Lightest Stakes

**Cannibal** · 07-04-2009, 00:26

I'm a MSR Groundhog fan. I've used them in the sandy soil of Florida to the rocks of the Rocky Mountains and most everything in between. Fantastic design and pretty light.
The stakes from Going Gear are holding up very nicely and they are packed up for departure in the morning. If they can last the length of the Colorado Trail, Going Gear will be my new stake source!

**ikemouser** · 07-04-2009, 00:35

Yea i ordered 6 of the silver gg stakes today, cant beat the price, i got backups now. Its only aluminum, i dont see how it could be any different than the msr groundhogs, as they are made of simply aluminum as well.

**warbonnetguy** · 07-04-2009, 09:54

Originally Posted by ikemouser

Yea i ordered 6 of the silver gg stakes today, cant beat the price, i got backups now. Its only aluminum, i dont see how it could be any different than the msr groundhogs, as they are made of simply aluminum as well.

the only difference is could tell was the length, the gg stakes were an inch shorter i believe than my msr's. i do like the red color of the msr's too, i think it's easier to spot in the ground or laying around

**Wags** · 07-04-2009, 22:56

i carry 4 stakes for my tarp. 2 AL shepard hooks and 2 Y shaped stakes i pirated from a big agnes tent. if i'm concerned that the stake will pull out of the ground i simply place a rock or something heavy on top of it. has worked so far but i haven't been hammocking that long

**Bulldawg** · 07-07-2009, 07:24

For what it's worth, I am a big fan of the Easton's. Very light, strong, solid...

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...al_stakes.html

**gargoyle** · 07-07-2009, 07:56

I like to pack these.
http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/200...6F6178A68B340C

**Knotty** · 07-07-2009, 13:02

Originally Posted by gargoyle

I like to pack these.
http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/200...6F6178A68B340C

That's a lot of weight to carry around.

**gargoyle** · 07-07-2009, 15:55

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...a%3DN%26um%3D1Yeah, but I have down-sized. Might have seen me on the trail before.

**beep** · 07-09-2009, 18:19

I carry a mix of titanium shepherd hooks and Easton aluminum stakes (the 8" version). I mix'n'match depending on the soil type and the need for holding power. The smaller shepherd hooks are easier in rocky soil to find a way to "thread" around sub-surface rocks, and the Easton stakes are better for high stress use or in sandy/loose soil.

**koaloha05** · 07-09-2009, 19:40

If needed or desired these stakes can double up as trowel. Not the best digging tool. But beats your fingers. So if you consider them your trowel. They became weightless stakes.