I am told that you should not run a guy-rope from the top of your tent pole directly to the anchor point on the ground. You should rather run the guy-rope for a short distance down the tentpole, tie it to the pole itself with a knot and the procced to the anchor-point on the ground.

Kan die ou manne laat weet of dit waar is en indien so, hoe die knoop om die tentpaal lyk.

The main reason for this is to prevent wind from lifting the tent from the tent pole. By tying ( more a once fold over on the tent pole, some 150 - 300 mm down the pole) the guy rope onto the pole, and then attaching this to the anchor pen merely secures the canvas/tent to the pole, thus preventing the pole to slip out.

Works very well when needed!!

Dit is hoe ek myne doen as ń voorbeeld.

Ongelukkig hardloop ek tussen ń Oxtail pot en neem fotos.

Basies is al my toue so gespan.

Wind kom en gaan, maar ek staan solied.

Doen dit al my lewe lank en pale Val nie uit met sterk wind nie.

Gerden wrote:

Dit is hoe ek myne doen as ń voorbeeld.

Ongelukkig hardloop ek tussen ń Oxtail pot en neem fotos.

Basies is al my toue so gespan.

Wind kom en gaan, maar ek staan solied.

Kry vir jou Nick se boek. Puik handleiding met ongeveer 80 bladsye se puik info vir onder die R100 in pdf formaat

This actually started way back when the rope was stitched to the canvas of the tent roof.  It was the roof canvas then in some cases a leather patch with the rope stitched to that.  In strong wind it sometimes happened that this stitching tore loose when the rope was directly secured to the ground.  Then came the idea to wrap the rope around the pole to secure the roof to the pole and then secure the rope with a tent peg.  This way the pulling power or force was on the pole and not the stitching.

This was the main reason to secure the rope around the pole.  The benefit was that the pole will also not fall out during these winds.

Take note however if the pole has two sections the bottom part can still fall out then that top part can become a pounding spike in strong winds as it is still attached to the roof.

Friend of mine saw this where the pounding spike was hammering down on a car parked under the rally tent on the rear side of a caravan setup.

That merc had very nasty marks on it created by the top end of the pole.

Vir die persone wat nog nie die "gadget" gesien het nie..hier is wat ek gedoen het om te verhoed dat die pale nie uitmekaar uit trek nie en die onderste paal nie skuif in erg wind of en reen nie( veral op paving op n grondseil as dit nat is)

Kierie wrote:

Vir die persone wat nog nie die "gadget" gesien het nie..hier is wat ek gedoen het om te verhoed dat die pale nie uitmekaar uit trek nie en die onderste paal nie skuif in erg wind of en reen nie( veral op paving op n grondseil as dit nat is)

I did the same, works very well.

Ek sien hier in Modimolle verkoop hulle die "Gadget" by die Chinese Wonder Shop teen R20 elk.

Die is nie die oorspronklikke eksemplaar nie, maar kan maklik verander word soos foto verwysing: Sharpies.

Gerden wrote:

Ek sien hier in Modimolle verkoop hulle die "Gadget" by die Chinese Wonder Shop teen R20 elk.

Die is nie die oorspronklikke eksemplaar nie, maar kan maklik verander word soos foto verwysing: Sharpies.

Sjoe....lyk my chinese daai kant is nie skaam om hul prys te vra nie....hier in Pretoria vra kamp winkels omtrent R5