>>2328717Pic makes a huge difference. The shock cord absorbs a lot of force from the wind since it’s not a completely rigid setup. It also helps on larger nylon tarps as they wet out from too much rain.
As for pegs, it depends on what you’re doing. If you’re car camping just use the biggest, gnarliest pegs you can find and pound them in with a 20lb sledge hammer if you need to. If you’re backpacking, unironically Coughlan’s are great for sandy soil. They’re slightly longer than most y-shaped pegs. But if you can’t get them all the way down, the extra length can cause leverage that could cause them to wiggle loose.
Dutchware has some interesting y-pegs with a hook and a sort of boat cleat built into them. Your guy line can be pulled tightly through the hook similar to a truckers hitch. It’s a little too fancy for me.
If you don’t have pegs, or it’s too rocky, you can always tie a stick to the end of your guy line then put a large rock onto it.
