marquees to the ground. The catch: The sheer number of plugs, nails, pipes, pegs and screws can quickly become overwhelming. Especially with regard to tent pegs, you can easily lose track of the subtle differences in types of pegs, which in most cases cannot be used universally for all types of tents. In order to help you to choose the ideal fixing for the specific surface on which you need to secure your structure, we would like to introduce you to the straight-forward options we provide on our site: ground stakes, concrete bolt-down anchors, weight plates, weight bags, anchoring feet and clamps. Which ground anchor is best suited for which surface?

Sometimes, using an anchoring stake or bolt will be impractical. For instance, if you are setting up a market stall, the city council may not be impressed if you drill a hole into the surface of the road (besides, that's more effort than you need!)

Whether ground stakes, concrete ground anchors, extra wide foot plates, weight plates, sand bags or connecting clamps - the choice of the appropriate ground anchors for your pavilion depends not only on the surface of the site, but also the circumstances of its use. If you want to install your pavilion safely on the lawn, heavy duty ground stakes will do the trick. These stakes will have a far greater surface area than tent pegs, and will remain firmly anchored in the ground. For harder surfaces, you will require either concrete bolts, weighted plates or sandbags.

If you are unsure of the exact number of stakes you will need, it is better to order a set with too many than too few, especially if you misplace one or two over the years. If you do happen to need more stakes, bolts, or foot plates, that's no problem either. With more than 100,000 spare parts in stock, the ground anchors you need can be delivered to your home quickly.

Do you have any questions about the different types of ground anchors or clamps? Or are you unsure about the best solution for the type of ground where you want to install your marquee? Let our tent experts advise you personally.