Tent Stakes 101: The Vital Role of Tent Stakes and Why They Matter!
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Bob, I too have an assortment of stakes that I use. Please inform your audience that if they choose to use straight rebar as their preferred choice that they should also install a "rebar cap" to the tops so nobody gets "speared" if they were to accidentally fall. Same reason they are required on construction sites!
Good subject! The first time in Quartzite I set up my outdoor kitchen tent. My neighbor (Dez) came over and laughed at my stakes. He lent me his heavy duty stakes for the month I was there. He saved me! Of course, we had some days with high winds 🙏
It's not a bad idea to have some tent bags too. If you camp on a large flat rock slab, you can fill the bags that you tie to your stake loops with smaller rocks or sand and it will keep your tent from becoming a kite.
That is a great idea.
That's what I'll need at my Florida lot. 👍
I've had my share of crappy stakes. Thank you, Bob, for the show and tell on several different stakes, especially in what type of ground to use them. A few of them I've never seen before, and am I glad you introduced them to me here. It's so disappointing when crappy stakes ruin the day!
Good tent stake review! One thing I have experienced with the nail style with the orange plastic tops is that the plastic tends to break overtime from ill placed hammer blows. I have had excellent experiences with the other recommendations when using them in the right environments. ✌️
They are also susceptible to damage from the sun, over time. If one eventually breaks, replace all of them.
Thank you I was wondering about the plastic top breaking. I won't get that one. I always pound my stakes in with a rock which is of course irregularly shaped so it would break the plastic on the first go I imagine.
Great advice. I have a decent collection of replacement stakes that come with gear. Added dog tie-out stakes to my collection. They look like a corkscrew on steroids and work well in most soils found in the eastern USA.
Thats a great idea 👍👍
I use the curly que, "pigs tail" especially in sand or Forest soil, in hard rocky soil I get it started, then pour a little water, wait a bit and sink it the rest of the way. No Hammer needed, but I always have a long screwdriver or something to use as a lever to Twist it in. It never fails
I'd not seen the big orang one before. I never camp in the sand, but good to know that one exists.
I had a engineer fellow, working nearby my camp in NM, pay me a visit (to remind me about the sacred area I was camped near, GIVE me 4 of those rebar stakes w/the ring welded on. I've had to use a couple of them a couple times, but the ones that came with my Gazelle T4 OE usually do the trick. Sometimes I've had to resort to a nearby tree. Also, using my vehicle as a windblock is useful, when possible.
I'm filing this info away for the next time I plan to set up a tent. Thanks Bob!
I'm not a nomad, but when I camp, I use large lagbolts with washers as stakes, I put them in with a cordless impact driver, it works a treat at the hard gravel pads at campsites.
You're absolutely right Bob different steaks for different soils. This is great for all those that are just starting out and don't know this. Thank you
That was really very helpful. We struggle with our Clam staying put,and now I realize why! Thank you Bob!
I’ve got a few home made stakes made from rebar in a welders shop so thanks Bob great info 😊
I’ve been really impressed with long “lag screws” too (giant wood screws), just drive them in and out with a socket on a cheap reversible cordless drill. They pull themselves in and between rocks, and never bend.
What length do you use?
@@Frantic618. Longer the better but I think they’re 8 or 10 inches.
🏕🌬if in soft sand get a good rope put through loop and wrap woods lay flat and bury in each four corners, a least a foot down. Won't go nowhere 😊
I used sand parachutes made from bandanas and 550 cord to good effect
I've used the military tent stakes for camouflage netting systems, they're about 16 inches long, aluminum, sort of an angle iron shape with a tapered end, T shape, and very durable. Good points on the stakes.
Best tent/tarp stakes i use at the beach are small 9x16 inch hessian/jute sandbags, part fill and tie off so they fold in the middle to take a loop of guy line and bury them as ground anchors similar to using a spare wheel and winch for self recovery off-roading 😁
We just got back from camping by the ocean...you are absolutely right Bob, the proper stake makes all the difference because we had the wrong ones. This was informative. I'm going to use your advice. What perfect timing for this video. Thank you.👍😁
I actually found this really helpful 🙂
This is a great video for me. I have been so confused when trying to buy stakes for my tent because the cheap stakes that came with it just don’t do the job!
I'm glad you made this video. I just bought my first tent (it's still shipping) and I had no knowledge about stakes (or tents in general). I did some research on the tent, but not on the stakes, so this is helpful.
From personal experience GRK branded lag screws work great. I don't deal with alot of sand. An impact driver and the biggest and longest you can afford. Paint the tops with bright paint. Best stakes i have found.
Get several of the auger screw dog stakes, cheap at harbor freight.
Thank you for another informative video. Camping all my life, so I had lots of tent stakes and usually find some every trip. I will admit the ones that come with budget tents, tend to be better used for drawer stops or other purposes. This was a very good summary. Thank you again for the video.
Ty for this info. I did not know those yellow plastic ones were good for anything.
I use lag bolts, 10 inch, and they work well for the desert. Be careful, though, the soil in the Northwest (Washington specifically) is basically solid rock.
This info is useful. Glad to see you sticking to simple useful subject.
You don't know what you don't know. Knowledge is power. Thanks Bob.
Great subject… I had 4 of those rebarb ones.
The aluminum military tent stakes are also excellent and cheap.👍
Thanks Bob for the tent stake info.
