RE: [Philmont]: tent stakes- gutter spikes

Chris wrote:
> I've seen the aluminum gutter nails hold up well and if driven at a good
> angle they seem to hold, even in a windy rainstorm. My choice for my tent
> are some high end ones that are made from the Easton aluminum tubing that
> tens polls are made from. They have a good point and a nice spool like nob
> at the upper end. The nob has a hole in it and I have threaded
> through it a
> small piece of bright cord tied in a loop. When pulling up stakes you yank
> the first one but then use it to pull up the loop on the next
> stakes making
> it easier (you'd be surprised how hard it is to pull up a stake
> sometimes at
> Philmont!)

These are my favorite, too. I think I've only seen one that was rendered
unusable in 5 years of backpacking. I've gone out and bought these for
every new tent I've had. When I find them on sale, I buy them by the
handful for future use. I think everyone in the crew ended up buying them
from my stock by the time we headed to Philmont. They aren't cheap, but
they are light and virtually indestructible.

David DeLano
Phoenix, AZ
Troop 5
Crew 124

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Received on Mon May 12 00:42:55 2003