Picked up these on an impulse. They are pretty short at only 6 inches but online reviews seem positive overall. Was wondering if anyone here has tried them especially the light/ultralighters?
Picked up these on an impulse. They are pretty short at only 6 inches but online reviews seem positive overall. Was wondering if anyone here has tried them especially the light/ultralighters?
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Yeah they are good enough... Like you said a little short... I like 8" in softer soil but sometimes the weight is an issue... You can always set a rock on the line right at the tarp, or a log to help give it some extra holding power... Just pay attention to your angle of pull on the tarp and 6" should be fine...
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I almost bought some on impulse at REI last time I was in there. Then I thought to myself "Dude...you have plenty of tent stakes ".
I have been experimenting with shorter stakes for a bit now, I'm using the Easton 6" nano's and what I did to help with the holding ability was on the loop of cord I put a Dutch Ti hook and if the ground was soft I now have the ability to bury that sucker as far in as I can as I hook my tarp line to the hook instead of the stake.
So far it has worked perfectly, only a few times have I had a issue, but I feel if I would have had 8"er's I would have still had a problem (really thick duff). But a log and some rocks fixed that right up.
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I've used these successfully... agree with Brute that the angle of embedment makes a big difference - and I've embedded them all the way to the top of the stake.
My shock cord ties will reflect light which makes finding them in low light conditions much easier.
I've used them on the Tadpole with success... I wish their larger brother came with the same cordage as the Mini.
Two thumbs up. They are just as tough as the originals and half the weight. They stand up to being hammered with a rock.
I use them a lot. I only have 4 so I also use my carbon fiber stakes.
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Those are all I use anymore. Like others have said, the angle matters and so does how they are oriented. You want to make sure the opening of the Y is facing the tie down, which is common sense but it is easy to get them miss aligned if you have to set them in the dark. I also push them in until they are almost buried.
So two thumbs up from me.
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