Post by: Rob on October 01, 2020, 11:24:18 AM
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYZOKHJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These things are 9 inches long. They have a mushroom head and can take a pounding by a hammer or Rock to set if need be.
The core is Carbon fiber, and the shell is Aluminum.
They weigh in at 0.49 ounces each. This is a shade heavier than some of the other light weight stakes out there (1/10 to 2/10's) but having a 9 inch stake in soft or loose ground can be the difference between staying put, and pulling out.
MSR makes a 6 inch version that is lighter than pretty much anything else I have seen on the market (Perhaps even lighter than the titanium Shepard hook stakes).
They are far from cheap, but I love them! I think they actually lift my pack up off the ground like helium when I pack them.
Post by: fowl smacker on October 01, 2020, 11:54:09 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 01, 2020, 12:02:04 PM
Post by: Rob on October 01, 2020, 12:02:32 PM
I was just excited to find a 9 inch stake you can pound on with a hammer that was under 1/2 an ounce!
Post by: Rob on October 01, 2020, 12:03:15 PM
Do you mind if I ask what kind of a tent you are using these on?
I am a tent collector....
I got them for my seek Cimarron. But I have used them on my Big Agnus Fly creek too.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 01, 2020, 12:03:54 PM
Post by: savagehunter on October 01, 2020, 04:43:59 PM
Post by: jackelope on October 01, 2020, 04:57:54 PM
Hmmm....
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Post by: kentrek on October 01, 2020, 05:23:50 PM
When my all carbon steaks bust this winter I will be replacing them with the ops suggested :tup:
Post by: 3dvapor on October 01, 2020, 05:31:33 PM
Post by: Rob on October 02, 2020, 04:22:00 AM
This is what sent me on the mission to upgrade.
The Msr carbon cores are over priced but I could not be happier!
Post by: actionshooter on October 03, 2020, 07:22:59 PM
https://www.rei.com/product/682543/msr-ground-hog-stake
Post by: yakimanoob on October 05, 2020, 08:33:45 AM
Only T-rated carbon fiber ice tools are sufficient for the high hunt. Everyone knows this.
This is the one I used on the VII climb up into the basin where we found that bear, and also to dispatch the wounded animal.
Post by: 444Marlin on November 14, 2020, 07:03:06 PM
The seek tents are great... the stakes they sent with it are the worst I have ever had! I bent 1 to 2 every time i set it up. 2 broke. I have never broken a stake before!I thought I was the only one that was destroying the seek outside stakes. I think I've slowly replaced most of them. It when I camp in designated campsites that have very hard-packed ground/gravel that is the problem. I use the Nine Inch Nail - steel stakes for car camping. I might pick up a few of those MSR stakes for the trail trips.
This is what sent me on the mission to upgrade.
The Msr carbon cores are over priced but I could not be happier!
Post by: Rob on November 16, 2020, 05:38:51 AM
I find it hard to believe that Seek has such great tents, and they go cheap on the stakes. Such a spendy tent with garbage stakes!
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 16, 2020, 05:45:48 AM
Post by: 444Marlin on November 26, 2020, 09:22:45 AM
With the Cimarron tent, the 4 corners typically need to be the most bomb-proof, and the sides and doors can be a little 'less' bomb proof. The door stakes I like to put a little hi-vis/reflective cordage on it to ensure I don't kick it on the way in or out.
I also tie a longer glow-in the dark section of paracord to the zipper pulls. I'm one of those guys in his late 40's who needs to get up several times a night....
Post by: MtnMuley on November 26, 2020, 09:27:46 AM