Just my 2 cents: One of the things that I carry is a big spike. Like 9 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. When I pitch the tent, I use a rock to pound the spike into the ground opening up the groumd. Then I place the light weight aluminum tent stake into the opening. This way, I can get good purchace of the tent stakes without damaging the delicate aluminum stakes - I leave the spike in the most upwind location of the tent. BTW: I use a standalone tent and have found that if you stake the bottom of the tent to the ground before you insert the poles, It will not blow away. -- Wayne Smith (ò¿ó) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Feb 10 2002 - 04:52:41 PST
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