3 Coat hanger "U" stakes + 1 snow stake which serves as the potty trowel, ground loosener for the U stakes when the ground is hard and as the 4th stake. The "U" stakes weigh about 2 g.
3 Coat hanger "U" stakes + 1 snow stake which serves as the potty trowel, ground loosener for the U stakes when the ground is hard and as the 4th stake. The "U" stakes weigh about 2 g.
I have used the Golite Y stakes for close to a year now and have never had any problems.
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Another vote for groundhogs. They are the best stakes ever to sink into a variety of soil consistencies.
A number of people, including myself, have ordered tri stakes from goinggear.com. They seem nice, but I haven't had a chance to try them yet.
You can read more about it hear: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=8077
Knotty
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And what is the favorite method of pounding in the various stakes?
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
I'm new to all this, but I used a rock on my last trip. Saved me from having to carry a hatchet.
Knotty
"Don't speak unless it improves the silence." -proverb
DIY Gathered End Hammock
DIY Stretch-Side Hammock
Stretch-Side "Knotty Mod"
DIY Bugnet
East Coast=Boot Heel.
Mountain West=Big Rock. When the first one cracks, you pick up the next one.![]()
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Yet another vote for the MSR Groundhog. I like to put a Figure 9 on the end of the cord loop on it for super easy tarp adjustments.
I'll second what TAK said, a good push with the bottom of the heel. If for some reason that doesn't work, I just grab a BFR and give it a good whack.
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Gotta go with the groundhog. For me, switching to the groundhog was as much an epiphany as switching from a tent to a hammock.
"I used to be sane, but now I'm better."
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