How to Anchor a Tent on Sand

Anchoring a tent in sand can present challenge. Sand is too loose for regular tent stakes to hold. There are stakes made specifically for setting up a tent in sand. They are about a foot or more in length and extra wide to provide a lot of surface area. They can be hard to find and may not hold in some very loose sands or gusting winds. The surest way to anchor a tent in sand is to use something known as a deadman, which can be improvised on site or made in advance.

Instructions

Tie one guy line to each deadman in the center. A deadman can be made from things found on site, such as driftwood or a tree fall. The stick should be about as big around as your forearm and a bit longer. You could bring 2X4's already cut to size.

Dig a T-shaped trench at one tent stake location. The leg of the "T" needs to point to the tent. The trench should be about a foot deep or deeper depending on how loose the sand is.

To get maximum pull resistance put the deadman in the trench so the guy line is at about a 45-degree angle going toward the tent.

Fill the trench, tamp it down and test. To test, grasp the guy line and give it a good hard tug. If the deadman comes out of the sand, rebury it deeper. Retest until it stays. Bury the remaining deadman stakes in the same manner.

Tie the guy line to the tent where the stakes normally go.

Cut pieces of aluminum 8 inches by 10 inches. The aluminum needs to be thick enough not to bend easily.

Drill two holes just big enough for the cable to pass through in the center.

Feed the cable through the holes making a loop.

Slip a sleeve onto one end of the cable. Feed the other end of the cable into the sleeve from the opposite direction forming a neat cable loop.

Crimp the sleeve down as tight as you can.

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