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Title: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on December 08, 2019, 02:28:40 PM: 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
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: northwesthunter84 on December 08, 2019, 02:30:45 PM: use rocks or logs as anchors
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: KFhunter on December 08, 2019, 02:32:18 PM: tie your tent to brush :chuckle:

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.
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 08, 2019, 02:42:20 PM: Aluminum gutter nails.
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Badhabit on December 08, 2019, 02:44:05 PM: Cordless drill.
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 08, 2019, 02:46:10 PM: Bring a torch to get them out.🤣
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: ghosthunter on December 08, 2019, 02:58:10 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 08, 2019, 02:59:44 PM: Quote from: ghosthunter on December 08, 2019, 02:58:10 PM
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.👍
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on December 08, 2019, 03:29:30 PM: 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
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: jstone on December 08, 2019, 03:36:01 PM: Walk the R/R tracks and get some old
spikes
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Stein on December 08, 2019, 03:58:17 PM: 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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Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 08, 2019, 04:03:57 PM: Quote from: jstone on December 08, 2019, 03:36:01 PM
Walk the R/R tracks and get some old
spikes
I don't know if strong enough? Hope he's not backpacking. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on December 08, 2019, 04:58:37 PM: 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 :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Ideas on frozen ground tent stakes
Post by: Okanagan on December 08, 2019, 05:25:48 PM: Quote from: northwesthunter84 on December 08, 2019, 02:30:45 PM
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.