As a solo paddler wind can be a pain in the arms. What is not problem at all for a tandem paddler becomes daunting for the solo traveller. But this past week on a non canoeing trip into the woods for an unsuccessful moose hunt, the winds were strong all week culminating in the last day where I just got fed up and packed everything up and came home. Didn't help that I ended up with the flu or ebola or maybe even worse a man cold (reference here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbmbMSrsZVQ)
I have a large Eureka tent (6 person version) and for the first time ever I used all the extra wind tie outs on the tent and still it was nip and tuck if the tent was going to get flattened or not. The wind caused two heads to snap off those large yellow plastic tent pegs and numerous pegs getting ripped out of the ground. The tarp was good for the first few days but when the wind changed direction and doubled in strength it was impossible to secure. Waking up in the middle of the night to re-secure the tent fly is a b*tch. And I don't sleep as the tents is rattling away anyways. I listen to the wind building and wondering if this will be the gust that flattens the tent or rips the tree out of the ground behind the tent and onto my head. I have experienced storms with possibly stronger winds but for long sustained periods like this. It was windy for 4 days then downright annoying for the last 30 hours.
I have never travelled in the arctic where I understand the winds are typically stronger. Has anybody had their tent flattened by the wind?
I have a large Eureka tent (6 person version) and for the first time ever I used all the extra wind tie outs on the tent and still it was nip and tuck if the tent was going to get flattened or not. The wind caused two heads to snap off those large yellow plastic tent pegs and numerous pegs getting ripped out of the ground. The tarp was good for the first few days but when the wind changed direction and doubled in strength it was impossible to secure. Waking up in the middle of the night to re-secure the tent fly is a b*tch. And I don't sleep as the tents is rattling away anyways. I listen to the wind building and wondering if this will be the gust that flattens the tent or rips the tree out of the ground behind the tent and onto my head. I have experienced storms with possibly stronger winds but for long sustained periods like this. It was windy for 4 days then downright annoying for the last 30 hours.
I have never travelled in the arctic where I understand the winds are typically stronger. Has anybody had their tent flattened by the wind?