Frozen ground tent stakes?

Nail style , can be alum as Easton , big metal spikes or somewhere i between . You can also use screws like concrete or ice
 
I use the heavy duty Easton nail style. Worked great but they were a BITCH to pull out after a week! I bent most of them trying to get them loose.

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I use nine inch spikes from the hardware store. Best them in with a hammer, pull them out with the claw.
 
Impact and lags sound nice. Might be time to get a smaller impact.
 
1. Buy stakes with a loop of cord. Run another stake through the loop and pull with 2 hands.

2. Don’t use titanium stakes.
 
I wonder about a screw in lag tearing up the tie down loops?
The one's I use only have the threads on about 7" of the bolt, the top part is smooth. I have the zinc-plated ones, 3/8 x 12 with a 9/16 head. I use a washer below the head, so the ropes stay put. But my goodness, these things have shot through the roof for price. I bought 50 of them for $33 before Covid, now I've seen them for as much as $4.50 a piece. (n) But I've seen them in quantity as well between $1-2/ea.

I broke my left wrist (left-handed) in 2017 right before archery elk so refused a cast. Now I have a bunch of arthritis in that wrist, and hammering in tent stakes (37 for my wall tent) causes a lot of pain. These lag bolts with my Dewalt impact are a cinch, and I haven't had one loosen up on its own yet, even in strong winds.
 
I use 10" landscape spikes with a flat washer. For removal I took an old nail puller and opened up the v-slot so it fits the spikes.
 
If weight is an issue, these are really awesome: TiTo High Strength Titanium Alloy Tent Stakes Tent pegs Nail pegs for Canopy Camping Tent Dia 8mm.

If not, I use 10" galvi spikes. Nice that that they're less than a buck a pop at any hardware store too.
 
1. Buy stakes with a loop of cord. Run another stake through the loop and pull with 2 hands.

2. Don’t use titanium stakes.
Doesn't always work. I lost 16 MSR groundhogs two weeks ago. They drove fine, but would not come up. All the loops broke while trying to do that, tried to dig them out, etc. I then had to go to REI and I did not realize how expensive stakes were now. $68 later I was back in business!
 
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