Thin metal pegs pull straight out of sand and soft ground. Screw-in pegs like these work differently: a spiral thread grips the ground along its whole length, and a T-handle lets you twist them in and out by hand. This set of ten black nylon pegs from Happyyami cost us $12, and we use them to hold down our Kings shower tent at camp.
What’s in the box
Ten black nylon screw pegs, each 14.5 cm long with a spiral thread, a pointed tip and a 6.5 cm T-handle on top. Under the handle there’s a hook for a guy rope or a strap. They come in a mesh bag.
What we like
- Only 15 g a peg
- Twist in and out by hand
- Nylon won’t rust
- Ten pegs for $12
What we don’t
- Handle slips when wet
- Nothing reflective
- Too short for hard ground
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Happyyami |
| Material | Nylon |
| Colour | Black |
| Weight | 15 geach |
| Length | 14.5 cm |
| Shape | Spiral screw with T-handle |
| Pack | 10 pegs |
| Included | Mesh bag |
Build
The whole peg is one piece of nylon: a thick spiral thread, a sharp tip and a T-handle that’s comfortable to twist. Nylon doesn’t rust, so sand and salt water don’t bother it, and it flexes a little under load instead of bending. At 15 g each, the set of ten weighs 150 g.
The handle is smooth, though, so it can slip in wet hands, and the pegs are all black with no reflective strip, so they’re easy to lose in the dark.
At camp
Setting them up is simple: push the tip in, then twist the T-handle until the peg is in up to the hook. In grass and soft bush ground they screwed in with a few turns and held the straps of our Kings ensuite awning firmly. Getting them out is just as easy, because you twist them back out instead of pulling.
They’re made for sand and soft ground, and that’s where they belong. At 14.5 cm they’re short, so they won’t anchor deep, and they don’t go into hard or rocky ground: there you need a steel peg you can drive in with a mallet.
Steel, titanium or nylon pegs?Titanium or nylon pegs?
We’ve tested three kinds of pegs. These nylon screw pegs are the cheap choice for sand and soft ground. For hard and rocky ground the heavy Coleman steel pegs are better, and the Boundless Voyage titanium pegs are the light all-rounder if you carry your gear. Our tent pegs guide has more on choosing.
This one Nylon Sand | For hiking Boundless Titanium | Hard ground Coleman Steel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pull cord | No | Yes | No |
| Material | Nylon | Titanium | Steel |
| Best ground | Sand & soft | Firm & grass | Hard & rocky |
| Length | 14.5 cm | 20 cm | 25.4 cm |
| Weight | 15 g | 23 g | 120 g |
| Price per peg | $1.20 | $8.75 | $3.75 |
| Our score | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
Conclusion: Happyyami Nylon Sand Tent PegsConclusion
The Happyyami nylon sand pegs are a cheap, light upgrade for sand and soft ground: ten screw pegs that twist in and out by hand and don’t rust. They held our ensuite awning well in grass. The handle can slip when wet, they’re all black with nothing reflective, and at 14.5 cm they’re too short for deep anchoring or hard ground. For $12, they’re worth having in the kit for beach and soft-ground camps.
Cheap screw pegs for soft ground.
They twist into sand and grass by hand, held the straps of our shower tent firmly and twist back out just as easily, ten for $12. The handle slips when wet, and at 14.5 cm they’re too short for hard ground.
- Beach & picnics
- Campers
- Hikers
Yes, for sand and soft ground. I paid $12 for ten light screw pegs that don’t rust. They’re not for hard or rocky ground.
