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Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord
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Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord

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This tent stake is made with super-durable Easton 7075-T9 aluminum.

  • Easy to place in the ground, thanks to its large head and sharpened point
  • Nylon cord runs through head for easier removal

Made in USA.

Item 358201

Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord Specs

Specification

Description

Weight0.5 ounce
MaterialAluminum 7075-T9 Easton

Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord Customer Reviews

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Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord
 
3.4

(based on 7 reviews)

57%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (6)
  • Sturdy (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Car camping (6)
    • Backpacking (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (6)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (6)

    Reviewed by 7 customers

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    Mar

    1

    2009

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Best I've ever used

    By kayaker

    from Northern Sierras, California

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping
        • Day trip

        Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

        First stakes I have ever used that are light AND durable. Of course they will not take abuse but they are stronger than all but those that weigh many times more. They are smooth and slide out with less effort than most if not all of the competition. Mine have survived at least 50 tent setups in virtually all weather and soil conditions in areas ranging from the Sierras to the Alaska Range to Norway with no failures. Two have dents due to my own stupidity in pounding where pounding was obviously not appropriate.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Oct

        30

        2008

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great stakes

        By Hiker JA

        from Bellevue WA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Easy to pull
        • Easy to see
        • Lightweight
        • Sturdy
        • TOUGH

        Cons

        • Nothing significant

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping
        • Hiking

        Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

        I've bought over a dozen of these stakes for various tents and tarps and all were perfect, no failures. They are large enough to hold well in nearly any soil, and I've even driven them into cracks in rocks. I don't pound the hell out of them if something's in the way, so none of them have bent or broken. These are about twice as strong as mild steel so you would really have to work at it to damage one. The pull-out loop is very handy. In rocky areas I tie "rock loops" (small cords or 1/2" grosgrain ribbon about two feet long) in the stake loops of the tent, lay "rock loop" out, put one of these stakes through the end of the rock loop so the cord won't pull out from under the rocks, then pile large rocks on top of the rock loop and stake. In sand at the beach, I pile on driftwood. These are my preferred stake of all kinds I've ever used, including steel, other aluminum, X and Y cross-sections, wire types and titanium. They work great and easily beat out any small diameter wire type stake, though slightly heavier than some of them.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Feb

        19

        2008

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        awesome

        By ananana

        from san diego

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Lightweight
        • Sturdy

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

            [...] I bought twenty of these and after extensive use, I've only had one head come off ever, and none of mine have ever bent. Way better than the flimsy stakes that normally come with a tent, where 50% of the stakes bend with two uses.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Nov

            1

            2007

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Love em

            By Justyn

            from WI

            About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Lightweight
            • Sturdy

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backpacking
              • Car Camping

              Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

              I've had these for about 6 years. I've camped all over the west and in Alaska with them. Love them. Would buy them again in a heartbeat.

              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              5

              2007

              (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

               
              1.0

              Not a fan of these stakes

              By Jonnie4000

              from Berea, OH

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Lightweight

              Cons

              • Nail head falls off
              • Poor Fly Design

              Best Uses

              • Beach
              • Car Camping

              Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

              I purchased 12 of these stakes because I felt I could improve on the safety of the stakes that came with my tent. Man, was I wrong. The nail heads on these stakes come off with the first use. Also, they have a propensity to bend when very little pressure is applied.

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

              (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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              Apr

              20

              2009

              (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              2.0

              Inconsistent Quality?

              By Ranger43

              from Schaumburg, IL

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Lightweight

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Car Camping

                Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

                I purchased these to replace the flimsy stakes that came with my tent. The first time I went to use them, the head came off of one. At the time, I chalked it up to the fact that it was -13F. The second time I used them, it was 60F and another head came off. Although the heads can be reattached with epoxy, I don't trust them anymore. Have replaced with MSR Groundhogs.

                • Gift:
                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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                Feb

                28

                2008

                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                1.0

                4 of 8 failed on first use

                By swd

                from Maryland

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Site Member

                Pros

                • High visibility
                • Holds well
                • Lightweight

                Cons

                • Difficult in hard ground
                • Field repair not possible
                • Flimsy Construction
                • Hard to remove

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Car Camping

                Comments about Easton Aluminum Tent Stake with Cord:

                Use:
                secure freestanding tent
                Conditions:
                20-25 mph winds, 35 mph gusts- no problem
                Soil: packed clay with rock in field, typical residential yard for testing repairs

                Good:
                Thin enough to get through rings
                Loop on end useful for pulling pegs (use stick as handle)
                Pegs go in securely and HOLD VERY WELL
                Bad:
                2 piece design: head glued to stake with small dab of epoxy
                4 OF 8 had head pop off when pulling after first use.
                Cannot hammer into ground without breaking/bending
                Cannot kick to losen- will bend
                Bend PERMANENTLY when hitting rock/kicked, break when bent back
                Cannot be field repaired/ rigged if broken (need epoxy/ replacement)

                Used 2 part epoxy to secure head back to stake body- repair held (not a field repair)

                Overall: will never use these stakes again

                Service and delivery comments:

                REI store purchase- solid help, great place to shop
                Have used for in store pickup- fast, reliable- recommend if you know what you want and want it to be in stock.

                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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