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    D S
    BPL Member

    @onthecouchagain

    Locale: Sunny SoCal

    Has anyone purchased these? They seem like a well-made product (at least the ones Ruta Locura and Easton are selling). I know there are now many other companies offering them as well. My uses would be mainly Sierra trails and hard pack dirt.

    Couch

    #1959156
    Raymond Estrella
    Member

    @rayestrella

    Locale: Northern Minnesota

    Yes I have used them quite a bit.

    http://tinyurl.com/9fysgze

    #1959185
    Chad “Stick” Poindexter
    BPL Member

    @stick

    Locale: Southeast USA

    I have been using the 6" Ruta Locura Sorex stakes for the last few months. I bought a 4 pack and have just been carrying 2 to use along the ridgeline on my tarp. They have worked pretty well, however, in really rocky/rooty ground they can be a little hard to get in and may take a few repositions. I have been pretty happy with them though and will likely be ordering a pack of his 9" stakes to give them a try too…

    Sorex Stakes

    #1959208
    Daryl and Daryl
    BPL Member

    @lyrad1

    Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth

    I use the 9" ones. They work very well in soft ground. In hard rocky ground you might have trouble getting them in.

    #1959215
    Nico .
    BPL Member

    @nickb

    Locale: Los Padres National Forest

    I've been using some of the MSR carbon core stakes for a few recent trips. So far, so good. Lighter than my ti shepherd hooks and better holding power. They've proven reasonably durable so far; I've pounded them in to some dense, hard packed ground with a small rock without any trouble.

    Obscenely expensive… I got lucky and found them on a good sale a few months back.

    #1959228
    D S
    BPL Member

    @onthecouchagain

    Locale: Sunny SoCal

    Good to hear everyone has had success with these. For my money, I am tired of the ubber light shepherd stakes as they are easily bent and seem to work best in a limited variety of applications under somewhat ideal conditions—maybe this belongs in "stupid light" category?

    Couch

    #1959255
    Ryan Smith
    BPL Member

    @violentgreen

    Locale: East TN

    I've used the Ruta Locura carbon stakes a few times with good results. Great holding power. Can be a pain to get out of the ground though. I did manage to knock one of the heads off, but that was due to me being careless I think. The MSR's look great, will most likely get a set of them once my current stakes break/get lost.

    Ryan

    #1959273
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    I've also used the Ruta Locura stakes from Josh. Work great for me.

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