LTS: I've been puzzling over that phenomenon for ages. Standard British Tent Peg = 6" long. Standard British Campsite - 3" of soil on top of a layer of granite. I think the answer is to take a truckload of soil and a steamroller with you .......
Regarding the festival idea: I liked it; but then I remembered that this is Mudcat. We'd NEVER reach any concensus about when, where, who, etc.
John Kelly.