Need some tent stakes (1 Viewer)

[bwesty]

Check these guys out. I've bought several types here. Good stuff

Products - Monk Industries

Manufacturer of USA made heavy duty steel tent stakes for military and commercial customers. We offer a variety of stakes.

monkindustries.com

 

[TXSunDevil]

Forget plastic for rocky/hard pan soil. Been using the SnowPeak stakes for a few years and IMO they're worth the money especially for anchoring the Kodiak tent in hard and/or rocky soil. Every once in a while I can't get one out of the ground when pulling up camp. But a loop of good rope through each stake's eyelet...and the convincing power of my Hi-Lift, pulls 'em right up and out.

For those that carry an electric impact driver: Ground Screw Anchors for Tents, Canopies, Sports Equipment

I just got a Kodiak and will be heading to Moab. I will have my 14" lag bolts but last time I was there the ground was sandy. What do you use in the sandy desert like Moab? I will have the 12" that came with it and an entire bag of stakes.

 

[Dharma Dude]

If it's really sandy I fill sturdy shopping bags with sand, attach the tent lines to them, and bury the bags. Works amazingly well!

 

[TXSunDevil]

If it's really sandy I fill sturdy shopping bags with sand, attach the tent lines to them, and bury the bags. Works amazingly well!

New tent needs 14 stakes. Sounds like a bunch of work

 

[Dharma Dude]

New tent needs 14 stakes. Sounds like a bunch of work

Try these

Sand tent stakes at REI | REI Co-op

www.rei.com

Or these from Walmart

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14 stakes will be work no matter what

 

[TXSunDevil]

Ill try to find a site with better soil so I can use my lag bolts. Last trip in Moab I had a stake pull in high wind and cause some issues. I have a new Kodiak and hopefully I can find a stake that will work. i have a big assortment now, but I hate to try 14 deadmans

 

[spressomon]

One year at SnT, many moons ago, I used these from REI to anchor a tent in the sand: REI Co-op Snow and Sand Tent Anchors - Package of 4 | REI Co-op.

Not sure there's another way to anchor a tent, especially a large tent like a Kodiak, in the sand than using deadman anchors of some kind.

Maybe these? ShelterLogic 4-Pk. of 30in. Auger Anchors | Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[alia176]

My local buddy with the Springbar tent utilizes 10" lag bolts plus a 18v driver.

 

[bluesquirrel]

I like Snow Peak tent stakes. Their Solid Stake #30 is a 12" stake and I have driven them through rocks. I can destroy things better than Marines, and I have not destroyed these in 6 years of use. But... they can cost up to $6.00 per stake

 

[e9999]

besides craigslist freebies, it does not get much cheaper than rebar...

 

[kirvesmies]

besides craigslist freebies, it does not get much cheaper than rebar...

x2. very surprised it took 30 posts to see rebar mentioned

 

[BMThiker]

Northern even has a rebar option for $2.

Grip Rebar Stake With Loop | Northern Tool

The Grip Rebar Stake With Loop is built strong to secure tents or canopies to the ground. Heavy-duty all steel construction will not bend u...

www.northerntool.com

 

[BMThiker]

I could also see using old coil springs for a deadman anchor

 

[surfpig]

besides craigslist freebies, it does not get much cheaper than rebar...

x2. very surprised it took 30 posts to see rebar mentioned

I hammered together a set of rebar tent stakes for a S&T trip one year, it gets notoriously windy there sometimes...

And never used them. It was a perfect weekend.

 

[Dharma Dude]

I could also see using old coil springs for a deadman anchor

My experience is that those reusable grocery bugs they sell at Whole Foods and others are amazing strong and work really well as dead man anchor. Even the disposable ones, if you double/triple them up work really well. They're *A LOT* lighter and compact than coil springs.

 

[Dharma Dude]

I hammered together a set of rebar tent stakes for a S&T trip one year, it gets notoriously windy there sometimes...

And never used them. It was a perfect weekend.

Rebar is too heavy and too much work. A good knot around a sturdy rock works really well.

 

[surfpig]

Rebar is too heavy and too much work. A good knot around a sturdy rock works really well.

I learned that rather quickly.



Now I carry around a dozen or so of these:

 

[surfpig]

Rebar is too heavy and too much work. A good knot around a sturdy rock works really well.

Seriously though, the above mentioned snow stakes work quite well when used as a deadman anchor.

 

[Eyedaho]

Forget plastic for rocky/hard pan soil. Been using the SnowPeak stakes for a few years and IMO they're worth the money especially for anchoring the Kodiak tent in hard and/or rocky soil. Every once in a while I can't get one out of the ground when pulling up camp. But a loop of good rope through each stake's eyelet...and the convincing power of my Hi-Lift, pulls 'em right up and out.

For those that carry an electric impact driver: Ground Screw Anchors for Tents, Canopies, Sports Equipment

Those ground screw anchors look pretty awesome, if slightly expensive. For ease of finding them online, I recommend just googling "10 inch penetrator".

 

[surfpig]

Those ground screw anchors look pretty awesome, if slightly expensive. For ease of finding them online, I recommend just googling "10 inch penetrator".

But maybe not at work...