[pct-l] Re: Carbon Fiber Tent Stakes

[lbakkar@hotmail.com (Linda Bakkar)]

Are the triangular ones the stakes that have a groove on one side?  If I ha=
d
some and were going to drill holes in the sides to save weight, I would
leave one stake as it is.  We used such a stake once to funnel water from a
slow melting snow patch.  It worked great as a funnel.

Lindy


>From: Bighummel@aol.com
>To: griffin@u.washington.edu, pct-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: Carbon Fiber Tent Stakes
>Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:53:12 EDT
>
>Yes, I have.  In fact I just bought some yesterday to replace the failed
>carbon ones and old bent aluminum rod ones.  I have an idea to drill out
>several holes on each vane of the triangular anodized aluminum ones to
>lighten them.  I weighed one last night and it came in at about 2/3 of an
>ounce in original state.  I'll see how much weight I can save without
>appreciably weakening the strength.
>
>A16 has titanium ones.  They felt a bit lighter, but at $4.50 per I didn't
>think I could justify.
>
>Greg
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