Tent Stakes

[Ozark Ridge Rider]

The spiral dog stakes with the triangle at the top work great. Set them out about 3 feet at a 45 degree angle from each corner and secure them with ratchet straps. They'll hold an incredible amount of wind. Your sides will be torn off before the top and frame let go.

[super8mm]

I have some of the ratchet straps too but I think I will use my ROK straps, they are a web strap but have about 10" of heavy rubber in them so there is a bit of give, and should one break it wont snap back like a bungee strap.

http://www.rokstraps.com/moto.html

[knotty]

Thanks knotty, this is mainly for my canopy tent that I use for a clan tent, last year it was sort of like a sail. I had used 3 stakes on each corner from my camping tent and drove then in at different angles, they lasted about 5 minutes "LOL"

I saw some plastic ones and they just don't have anything to grip with, and if I start doing games in KS and OK I will need something that will hold

most of the places I go will be mostly plain dirt to big ROCKS

2 liter pop bottles filled with water (2 kilos) attached with small bungee is handy for taming gusts.

[super8mm]

hmmm not quite, last year I was standing and holding the frame and it actually bumped me off my feet once, it blew some books from Clan Ross tent next to me over to the middle of my tent

[Hawk]

The ones I mentioned above, from Home Depot, come in three different sizes. The smaller size, which twists in and will hold quite a bit, I believe are on sale now equaling out to be about one dollar a piece......

Hawk

[super8mm]

Thanks Hawk, I will swing by there today and take a look

[Mark R]

Use these to hold down my 10x20 canopy tent. Use the 2 ft long ones which have the head and the side hook welded to the shaft for attaching your straps. These are heavy duty, forged steel stakes. Been thru 60+ mph winds and heavy storms and these have never failed to hold. Made by Pioneer Forge.

Believe they run about $12 each.

http://www.breakersteel.com/tenthome.aspx

[Pleater]

I have some shiny steel ones - about 18 inches long if I remember right. I used them at the four corners of a dome tent and got laughed at by the family who were sleeping in their car next morning.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[super8mm]

Thanks Mark, those look pretty good, are 24" ones hard to pull out?

[auld argonian]

I have some shiny steel ones - about 18 inches long if I remember right. I used them at the four corners of a dome tent and got laughed at by the family who were sleeping in their car next morning.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Oh, yeah….been there, done that…I've gotten up after late night thunderstorms to find that mine is the only tent left standing. Loved the one time I got to watch some guy try to retrieve his tent from where it was floating in the middle of a lake.

Best

AA