Easton 6″ stakes

Yes (I think mine are 8″ – haven’t measured them, but the SMD website says 8″), for use with the SMD Lunar Solo ‘e’. However, the application benefits from them – should have used them from the start as Mr. Moak suggests. It’s not so much the holding power, but for properly pitching the canopy to provide increased air flow to reduce condensation while still maintaining a good bite in the ground.

I’ve played with 6 and 9 inch Eastons. The tubing is larger in diameter than most other stakes and disrupt the soil more when they go in. The 6 inchers often loosened the soil so much going in that they would not hold. The 9 inchers did OK. Hard to get in, though. They are more likely to need whacking instead of slipping in with hand pressure or a little judicious foot pressing. I have gone back to skinny stakes.

Thanks for your insight.