Yummy Stakes

“I'm looking for a good set of Y tent stakes as my hook stakes suck in snow, sand, and loose ground (duh). I'm considering the GoLite Y-Stakes or the MSR Groundhog Stakes. Any thoughts on those or any suggestions for better ones?”

“Anyone?”

“I have a couple of the MSR Groundhog Stakes I use fore and aft on the high stress lines of my TarpTent.
Light and very strong. They come with a loop of cord on the top which is needed to pull the dang things out of the ground when breaking camp.”

“How dare you create a gear-related thread on TT! Have you no shame?”

“Dub - Be sure and take a 5# hammer to drive them in. ;-)”

“5# hammer! I'm going all out and getting the 8# model! Ohio Hiker says that on Mars it weighs less than the 5# model but works better.

I'm sorry Chips for starting something backpacking related [slaps wrist].

I think I'm going to go with the Groundhogs. I've been doing some reading on the other side (since no one was answering here) and they seem to work well. Plus SS recommends them.

Anyone know the difference between the Groundhog and the Groundhog II?”

“Aluminum spouting nails work great and they are cheap as dirt.”

“It's easy to make your own Y stakes. Well, it is when you have access to the materials and a machine shop, like I do. ;)”

“This I gotta see.....
What grows from them?

You didn't mean gutter nails did you nigal? ;-)”

“I can vouch for the MSR Groundhog stakes. They're not coming out until you take them out. G00SE and I have pitched the Megamid in 35+ mph winds with them without any problems. The 'mid's a really high profile tent and it shook like crazy but the stakes held fine. The also work pretty well in sand and snow as well as hard-packed clay.”

“A woman with access to a machine shop and backpacks too!
Dang, HPM hit the jackpot!”

“LMAO!”

“The funny thing is, I wasn't being funny. ;-)”

“Two jobs ago we had a nice wood/machine shop...I doubt they'd let me use the equipment now...plus by the time I bought the materials and drove there, then my time, I'd be over the $15 for the Groundhogs. But a woman who knows how to use a machine, lathe, mill, and other equipment--now that's awesome.

I read your post over at bp.com about using gutter nails Nigal. Might have to look into that too.”

“treebait - I look forward to meeting you at Ocala this year.
At least I hope I get to meet you.
I missed meeting you last year. Something about a baby kept you from going.

Just don't put y'all's tent near mine. Those pines have a habit of breaking off. ;-)”

“"This I gotta see.....
What grows from them?"

I said SPOUTING not spRouting. Next thing you'll be telling me that soda is called pop.”

“No Nigal. 'Soda' is called Coke.
As in "What kind of Coke do you want"?”

“[sigh] Southerners!”

“Yeah, I hated it when I moved to Ohio and they called it Soda...give me a coke dangit!”

“I've got Groundhogs for my Bug Hut 1 and my Twin Peaks. They don't budge once they're in the ground. They've been pounded into the ground with rocks and aren't damaged by that. They can sometimes be a bit hard to get out of the ground, but its no big deal.

Don't know the difference between a GH and a GH II.”

“The groundhogs are great in soil but not in sand or snow. (You're talking snow here and not a little dusting, right?)


I got these things from campmor:
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=59472&prmenbr=226

I hook them to my tent with mini biners and bury them. There are other methods but these work well.”

“Actually I was talking about a little dusting, maybe six inches of snow max like the snow we encountered on the AT a few weeks ago.

But I'll remember the things from Campmor if I decide to get into some serious snow or sand. Thanks for the link.”

“Cha-ching!”

“I have MH y stakes they work good bit of a pain to drive in. I also have Kelty no benbium stakes the are good.
Yellow plastic stacks have their purpose. I just got MH snow stakes that are fabric. I have some old orange aluminum stakes I am hoping that they will work in snow. Plus all of the original ones that came with my tents.

I think I have a stake fetish.”

“I use the ground hogs for the guy outs on my Akto and the Ti pegs for the other points. Works well fer me.


BTW - What's the diff between the ones and twos?”

“I can't find the difference between the I and the II's...MSR's website makes no mention of it, but online you can buy either type depending on where you shop.”

“Is one set longer than the other or something?”

“ok, the wtf?!? factor made me see what this thread was about

"yummy"?. this is what happens when you have female roommates in college. next youll be painting your toesies and talking about the cute frat boys from delta shmoopie pi”

“Now who went and opened that bottle of ripple for Storm?”

“Actually I made a typo, I meant to call it "yummy steaks" but with my innuendo/serious topic I accidentally put "stakes" since that was what I was looking for.”