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That time a cheap tent stake cost me a whole night's sleep in a Wyoming windstorm
Last July, a gust snapped a bargain-bin aluminum stake, collapsing my tent's vestibule at 2 AM. I spent the next four hours holding the pole in place with my boot. Anyone have a go-to brand for stakes that can actually handle high winds?
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lane.joel10d ago
Man, hugos67 is right, but I just use big rocks when the ground's too hard.
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hugos6710d ago
Ugh, that sounds miserable. I've had good luck with those thick, V-shaped steel stakes from MSR. They bend way less often than thin aluminum ones in rocky ground or wind. Just be ready for the extra weight in your pack.
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