Guide to Tent Peg Materials

Generally speaking, there are three types of materials used for family tent pegs:

Wooden Tent Pegs

Benefits	Cons
You can create your own	Heavy and bulky
Durable (if you use quality wood)	Can be easily damaged if you hit hard objects, such as rocks
Best suited for soft ground

Metal Tent Pegs (steel/aluminium)

Benefits	Cons
Durable	Heavy
Performs well in stony ground	Steel will rust
Strength properties of steel	Cost
	Aluminium is lightweight but can be damaged and deformed easily

Plastic Tent Pegs

Benefits	Cons
Cheap	Breaks or deforms easily if it hits a stone, or if you hit it incorrectly
Performs will in hard to soft ground	Light
Easily cleaned and maintained

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