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Easton 6″ stakes
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Jan 21, 2006 at 6:07 pm #1217586
Now that I have them, can anyone tell me what you think of them ?
Has anyone changed to the 9″ type ?
FrancoJan 21, 2006 at 7:03 pm #1349081Yes (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.
Jan 22, 2006 at 9:58 am #1349092I’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.
Jan 24, 2006 at 1:30 pm #1349200Thanks for your insight.
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