How to Stake a Tent Awning in the Wind

Avoid disaster and stake your tent and awning properly to prevent the winds from overturning and shaking your outdoor shelter. As the last setup part of your tent, the awning provides extra sun protection and shade against rain for the space right outside your tent door. Always bring extra supplies of stakes and guylines or ropes to secure areas around the campsite, including the awning. If possible, don't set up the tent in an open space when camping in a windy area. Find a more protected spot near a structure than can serve as a wind barrier.

Things You'll Need

  • Extra guylines
  • Rocks
  • A friend
  • Hammer
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Instructions

    • 1

      Set up the tent and awning according to your product manual guide.

    • 2

      Run the guylines through all the guyout points on your tent and awning. Guylines provide added protection against winds while also putting tension on the awning to prevent it from sagging and leaking.

    • 3

      Double the amount of guylines to secure the awning poles. The two lines will add extra reinforcement against strong winds. Ask someone to steady the awning poles as you tie the lines from the top of the poles to the ground.

    • 4

      Position the first guyline as far from the awning or tent as possible to get the angle to 90 degrees, or as close as you can. Place the second guyline to the left or right of your first stake to form a "V" and keep both sides in equal length. Repeat on all guypoints.

    • 5

      Point the stakes toward the underside of your awning at a 30 to 45 degree angle and tap repeatedly with a hammer or a big rock to bury. Repeat with all other stakes.

    • 6

      Gather rocks and pile them up on top of all the stakes for extra weight and protection against the wind.