Frozen ground tent stakes?

[Dioni A]

If I'm backpacking I use big rocks if I'm car camping a hammer and big spikes

 

[dutch_henry]

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!

That's a bummer. Sometimes it helps to pour water or boiling water on them and try again.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

That's a bummer. Sometimes it helps to pour water or boiling water on them and try again.

Yea I probably could have tried more but we were trying to get out before a big front came in and we would have been snowed in. I gave to 20 min or so and then just sunk them down so no one would pop a mat on them.

 

[n816kc]

Aluminum gutter nails

 

[bpurtz]

I broke several of those off trying to extract from frozen ground this fall. We tried pouring boiling water on them but couldn’t budge them out.


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We had 3 days of single digit temps and one day at -2 so the ground was not going to give them up. After 1 minute of trying to extract the first msr stake, I took out the knife and cut the tie lines for the other stakes. A 12 pack of an msr knockoff is $9 on Amazon...

 

[BRTreedogs]

A hammock. LOL

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So you used absolutely no stakes?

 

[Hackleback]

I just picked up a used wall tent and the former owner used screws like below and a cordless drill, said they were the best stakes he had ever used. You can adjust length to meet your needs. Maybe not the best solution for backpacking.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GRK-3-8-in-x-12-in-Yellow-Polymer-Round-Washer-Interior-Exterior-Wood-Screws/50303255?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-hdw-_-ggl-_-LIA_HDW_126_Fastening-_-50303255-_-local-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6L3s_rLb-wIVmQ6tBh24QwbqEAQYDiABEgIOZPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[go4thegusto]

If a vehicle hunt I use 8-10 inch large torque screws from Menards and a drill

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Packing in and spiking or setting up a base camp?

 

[Mannsbuick]

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!

I wonder if the MSR groundhog stakes are made in China now? I used the Kifaru SST (snow, sand tundra stakes to pitch my 16 man tipi at the Sangre’ de’ Cristo wilderness 2 years ago, man we had some really high whipping winds..we’re running the Kifaru Large box stove in it..it was scary for sure, but it held up like a champ. I pitched that tipi so damn taught to help shed the high wind gusts and boy I am sure glad I did!
..BUT getting those Kifaru SST stakes out of the ground for that 16 man was a real PITA!!!!! I don’t know if anything else would have held up whew!!!

 

[sacklunch]

I've found hunting in Sept to be the biggest help.

 

[Mannsbuick]

Are there any mosquitoes up there in Colorado in September in the Sangre de Cristo wilderness? I know we were up there in early November for the Kifaru rondi camped out around 10kft.

 

[*zap*]

wally sells spike tent stakes with a plastic head that slides up/down and rotates, those work well for me in very cold. Not light.

 

[bmart2622]

Secure stakes if you're not packing them on your back

 

[svivian]

wally sells spike tent stakes with a plastic head that slides up/down and rotates, those work well for me in very cold. Not light.

And now we have come full circle

 

[Where's Bruce?]

 

[Mannsbuick]

If these Lag bolt tent stakes are UL weight this could be a game changer! Thanks for sharing

 

[*zap*]

The driver you need is not ultralight...

 

[Mosby]

I keep a trapper hammer in my truck and use it to pull up or dig out stakes when I'm truck camping. Works great for my dogs tie out stakes. If I can't get them out with the hammer then I beat the hell out of the stake until I feel better.