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Post by hikerjer on Mar 1, 2020 13:56:00 GMT -8
Well, I've herd of hot women but that one takes the cake.
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Post by almostthere on Mar 1, 2020 15:48:14 GMT -8
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Post by swiftdream on Mar 1, 2020 15:48:42 GMT -8
Whatever you use, count them and make sure you have them all when you leave a site. I have a process for that. Never deviate from the process! We lost one that way and made a system too. But we lost a good groundhog once at Muley Point this n the high wind of a hellacious storm when the front vestibule flung one into the desert. Seems like we should have been able to find it but no dice. I keep extras when car camping. As far as rocks, moving then can disturb some sites. At White Pocket we camped cowboy style and needed rocks to hold down our groundsheet in the evening breeze. Under one rock was the biggest green scorpion I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen more scorpions by moving rocks for camp than any other way and they are at many elevators. Not good things to disturb when cowboy camping. Ha ha…
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Post by texasbb on Mar 1, 2020 16:07:47 GMT -8
I don't get all the hatred for Eastons. I've tried lots of others but always come back to Eastons for standard equipment.
Yes, there are situations where a Groundhog will hold better, but it'll also pierce just about any boot sole and sever whatever blood vessels it can find on the other side.
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Post by gabby on Mar 1, 2020 16:13:26 GMT -8
they are at many elevators Me also. Trying to be thorough, I once did a study of color in order to coat my stakes with something that would always stand out. The orange-red in my photos wasn't the result of the study, but a first attempt. The study suggested BLUE. @idahowalker, you have a real knack for heating up a dull discussion of stakes.
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Post by gabby on Mar 1, 2020 16:28:18 GMT -8
I don't get all the hatred for Eastons. I've tried lots of others but always come back to Eastons for standard equipment. Yes, there are situations where a Groundhog will hold better, but it'll also pierce just about any boot sole and sever whatever blood vessels it can find on the other side. Okay, I have to admit that I've been holding back information, though it may or may not be all that interesting to those of you who hold a bad opinion of Easton hollow steaks - er, stakes. I guess I'm just plain ol' greedy. The supplier has been out of these, and they won't be back in stock until April. I've been trying to get my hands on a sample of Big Sky Tube Steaks ( that's not an error, guys!), because I've heard good things about them. They're strong, they're light, they're a pretty good color (but not blue), and they supposedly cure the problem with the other Eastons by having the "cap" inside of the stake itself, instead of just on top, so that you can't pull it out when you tug on the cord. bigskyproducts.com/big-sky-tube-steak-stake-peg.aspxI admit also to reading this review on Section Hiker, which sparked my interest. sectionhiker.com/big-sky-tube-steak-al-tent-stakes-review/I feel really bad about this, I do.
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Post by almostthere on Mar 1, 2020 16:54:07 GMT -8
I don't have a "bad opinion" of the Eastons. I have had a few sets. At least four of them lost the head, after not really a whole lot of abuse. What I have is an observation that if I buy stakes, I buy more of the ones that didn't break out of a desire to have all of the stakes last longer. The groundhogs have at times bent -- none of them are broken and all of them are still functional. Except for the cheap groundhog knockoffs, that came with some cheesy tent my boyfriend bought -- a couple of those snapped like twigs. The last Tarptent standing (I've had three over the years) has the remaining Eastons that survived the Great Gradual Self Culling of Eastons. I've heard that the brand has gotten better... but I'll replace the Eastons with groundhogs, at the eventual end of the road for them.
Yes, we have multiple tents. At the moment - two Tarptents, one Lightheart Solo, one GoLite Shangri La. And two hammock tarps requiring four and six stakes respectively.
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Post by swiftdream on Mar 1, 2020 16:54:54 GMT -8
they are at many elevators Me Supposed to spell elevations. I use Safari and it’s mostly fine predictive feature as I have a terrible time with reading and working with print and less than 20/200 vision. I am legally blind. But hey, I’m still going on some wicked hikes several times a week and the National Library of Congress gave me a key to the entire audio library. We are talking over 120,000 books and many are modern best sellers. Gotta do what you can in this crazy life. I’ll try to do better at proofing my posts. Ha ha
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Post by gabby on Mar 1, 2020 17:13:44 GMT -8
Gotta do what you can in this crazy life. I’ll try to do better at proofing my posts. Ha ha And you have it right. More my problem than yours, I'd suggest. They just jump out at me - unless they're in my own productions. There's probably some word or phrase for that condition: hopefully, it doesn't contain obscenities.
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Post by BigLoad on Mar 1, 2020 17:29:15 GMT -8
But we lost a good groundhog once at Muley Point this n the high wind of a hellacious storm when the front vestibule flung one into the desert. I've never been able to camp at Muley Point. There's always either too much snow or too much mud when I'm in the area. I oddly have better luck with Snow Flat Road.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 1, 2020 17:59:27 GMT -8
Opps, I guess what I really meant was a large number of really attractive women. Fixed it.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 1, 2020 18:07:00 GMT -8
I’ll try to do better at proofing my posts. Ha ha Likewise. There's always someone who picks up on the most innocent of mistakes, e.k.a. "almost there" Worse than, Ms. Aden, my third grade teacher.
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Post by swiftdream on Mar 1, 2020 18:13:22 GMT -8
But we lost a good groundhog once at Muley Point this n the high wind of a hellacious storm when the front vestibule flung one into the desert. I've never been able to camp at Muley Point. There's always either too much snow or too much mud when I'm in the area. I oddly have better luck with Snow Flat Road. We did get hit with some snow in the big wind storm that got us there. I am afraid of the roads up there after a good rain, the incredibly tenacious mud. So we took our stand there, the amazing view all the way to Monument Valley. Double staked the tent and gave the roads time to dry. It is an incredible area.
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Post by franco on Mar 1, 2020 18:26:07 GMT -8
A couple of suggestions with the Easton. If you need to pound them in , try to hit them square on the head as you would with a nail. If you want to bend a nail, don't hit it square...same thing* When you pull them out, give them a nudge with your foot , then extract. BTW, I prefer the 8" versions. I like the Y type (and use them too) but I have stood on one barefooted a few times. ( not necessarily the same one) * I have had a fair share of faulty nails over the year. You get a packet of them, they all look the same but some bend and others don't......
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Post by gabby on Mar 1, 2020 18:28:52 GMT -8
Likewise. There's always someone who picks up on the most innocent of mistakes, e.k.a. "almost there" Worse than, Ms. Aden, my third grade teacher. Okay, dammit. Let's all meet @ Muley Point and discuss this. (I think I can get there.)
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