cool i hope they work out too, i like the groundhogs alot and have slightly bent a couple. i think i was able to lay them on some concrete and mostly straighten them back out. 1$/ea is a pretty good price.
cool i hope they work out too, i like the groundhogs alot and have slightly bent a couple. i think i was able to lay them on some concrete and mostly straighten them back out. 1$/ea is a pretty good price.
FWIW, maybe there is something to HF partnering with GoingGear on some HF logo items, or at least as a resource for cool items for our members.
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Ok, I just ordered 10 stakes to "field test" . I saved about 8 bucks and my gas to my local outfitter. Thanks, Going Gear.
Just ordered about $40 from Going Gear based off of his offer in this thread.
Somehow PayPal double dipped my order and Marshall (Going Gear) was quick to remedy the problem.
Ordered some tri-stakes, some 8 strand para cord, and a few other small odds and ends. The zipper-pull that doubles as an emergence whistles looks quite cool and are a good multi-use item if they turn out to be loud at all. Shipping was reasonable as well.
I will report back in after I get my stakes and maybe do a quick head to head with the MSR since that is what my buddy uses.
-Soular
I got my stakes this weekend. Good news; I used them two nights and no 'bendage'. I did, however, break my first ever Groundhog. Busted right in half and scared the crud out of me! I do think it was one of my veteran stakes that has had a lot of abuse.
The ones from GoingGear are about half an inch shorter than the Groundhogs I have. The flights are certainly thicker that the other knock-offs I used (found one at home last night). The only complaint I have so far is the lack of the little loop of line attached to the Groundhogs. Course, that probably helps explain why the cost difference. Still, nice stakes.
I got a couple of the same whistles Soular. They are kind of nifty!
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I replaced all my loops in my groundhogs with triptease in the hopes of finding them easier when I launch them. Do the going gear stakes have a hole for the loop?
Edit: They do have the holes for the loop.
Last edited by LostCause; 04-14-2009 at 14:56. Reason: I actually looked at the picture of the product and answered my own question.
On top of replacing the loops with triptease, I also painted the tops of the stakes white, and then put a coating of glow-in-the-dark paint over the white, then topped it off with a layer of clear coat.
I just ordered some more stakes and I don't plan on modding those so I can still have a more stealthy hang.
Thanks for the reply Cannibal.
I just ordered a bunch of stuff from there also, including the stakes. I've used the aluminum tri-stakes from Vargo, and liked them, so I hope these work out as well.
I like the idea of using triptease for the loop--easier to see in the dark, without having all those laser lines.
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