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MSR Ground Hog Stake

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This sturdy aluminum tent stake is nearly indestructible.

Three-sided design provides extra holding power
Notch at top for securing guylines; attached nylon pull-cord allows easy removal

Please note: MSR products can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.

Imported.

Item 682543

with coupon code ANNV13
May 17-27 Details

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MSR Ground Hog Stake Customer Reviews

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MSR Ground Hog Stake

4.8

(based on 48 reviews)

98%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (35)
Durable (30)
Easy to set up (11)
Well built / quality (7)
Tough (5)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (36)
Car camping (28)
Mountaineering (13)
Backyard (11)
Hiking (5)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (25), Casual/ recreational (12), Weekend warrior (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (18), Comfort driven (12)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (21)

Reviewed by 48 customers

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May

2013

5.0

Great Tent Stake!

By Hiker Fan

from East Bay, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

I have similar stakes that came with a tent that I own, and after acquiring a new car camping tent recently, I decided to upgrade the stakes that were supplied with the new tent. I have used the MSR Ground Hog Stakes on 4 trips so far and they have held up well. They work well in all kinds of soil from lightly packed to hard-packed soil Overall I like the design. The corded loop makes for easier removal, but stake removal can be difficult when the stakes are hammered into hard-packed soil no matter what stake you are using. So far I would recommend these stakes for use with small car camping and backpacking tents.

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Apr

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Stakes!

By dubber

from Atlanta, GA

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Pros

Handy Loop
Holds well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Will Not Bend

Cons

NONE

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

We used the MSR Ground Hog stakes for the first time at St. George Island. Driving them into hard-packed sand, clay and oyster shell was easy. One went all the way through a thick oyster shell without breaking the shell or dulling the point on the stake. Loops provide a good attachment point and make them easy to remove.

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Feb

2013

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Groundhog vs Needle

By AUTiger95

from Clinton, MS

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

I bought a few groundhog stakes to supplement the needle stakes that came with my MSR Mutha Hubba tent. The needle stakes work fine, but are smaller and more difficult to pull out. The groundogs are bigger in every dimension, but still fit in the Mutha Hubba stake diddy bag. See the picture for comparison.

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Aug

2012

5.0

Big improvement over standard tent stake

By nwtipton

from Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof
Windproof

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Beach
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

I've used these for a while, and they work great. Always had the worst time with "regular" tent stakes bending, as most people have. These are strong and cheap. Works great in dirt. Snow uses a different type of tent stake. Sand will likely work best with a snow stake. Most people camp on dirt though, where these will be the best. If they were a little bit longer I'd be a little bit happier. Great value!

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Jul

2012

5.0

Proved themselves to me.

By CtheWorldThruKidsEyes

from North Fort Myers, FL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

We live in SW FL and usually camp within FL. We had planned a two week tent camping trip to Yellowstone and I knew that I was going to need different stakes than the ones I use in FL. In FL simple wooden dowel rods work GREAT. Everything is sand so a regular tent stake would just pull loose eventually. With the wooden dowles they swell just slightly from the moisture in the ground and it makes them hold really well. I could not see me getting the dowels into rocky solid ground so I thought I would try these. When I received them in the mail I was a little surprised. They are small and very lightweight. I had serious doubts. Upon our first pitching of the tent we were on some gravel and rocks. They went into the ground pretty easily but took a bit of effort to pull back out. The tent was put up three times in two weeks. We had plenty of wind and a small minor rain storm and the stakes held the tent in place without an incident.

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Jul

2012

5.0

Great all-around stakes

By Jerry the Runner

from Seattle, WA

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

I've used these in snow near Copper Lake, WA, with sandy dirt near the Snoqualmie River, and hard, gravely dirty at a Taylor River (WA) car-camping site. The triangular shape of the stakes lends well to an "all-around" tent stake.

I bought these to replace my Eureka Tessel stakes and I don't regret it. If you're looking to own a general-purpose set of stakes, these are a good first bet.

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Jun

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Will Destroy a Rubber Mallet

By DirtyHippieBrian

from Baltimore, MD

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

I bought a lot of these to replace all of the old tent stakes I had - which were mostly the silver hook shaped ones, but also a few plastic yellow ones as well. The hook shapes ones were easy, but would always bend after a couple of uses. So I bought a ton of these and took them camping. The ONLY problem I had was that the rubber mallet I used for my old tent stakes didn't work too well with these new stakes. The reason is because of the 'sharp' head of these stakes. It literally destroyed my rubber mallet, breaking off little pieces of it every time I whacked a stake further into the ground. So be warned - use a metal hammer, a flat rock, or your own hands if possible to drive these bad boys into the ground. Rubber won't cut it!

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Apr

2012

5.0

Solid stakes

By Jack Hare

from NJ

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Pros

Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

Bought these to replace the stakes that came with a TNF Rock 32, and they're solid. Light weight and very strong, nice to have some cord to pull them out with.

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Apr

2012

5.0

Suprised the difference I noticed

By Anthonyy

from Denali,AK

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Pros

Able to take abuse
Easy To Set Up
Reflective
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Backyard
Car Camping
Climbing
Mountaineering

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

Great product. Was able to pound them into the ground with a rock, and no bending.

Great feature is the reflective string on them. It makes it very easy to see if setting up camp in the dark with a headlamp.

The red color sticks out very well from terrain as well, because losing silver stock stakes was always a fear of mine in tundra

Overall, I was very suprised at how having better stakes can make a difference compared to stock ones