The guy (rope)

Being a chap who likes to spend time doing outdoor things in remote places like off-roading, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, kayaking and other such endeavours it probably comes as no surprise that I'm also a fellow who likes, and possesses, a lot of relevant equipment. Going to remote places in Australia means there's little to no help close by, and it can definitely be a hostile and unforgiving environment, and that means having the right equipment and skills is essential to survival.

Not every piece of equipment I have is about survival however the vast majority of the equipment is angled towards it from the vehicles I drive, accommodation (my off-road camper or swag), firearms, knives, general tools, communications and navigation equipment to first aid, food, water and cooking, storage, back packs and electronics, to my clothing items such as boots, hats, layers, jackets, gaiters and such things. Some is for comfort of course, but the most important things have the primary purpose of getting me where I need to go and back, sustaining my life, doing the job I need when I'm there and mitigating risk.

Because I find it enjoyable and useful, I'm always on the hunt for new products that will make things safer, less complicated, lighter, smaller and generally easier and recently I was looking for some new tie-down ropes (guy ropes) and pegs to replace the traditional ones I use for my camper trailer when I tie down the shade/weather awning and I found some bloody awesome ones.

I've not bought them yet because they are super costly and I want to do some research (in person) but I reckon I've found the winner.

Tiegear are an Australian company that have developed a really cool guy rope and tie-down system which, from what I can tell, is totally legit and which, from my initial research, would seem to make tying down tents, awnings annexes and other such things an absolute breeze. They also have a really cool peg system called Terra Pegs which are driven into the ground with an impact driver rather than hammered making them easier to use and far more secure.

I'll not go into it here, but if you want to learn more you're welcome to see the Tiegear website here and check it out.

I've dropped a few things into the shopping cart on their online shop and...that's a lot of money for some guy ropes and pegs but I really like the system and think it'll make things a lot nicer when I'm out in the bush camping with my camper trailer.

If you would like to see how the ropes work you can in this video and if you want to see a super cool product they do called glow ropes you can see that here too. I think the glow ropes are an awesome idea however it's unlikely I'd buy them.

I've done a lot of really basic camping, sleeping in the dirt or sand under the sky, in makeshift lean-to's, my swag and so on, and also have a pretty legit camping set-up with my off-road camper and then there's my caravan of course; I don't have everything, just everything I need. Even though I can buy much cheaper guy ropes I really like this concept and the neatness of them, the way they secure the rope (a clever ball bearing system) and the pegs as well. I'll be doing some more research on this product due to the cost of them, I like to touch and feel, however I think they'll work really well and anyone who has camped and used guy ropes would probably agree.