[pct-l] PCT - Hard Dirt?

[marmot marmot]

Whoops typo. Marmot

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> On Feb 10, 2014, at 8:03 AM, aslive at charter.net wrote:
> 
> Marmot
> 
> I know that is not what you meant, but it seemed as though you were implying that the day-glow orange paint will help loosen the stakes.  :)
> 
> Shepherd
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 7:06 PM, marmot marmot wrote:
>> 
>> Remember to spray your tent stakes with day-glo orange. Loosing them is more a problem than not getting them in the ground  Marmot
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 9, 2014, at 4:54 PM, "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> No matter where I go, I always carry at least one titanium nail stake;
>>> usually two.
>>> Most of the time, it remains in the stake bag as my "extra and/or
>>> replacement" stake (in case of loss), because I know how/take the time to
>>> find a good camping spot. However, the Trail Gods don't always smile on me;
>>> they laugh instead and plot against me.
>>> 
>>> Occasionally it is used to drill a pilot hole in very hard ground for one of
>>> my other stakes.
>>> 
>>> Rarely, (Guitar Lake comes to mind) it is the only stake I can physically
>>> get into the ground.
>>> 
>>> On one occasion, I had to hammer it into a downed log which I was forced to
>>> use as a staking point.
>>> 
>>> Those Easton hollow aluminum stakes that come with many shelter are fine in
>>> most cases, but I have had they bend, split at the tip, or break; others
>>> report the heads popping off when trying to remove them, but I've never
>>> experienced that.
>>> 
>>> My stake of choice for the PCT, CDT, and CT is the MSR Groundhog. I have
>>> never had a stake failure with them. Obviously, I don't try to use them in
>>> snow or deep sand, although I could - buried horizontally as anchors with
>>> rocks on top.
>>> 
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