Thank you Bob! This is very useful information, which I needed to know!
Yes, you d need to tell me about tent stakes Bob. I really needed to know this and the timing was perfect. Thank you!
CheapRVLiving - where I go to keep learning. Thanks for the details. And your commenters are helpful, too!
Thank you I've always been perplexed by this topic, and I didn't really want to invest the money to try them all. I always have a problem with them coming out. Usually, I end up putting my gear in all the corners so it's kind of okay but I would prefer that they stay in lol.
Best stake and way to have a gazebo type tent stay in heavy winds. We live full-time in an RV park and behind us is wide open space we get a lotta wind. We’re in New Mexico I really want like a gazebo tent, but hubby said no we’re not getting one because no matter what I do it will just blow away
Quick-Set Clam Traveler screen tent and some big lag screws it’ll Never get away. Lots of reviews say it holds up great in wind.
Bob YOU Rock!
I was researching text dates and found this video. I know nothing about camping so thank you.
Can get short rebar at home depot or one of those stores and I would paint them orange, I use the screw in dog stakes in softer ground, harbor freight or get them almost anywhere
Very enlightening video! Thank you very much for your advice! It is
greatly appreciated! Sincere regards!
Very helpful Bob ! Thanks
I got my nail stakes at harbor freight. Have green glow in the dark tops
A lot there I didn’t know! Thanks for info!
Helpful for a beginner like me
Thank you Bob! I needed this info about stakes especially about the sand I have been wondering about how ppl who live in the desert keep from blowing away.
I find that dog tie-out stakes, the longer heavy corkscrew type for larger K9s, are reliable against strong winds. Excessively rocky and hard packed soil might require a rebar stake.
I've double staked in case of very windy conditions. The second set of stakes are placed about 12" out from the first set, then roped onto each other. Thick zip ties adjacent each side of the rope knots adds some stay power to wind shaken ropes.
Very informative video, I used screwdrivers
Walmart in the pet section has screw in stakes to tether a dog. they work great for tent stakes, better than the ones in the camping isle.
Thank you ❤
I carry different stakes for different soils and camping styles (car vs. bikepacking vs backpacking), but I basically use the heavy duty nail types, lightweight aluminum, and a heavier standard metal type for where I camp.
Note that some beach-side tent sites have wood decking to pitch the tent on, and you will need a completely different system than stakes (think straps/toggles).
Helpful hint, no matter what tent stake you use, stake the tent down before you pitch it if there is any kind of wind.
Failed to include impact driving 8" to 12" x 3/8" to 1/2" diameter lag bolts with fender washers.
Thank you. I've got a huge collection of the little stakes that come with everything, but they seemed useless to me and I appreciate the recommendations. I'm thinking the little ones might be good to bend into hooks.
plastic stake suck if pulling out of tough ground. The plastic breaks trying to pry the thing up.
Good info.
Thanks for sharing.
Great review and detailed information for tent stakes Bob. Your in-depth reviews are very inspirational. 🙏
Thank you Bob
Good info Bob. I have the standard nail stakes but also invested in the rebar stakes as well. Have options if you can.
That was veey helpful! 👍 Thank you
it's the high stakes episode!! Ming
I want to try the lag bolt method with power driver I saw used at Quartzsite... 👀😊
Nice detail !
right on, Bob :)
Bravo
14 year scout master here.
A good stake at fair price:
Gutter nails
Wow thank you very much ❤
I'm laughing at myself here -- what does it say about me that I have all of these stakes except the rebar ones? I can attest to the fact that all of them do the job, as Bob stated. I fly a lot of larger kites with 300lb line in pretty strong winds -- that orange one is awesome, though getting it back out is often a real chore for wimpy people like me.
I am excited to see those rebar stakes -- I'm going to have to get some now, because I encounter rocky soil quite often these days. I will say that it's probably not a great idea to tie something directly to that welded ring -- I'd use it for sure, though, I'd just wrap line through the ring and around the rebar. That way the ring could prevent your line from slipping off the top of the stake
Thanks for another great tutorial, Bob!
P.S. It's a good idea to inspect your plastic stakes before each use -- they can get work hardened by hammering and heat. Mine are still usable after years of use, but they all have pieces of the thinner, more abused, top missing.
I have the large coil types.
All this talk about stakes has made me hungry for a steak 🥩. 😊
I’ve seen large screws you can drill in and out- vs pounding with a hammer
I’ve also used the spiral stakes used to tie up a dog. They are good for multiple types of soil.
#Grateful 🙏 love you guys, thank you, #mahalo
"I've never broken one off" Probably shouldn't have said that! 😱
Anyone have experience with ground grabba type screw stakes? Drive in with impact driver. Look good for sand but expensive
I trashed all those cheap plastic stakes and bought pole barn nails with a large washer for each.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Use an auger!
Stakes & eggs!
I have to say, until you've had a hub style tent wall collapse during a rainstorm, you don't fully appreciate what's at stake. 😉
🙂👍
I now have a weird craving for a steak. 🤭😉
Buy the right stake and don't make a big "mistake" 😏
I'm hungry for a steak
Yay! Me Wells is in on! 🫶
I prefer filet mignon, but I would settle for a T-bone. Those are my preferred steaks.🥸 I know others thought of it, but I can’t help it when it’s in my head it’s gotta come out. AKA as Nature lover.