Wind loads on a tent stake

Yeah, that’s my experience, big rock will hold tent in place

That was a pretty big rock in video.  But from that experiment, you can’t have a rock a lot smaller

Sometimes a guyline or the tent will abrade on the rock.  You have to position the rock so it doesn’t do that.

A strong conclusion with limited data, though probably not too far off. Possibly backed up by other experiences that remain unknown.

In high enough winds, if something fails, I’d rather that it was my stake.

I’ve been putting the rock on top of the stake.  Maybe that’s not the best way?  Pennsylvania tends to have flat rocks though.

Lots of ways to do it.  Which way is best depends on the kind of ground and rocks, length of guylines, attachment point of guylines (high or low on tent), personal preference, OCD tendencies, etc.

yeah

sometimes I’ll put the rock on top of the stake like MJH

If I can’t get the stake very far into the ground I’ll put the rock between stake and tent – You need a long enough guyline so the rock isn’t touching the tent, because that will cause abrasion

Sometimes I’ll put the stake horizontal on the ground and put the rock on top.  Or I’ll use a stick instead of stake because the stick is bigger.  Or put the guyline around a small rock and put a big rock on top

Or just loop the guyline around the big rock.

Or I’ll use a stick instead of stake because the stick is bigger.

I like the stick-rock method too.

The weak link in the chain is not always obvious. I have had a few stakes pull during storms, but very few. Rocks are great. We got slapped by a williwaw once that caused the lineloc to fail. Strong tent, strong line, good anchor, weak plastic.