Tent Stakes

**super8mm** · 26th October 13, 01:17 PM

I am looking for a good, long lasting tent stakes that are fairly easy to install.

has anyone tried these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkvf4hTOF-A

**Steve Ashton** · 26th October 13, 01:32 PM

I use something with a similar spiral design. The ones I use are sold for staking your Dog in the yard. They are available in pet stores.

**Hawk** · 26th October 13, 01:48 PM

Reasonable sized, corkscrew type, for tents and shelters, can be found at Home Depot in the Hardware Dept.

Hawk

**MNlad** · 26th October 13, 01:48 PM

I've used the doggy stakes as well, with good results. They are also common at RV centers for holding down awnings.

We've got one location where we set up tents each year that is virtually all rock. This year the guy next to me showed up with a cordless industrial hammer drill and pitons—gotta love it. MORE POWER.

**ShaunMaxwell** · 26th October 13, 01:49 PM

Super8mm:

Those work well, unless you're someplace where the ground is rocky, like Salado or San Antone... In such places, a regular stake would likely be more effective.

**super8mm** · 26th October 13, 04:35 PM

Thanks Steve, there were some of those next to these but the orange one look like I can put some twist on them with out breaking them and the tip has been ground to a flat point so I may start pretty good?

**super8mm** · 26th October 13, 04:40 PM

Yes Hawk, I saw these at Lowes, they have the 8" and 16". the 1 inch looks to be over kill but the 8" might work ok on moderate soils by using a 2' length of 1/2" pipe to twist it. If I could twist one of these off I think I would just sit back an do a 2 fingers of 18 yr old juice

**super8mm** · 26th October 13, 04:42 PM

well for rocky ground they had some 3/8" dia steel pins ground to a point, about 24" long. with my cordless drill and 5# hammer. hmm then to figure how to get it back out

**knotty** · 26th October 13, 04:48 PM

Depends what type of camping you do & what ground you have.
I always have a few if the big 10 in. galvanized spikes for hard pan. Those spiral things are good for sandy soil. Dont bother with those yellow plastic spikes. Ive broken so many of those when they hit a rock.

**super8mm** · 26th October 13, 05:07 PM

Thanks knotty, this is mainly for my canopy tent that I use for a clan tent, last year it was sort of like a sail. I had used 3 stakes on each corner from my camping tent and drove then in at different angles, they lasted about 5 minutes "LOL"

I saw some plastic ones and they just don't have anything to grip with, and if I start doing games in KS and OK I will need something that will hold

most of the places I go will be mostly plain dirt to big ROCKS