Best stake for Rocky terrain???

[Ryan Pent]

Just got back from a Boundary Waters camping/fishing trip, and while happy with my shelter (mountainsmith Mountain LT) I did run into some problems with stakes bending and snapping. This was my fist time using the shelter, and this was sort of my R&D trial run for this. I am a fan of floorless, but I do want to know if there is a good tent stake out there for rocky soil so that I don't have to try 3-4 different spots before I get the thing up properly. Any suggestions out there?

Thanks in advance everyone-

 

[realunlucky]

Msr ground hogs

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[Whitetoptom]

Just got back from a Boundary Waters camping/fishing trip, and while happy with my shelter (mountainsmith Mountain LT) I did run into some problems with stakes bending and snapping. This was my fist time using the shelter, and this was sort of my R&D trial run for this. I am a fan of floorless, but I do want to know if there is a good tent stake out there for rocky soil so that I don't have to try 3-4 different spots before I get the thing up properly. Any suggestions out there?

Thanks in advance everyone-

These are called durapeg. I have been a fan of the plastic pegs for a while now. Where most of my ventures take place you find very few areas with no rock. I have been through the aluminum stake thing and they are great for good soil. The one pictured is the six inch model. I run the 9 inch with my tipi and have been stoked with em so far. No bending warping or noticable damage driving in rock and root. Breakage seems to be a non issue so far.

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[Beendare]

I use a mix of 12" and 8" T type aluminum stakes. If is solid granite like some areas of the sierras........I tie off to trees, big rocks, down logs, etc.

 

[sneaky]

I had a couple of ground hogs bend this past week in a mix of semi frozen/rocky soil. Might have to take a look at those durapegs

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[Whitetoptom]

I had a couple of ground hogs bend this past week in a mix of semi frozen/rocky soil. Might have to take a look at those durapegs

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Durapeg Company - Manufacturers of the finest quality tent pegs and stakes

I picked mine up locally.

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[Ryan Pent]

Do you have any ide where to find these? It looks like they are discontinued.

 

[Whitetoptom]

If that be the case I'll be buying out the local outfitter pretty soon. I have bought the ones I have from a local outdoor store, haven't saw them anywhere else that I recall.

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[sneaky]

I found the longer ones online, but looks like supply is limited. If you have a source you should buy them

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[Whitetoptom]

I found the longer ones online, but looks like supply is limited. If you have a source you should buy them

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Looks like they are still in business. There was a little activity on their Facebook page this year.

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[Kevin Dill]

I had a supply of Durapegs which came with my Kifaru 8-Man a decade ago. My personal experience with them was that they either broke or deformed when encountering underground rocks. I think I had 3 or 4 broken ones. The MSR Groundhogs are decent enough and they are relatively short which can be an advantage in rocky soil. I've bent them when encountering rocks while driving them. The toughest pegs I've ever owned are the MSR Cyclones. They're made of thick (and hard) aluminum with a twisted configuration. I've managed to blunt a couple tips against underground rocks but I've yet to destroy one. The truth is there are no stakes you can drive through rocks. Do the best you can and work with what you've got on-site.

 

[Tim in Wa.]

Take one pole barn spike to make pilot holes.You obviously can't drive them directly into a rock but they will usually glance off and re direct around obstacles.Pull it out and you have a hole for any stake

 

[Akicita]

Just got back from a Boundary Waters camping/fishing trip, and while happy with my shelter (mountainsmith Mountain LT) I did run into some problems with stakes bending and snapping. This was my fist time using the shelter, and this was sort of my R&D trial run for this. I am a fan of floorless, but I do want to know if there is a good tent stake out there for rocky soil so that I don't have to try 3-4 different spots before I get the thing up properly. Any suggestions out there?

Thanks in advance everyone-

In very rocky terrain I use the "Big Rock" - "Little Rock" stake out method and leave my stakes in the bag - Loop your guy lines around a baseball or soft ball size rock and draw it out in the direction you want. Lay a large football or soccer ball size rock over the guy line in front of the small rock you tied off to. The small rock will wedge into the large rock and you're all set. The greater the winds and weather the larger rock I will use over the guy line. For tent corners you can do the same thing with shorter lines.

 

[mfllood3800]

In rocky areas this year I bent 3 MSR stakes. Ended up using rocks, and tieing the guys and corners to same stake on some areas where it was too rocky and not enough big rocks. My shelter wasn't pitched pretty but it was secure.