Neat idea, thanks for sharing. That must be some frozen ground to break a Groundhog. Those are the toughest camping-specific stakes I've ever used.
Neat idea, thanks for sharing. That must be some frozen ground to break a Groundhog. Those are the toughest camping-specific stakes I've ever used.
Brian
Denver, CO
Father. Husband. Scoutmaster.
Landscape spikes are like gutter nail, but longer and made of steel. They are used to pin timbers together. One weighs about as much as five or more gutter nails. The gutter nails work well in the frozen ground, I like the ones with some twist at the tip. If they freeze in I pour hot water on them,usually works quickly.
Great idea using the bags. I like your thinking in the multiple weather scenario. No snow here in the "beyond" deep south, but plenty of sand at the beaches and scrub areas.
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Used that same technique on the beach, worked great.
David
Getting the landscape spikes out is rather simple. If you leave some of the spike above the ground, whack them in about a 3/8" in further to loosen the grip of the frozen ground and then you can pull them right out.
Cheers
Brian
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