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Post by red dog on Jun 29, 2015 12:02:30 GMT -8
Need some DIY ideas for sand anchors to rig a tarp on the beach for shade. REI has Sand/Snow Anchors and Stakes, but I'm too cheap to spend that kind of money.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jun 29, 2015 13:19:21 GMT -8
Two foot lengths of white PVC pipe with whole drilled through one end for a cord loop, angle cut the other end so, like a needle tip, it will penetrate easier. Anybody you know that's done a landscape irrigation project probably has extra in the back of their shed.
OR a 1" by 10 foot piece will cost 4 bucks at Home Depot. 3/4" by 10 feet, $2.81
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Post by gabby on Jun 29, 2015 19:19:29 GMT -8
I found this online...LOL...actually just testing my "forum skillset" here: I think I'd try to get ahold of "schedule 20" vs. "schedule 40" PVC if at all possible in the size you buy. Might be marginally easier to work with. I've played around with making a "pooptube" from larger diameter "schedule 20" PVC (6"?) some time ago. Wow! You can even change image size on this forum by simply adjusting the "max-width" parameter in the code on the "BBCode" tab at the bottom of the "Edit Post" window. Just Wow! [img src="http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh156/G-BEH-2/IMG_2047.jpg" style="max-width:50%;"]
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Post by red dog on Jun 29, 2015 21:21:01 GMT -8
Nice catch on the image sizing gabby! I think I am going to like this place.
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Post by zeke on Jun 30, 2015 10:15:37 GMT -8
Same answers as I gave you before. Fill stuff sacks with sand, tie off to the sack. When i use dry bags, I turn them inside out to keep most of the sand on the outside. Rinse well before using again as a stuff sack or dry bag.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jun 30, 2015 11:51:06 GMT -8
I've read about anchoring on beach sands with supermarket plastic bags. Can't think of anything cheaper or lighter. Maybe those who've tried this can comment yay or nay. it works (like using stuff sacks as deadmen for winter snow camping...), but digging the hole is a lot more work than simply pushing a couple of pipes into the sand....
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Post by johnnyray on Jun 30, 2015 15:15:35 GMT -8
I like the idea of PVC pipe cut on an angle haven't tried it but would be easier in the field than filling and burying bags, though bulkier to carry than empty bags or flat stakes that nest, hmmm.
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Post by swiftdream on Jun 30, 2015 15:57:57 GMT -8
Usually I just find and lay rocks on top of MSR groundhogs after driving them in and that works pretty well in loose sand and wind but I'm looking for a few bigger more secure stakes I can use for this too. Carrying rocks takes up energy and time. The PVC idea looks interesting.
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Post by theo on Jul 1, 2015 10:01:05 GMT -8
Still don't get why anyone would want sand in their steak.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 1, 2015 10:02:04 GMT -8
Still don't get why anyone would want sand in their steak. Roughage. Like when those "rice cakes" were all the rage.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 2, 2015 8:52:01 GMT -8
Old aluminum pie plates?
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Post by red dog on Jul 6, 2015 6:17:28 GMT -8
Some very good ideas here gang. Thanks
All of these solutions look pretty simple (and cheap, I like cheap) I think I’ll go ahead and prepare several different types since everything is easy. I’ll try to remember to write up a critique when I get back from Mexico in October.
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Post by tigger on Jul 6, 2015 14:06:03 GMT -8
Bamboo stakes work great in snow. I suspect they'd work as well in sand and are extremely light.
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Post by hikingtiger on Jul 8, 2015 17:48:25 GMT -8
I've used plastic grocery sacks with no problem. I either double or triple bag them (depending on how many I have handy.) dig out a hole (and fill the bags with that), put the bag in the hole, and cover.
Two half-hitches on the tarp and a taut line in the bags and you're good to go.
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Post by dayhiker on Jul 13, 2015 6:51:33 GMT -8
Not cheap: store.kifaru.net/snow-sand--tundra-sst-pins-p96.aspxA friend said these would be easy to make, you would need to put something at the end to keep the line from sliding off the end. These are great in snow, just use like an ordinary stake, don't have to wait for them to set or anything, at least in the wet snow of the PNW, I use the short ones. Dead men, require one to fill and bury AND then tied with tension to the stake loop, with additional line, or pretty could position to use cord from stuff sake to stake loop etc. EDIT: Old pole sections might work (hollow ones), add stopper and pull cord with drill.
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