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    Dennis Park
    BPL Member

    @dpark

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    Anybody use just 6.5" shepherd's crook titanium stakes for this shelter? Are they adequate?

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    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    That's what I use but they're sort of marginal

    They can rotate in the ground and the guyline slip off

    And they tend to bend when I pound them in hard ground

    I often put a large rock on top which helps

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    Andrew Weldon
    BPL Member

    @hypnolobster

    If you have rotation issues with Ti needle stakes, check out the ones from Lawson Equipment.

    http://lawsonequipment.com/All-Products/Ti-Hook-Stakes-p883.html
    They've got a more severe bend on the hook, and they don't rotate like most.

    I use aluminum y-stakes most of the time. Ti needles are lighter, but the aluminum Y stakes are a lot more versatile most of the time. I've never really had a catastrophic problem with Ti needles when I do take them out, I just really prefer the safer feeling y-stakes. Bringing 2 or 4 y-stakes for important points and Ti to fill out the rest of the guylines is a pretty good option, too.

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