Strong winds & Tarptent Scarp 1 . How much difference do the Crossing poles make?

#Scarp 1 #wildcamp #northumberland Ever get tired of the daily midweek routine? I did and decided to smash it up with a soul cleansing wild camp in wildest Northumberland. Raising funds here for equipment for my scouts unit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fellmandave Strong winds were forecast, but I experienced double that with measuring a mean of 33 mph and gusts of 46 mph- could have been more at other times! The tarptent crossing poles came in good use on this one. Pitching at 5:46