Can you identify this tent stake?

[tkkn c]

Can you identify this tent stake?  I found it backpacking in the wilderness (off trail).  It ended up being my favorite tent stake for conditions I was in.

It is aluminum, 9 inches, .235 inches in diameter (5.85mm), 18 grams

Where do I find more?

[JCH]

The hook shape looks like a lawson , but not exactly.

[MJ H]

Those look just like the stakes that came with my Appy Trails tarp, but three inches longer. I think it’s just what you get with cheap tents.
And now that I think of it, my REI car-camping tent had similar stakes. But it’s too much work to dig those out to measure them.

[Glen L]

Search “shepherd hook tent stakes” and you’ll get a lot of hits. Many are titanium but I bet there are some aluminum too. There are tons of offerings

[tkkn c]

Glen L, I got lots of hits, but none were 9 inches long.   REI had stakes that were similar, but only 7 1/4 inches long.  I wanted less expensive then TI, because the kids (or me) will lose them.

[Glen L]

Tkkn, I see your point. That is a nice long stake. Hope you find some. Some of the various surplus shepherd hooks I have are closer to the REI length. Best of luck.

[SIMULACRA]

Not Lawsons.

[Brad W]

Looks like a cheap stake included in lower end tents.

[Terran Terran]

I think it’s a relic from the past.

[tkkn c]

Thanks SIMULACRA, I might have to try the 9 inch lawson, until I can find the inexpensive Al version.

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