Tarp Stakes

[G Maurice]

I bring two Groundhogs for the main tieouts of my diamond asym tarp. If the wind is bad enough to add more tieouts I bring a couple of MSR Needle stakes. Those little buggers are strong!

[hawghangar]

If positioned properly, the tri-Y shapes allow you to do a quick wrap with your guyline to secure. very easy. see video example below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...UmNOwBAw#t=260

[hutzelbein]

I tried different stakes. Ended up with the Groundhogs. They are certainly not the lightest (but not the heaviest either). I like them because they are super tough - I have used stones to pound them into some hard or even rocky soil, but there's hardly a mark on them. They have also worked well with any type of ground I encountered up to now, which means I don't need to worry about what conditions I might find. They're good allround stakes.

I also got some micro Groundhogs, which are a smaller, lighter version of the standard Groundhogs. I use those for the tie outs of my hammock and points that don't get as much pull. No complaints up to now.

[craige]

I use alpkit y beams, same thing as groundhogs. The soil here varies so much that carrying ti pins often isn't practical for main tie outs. Often the soil is either so soft you can't get decent tension on the tarp without the pegs pulling out or it is too thin or rocky to get a flimsy peg in.

The y beams hold well in all the soils I've come across so far and can be hammered in without too much worry.

I did manage to bend one, it was half way in and hit a rock so I stepped on it (full weight) and it bent a little bit.