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$1.50 Ti stakes at myDIYgear.com

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Joe L BPL Member
PostedApr 5, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Ti tent stakes are $1.50 each at myDIYgear.com with free shipping on the stakes. Randy Smith AKA Papa Smurf at Hammock Forums is the seller, says he has 2400 of them. He stocks 3 lengths in each of 3 or 4 diameters so there are ten choices.

I have no connection to him. My very first order is pending.

John S. BPL Member
PostedApr 6, 2011 at 10:39 am

The bottoms look flat. Do most ti stakes have flat bottoms?

PostedApr 6, 2011 at 11:39 am

Hi, PapaSmurf here.
Yes, these do have flat bottoms.
I've seen them offered flat, tapered & pointy.

Bob Gross BPL Member
PostedApr 6, 2011 at 1:19 pm

Why wouldn't you want to have the bottom pointed enough that they will penetrate hard soil?

–B.G.–

Konrad . BPL Member
PostedApr 6, 2011 at 1:24 pm

I'm sure he could but it would cost us the end user more. I'm glad they are what they are….great price for some lightweight stakes. I'm eyeing those 3.1 gram ones

PostedApr 6, 2011 at 1:26 pm

I'll taper a few tonight and see if it makes much of a difference. If so, I'll taper the rest.

Bob Gross BPL Member
PostedApr 6, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Some people like the bottom rounded so that it does not chew a hole in a stake bag. I have some that are sliced off on the bottom, leaving a bottom edge. The best ones have a slightly rounded point. That gives a good compromise of being able to penetrate hard soil, yet it doesn't really chew up the stake bag.

–B.G.–

Bob Gross BPL Member
PostedApr 6, 2011 at 1:46 pm

Get them about as sharp as the business end of a ballpoint pen. Sharp enough to be pushed into hard soil, but not sharp enough to puncture your skin if it were pushed in.

–B.G.–

PostedApr 6, 2011 at 5:44 pm

Picked up a set of the 1/8" dia 6" L ones…we'll see how they work

I considered the slightly smaller diameter ones, but figured the slight increase in weight was worth a little better bend resistance.

. . BPL Member
PostedApr 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm

"Some people like the bottom rounded so that it does not chew a hole in a stake bag."

me.

PostedApr 7, 2011 at 7:40 pm

Everyone who placed an order today received Ti Stakes with rounded bottoms.
I have added an additional option to purchase these stakes with rounded bottoms for $1.75 each with free shipping.
Thanks for all your feedback.

Hu Ai BPL Member
PostedApr 8, 2011 at 8:59 am

Can someone recommend which diameter to buy? Right now I'm using REI Tri-Stakes and those have worked out pretty well for me, so I'm looking for similar strength stakes at lighter weight.

Bob Gross BPL Member
PostedApr 8, 2011 at 11:20 am

All of my standard ones are 1/8 inch in diameter.

–B.G.–

Konrad . BPL Member
PostedApr 11, 2011 at 10:11 pm

Mine came in too! Weight was on spec, right down to the gram…great stuff, thanks!!

John S. BPL Member
PostedApr 12, 2011 at 7:41 am

Somebody post a pic of the rounded end option? Are they tapered then rounded or just rounded with no taper?

Konrad . BPL Member
PostedApr 12, 2011 at 8:45 am

John, they are rounded, no real taper. Less pointy than a ball point pen. Similar to if you took a std flat bottom stake, and just used a dremel to give it a bit of conical shape to the end…but not so much that it actually reaches a point. If this doesn't help, i'll post a pic

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