$1.50 Ti stakes at myDIYgear.com

[Joe L]

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.

[Andy Schill]

Thanks, just picked up 10.

[John S.]

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

[Greg Mihalik]

Details Here.

[Randy Smith]

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

[David Cleckner]

Thanks I just ordered some too. Good deal

[Bob Gross]

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

–B.G.–

[Konrad .]

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

[Randy Smith]

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

[Bob Gross]

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.–

[Randy Smith]

So. I'll round a few also.

[Bob Gross]

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.–

[Mat Tallman]

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.

[. .]

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

me.

[Randy Smith]

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]

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]

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

–B.G.–

[Paul Brown]

I picked up 8

[Heath Pitts]

Ordered 4 of the 6 inch .118. Thanks for the link!

[David Cleckner]

I received my stakes today. They look good, can't wait to get them in the ground

[Konrad .]

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

[John S.]

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

[Konrad .]

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

[Randy Smith]

I'll try to shoot a photo or two after I get the existing orders out tonight.
I'll upload them to http://www.mydiygear.com/pages/projects/misc/ti-stakes.php

[John S.]

Thanks Konrad.

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