[pct-l] Orange stakes?

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Dec 28, 2008, at 6:31 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> #46 Huh? Is orange paint for those that can't count?? I carry six,  
> and when
> I pull them each day I count them as I pack them. Six, never lost  
> one yet...
> However, I do have a vast collection of tent stakes I've found  
> along the
> trail; tho, there are no orange ones..

The orange is for when you drop one in the duff and can't find it.  
The little titanium stakes are especially hard to see since they are  
sort of a grayish color and not very shiny.