How do you keep your tent from blowing down in heavy winds, when you’re on top of deep snow? This simple technique works really, really well.
by Leon Pantenburg
The Boy Scout winter campout that night looked like something from the Russian Front in World War II. The wind blew steadily, causing horizontal gusts of snow and whiteout conditions. The wind caught the tent fabric, so it took several of us to handle the billowing material.
Securing tent stakes can be really difficult if there is a lot of snow on the ground. A deadhead may be your best option.
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There was several feet of snow on the ground, so driving a tent stake into the frozen dirt wasn’t going to happen. But a simple technique allowed us to put up and secure the tents without extreme effort. We used “deadheads.”
Deadheads are music groupie-types. And it is a way to fasten tent stakes or other anchors in deep snow. We’re going to discuss the snow anchors.
Here’s how they work and how to use one:
- Dig a hole in the snow, a foot or so down, about 2-3 feet from the tent corner.
- Take a stick or branch and loop a piece of paracord around it.
- Tie a sliding, locking knot in the paracord. I use a tautline hitch most of the time. (Here’s how to tie one.)
- Line up the object in the hole so it is parallel to the object being secured. Cover up the object, and stomp down snow on it until it is securely buried.
The snow will set up fairly quickly, depending on the temperatures, and the deadhead will be as solid as if it was poured in concrete.
If you really want to create a solid anchor, pour some water on the area. That will create a chunk of ice, though, and
This tent is completely anchored with deadheads on top of about eight feet of snow.
you’ll have to chop it out. If your knot is soaked with the water, it will also freeze into immobility, so be careful.
Deadheads (the anchors) can be used in virtually any scenario where something needs to be anchored. The technique works well on canopies and wall tents, as well as lighter backpacking tents and tarps. At a recent winter campout, we made deadheads out of five-gallon buckets, filled with snow and buried in a drift. The wind didn’t turn out to be a problem.
This tip is so simple that every snow camper should be aware of it. This is another one of those “nice-to-know” winter camping tips you might not appreciate until you need it!
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