Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes

[BOW HUNTER13]

Thinking of doing some late deer hunting in my Tipi.I know the ground will be frozen ,any ideas to get the stakes in the ground.Thanks

[northwesthunter84]

use rocks or logs as anchors

[KFhunter]

tie your tent to brush 


seriously though,  I got some lightweight stakes off amazon but haven't tried to pound them into the frozen ground, nor would I!

I'd actually just use some big spike nails and a hammer and some washers like Bearpaw uses,  hardware store buy a fist full by the pound. 

 

[Magnum_Willys]

Aluminum gutter nails.

[Badhabit]

Cordless drill.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Bring a torch to get them out.🤣

[ghosthunter]

Hiking in or by the truck?

Torch heat up metal stakes and pound in.

You would be surprised under larger trees ground may not be frozen.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Hiking in or by the truck?

Torch heat up metal stakes and pound in.

You would be surprised under larger trees ground may not be frozen.

Nice reversal.👍

[BOW HUNTER13]

Thanks for the ideas the spot iam looking at is old road bed just found spot on on x maps.Ill be ready to use all your info.Thanks

[jstone]

Walk the R/R tracks and get some old
spikes

[Stein]

Get old school stakes or big nails and a 2.5 pound sledge.

Or, let your buddy figure it out.

It’s rarely that cold.


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[Magnum_Willys]

Walk the R/R tracks and get some old
spikes

  I don't know if strong enough?   Hope he's not backpacking.   

[BOW HUNTER13]

Ill be hunting from truck,my buddy was in area last week and had trouble with stakes.Just looking for ideas from people that have been there.Thanks guys great ideas

[Okanagan]

use rocks or logs as anchors

^^ This.^^

I have a tipi and have camped with it in -25 and colder F, and in such cold don't bother with tent pegs.  Use large rocks and heavy sections of log.  A log (or pole) several feet long, wedged against two or more large rocks to hold it in place, will take several tie-puts on the one log.  That makes for fast set up.  If there is a tree or bush in the right place, tie to it as well.  Placing the back side of the tipi along a brush line gives a row of bushes to tie to.

The rocks and logs are so efficient and easy to use that on my last trip, I used them for all but one or two tie-outs in mild weather. 

Love my Seek Outside tipi and my only annoyance is that it has SO many tie outs if I rig all of them.