SwissPiranha Tent Pegs from Switzerland
The lightest tent pegs in the world – engineered in Switzerland, trusted on trails from the Alps to the Arctic.
SwissPIranha constantly strives for a better tent peg – safer, lighter, and above all, more environmentally friendly
100% made in Switzerland – Engineered by a plastics specialist in Switzerland – VISIT BRAND →
| Price | Sustainability | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| €€ | ★★★★ | Online + select outdoor retailers |
(€ = budget | €€ = mid | €€€ = premium | €€€€ = luxe) (★★★★★ = heirloom + zero-waste preorder |
Most hikers obsess over tent weight, sleeping bag fill, and pack fabric — then ignore the pegs. SwissPiranha challenges that logic: at just 3.2 grams per stake, their RT90 is the lightest tent peg in the world, yet grips harder than aluminium stakes twice its size. When you’re going ultralight, the details are exactly where the gains are.
Brand Intro
SwissPiranha was founded by Beat Wietlisbach, a specialist in high-performance plastics who saw a clear problem in the outdoor market: tent pegs that were heavy, unsafe, and poorly made. Based in Switzerland, the brand designs and manufactures an entire range of ultralight tent anchoring systems — from the 3.2g RT90 to snow and sand anchors — all 100% Swiss made. Their core philosophy: lighter, safer, and more environmentally friendly, without compromise on holding power.
Inspiring Story
The SwissPiranha Snow & Sand Anchor started as a practical engineering challenge — how do you anchor a tent reliably in the most demanding terrain: deep snow and loose sand? [Research needed – ask the brand for full development story.] The answer earned SwissPiranha the Outdoor Industry Award 2015, one of the most recognised innovation awards in the outdoor sector. Beat Wietlisbach has since brought that same engineering mindset to every product in the range — including the GreenSharks, the world’s first vegan tent pegs made from bio-based, GMO-free plastic. Every peg that leaves the Swiss factory carries that same original ambition: strip the weight, hold the line.
Who is this for?
You move fast and count grams. You’ve calculated your base weight down to the last stake and you’ve probably already ditched your aluminium pegs. You hike long-distance routes, set up tarps in the wind, and you want gear that doesn’t fail at 2,500m. Or you’re a family camper who’s tired of sharp metal stakes and barefoot injuries in the morning. Either way, SwissPiranha was built for you — the person who refuses to accept “good enough” in gear that touches the ground.
| Made in Europe | ✅ 100% Switzerland (100% Swiss made) |
| Ownership | ✅ Private |
| Company size | Micro (<10) |
| Durability | Featherlight, yet stronger than conventional pegs, offering up to four times the holding power. Production consumes up to 13 times less energy than aluminum pegs. |
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