If you have lots of cord with you, just tie your stake loops to some driftwood and bury it horizontally six to twelve inches in the sand. The driftwood doesn't have to be very large -- a foot long is usually more than sufficient. Large stones work, too. The plastic grocery bags might work, as well. You could take them along as a backup. For sand stakes I use semi-tubular aluminum stakes about 10 inches long. A nice thing about this style is that the stakes nest together, so they take up relatively little room in the kayak. I also use them in snow. Be sure to dull the edges, though, so they won't fray the cord or loop. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Blankibr_at_aol.com [SMTP:Blankibr_at_aol.com] Can any of you really wise paddlers suggest something I can manufacture from materials I already have around the house that I can use as sand stakes? What if I took plastic grocery bags, filled them with sand and buried them. Would that work? *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Oct 03 2003 - 12:12:29 PDT
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