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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

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MSR Ground Hog Stake Customer Reviews

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MSR Ground Hog Stake

4.7

(based on 38 reviews)

97%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (27)
Durable (23)
Well built / quality (6)
Tough (5)
Easy to set up (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (27)
Car camping (20)
Mountaineering (12)
Backyard (7)
Hiking (5)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (20), Casual/ recreational (7), Weekend warrior (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (13), Comfort driven (7)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (11)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 38 customers

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Jan

2008

(30 of 31 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best Stakes You Can Buy

By Cedfelix

from Austin, TX

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Pros

Durable
Improves Performance
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Soil

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

The best stakes you can get. They come with a reflective pull cord so you don't trip over them at night, just wear a headlamp so the reflect back towards your eyes. The bright red color makes them hard to loose. As a pro guide, I use them week in and week out in dirt, soil and rocky terrain. They can take a beating and keep coming back for more. They don't get any better than these.

Jan

2008

(19 of 20 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Outstanding Stakes!

By Techpainter

from Dallas, TX

About Me Weekend Warrior

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Pros

Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

These outstanding stakes have survived over 20 nights with Boy Scouts pounding them into the ground using sledge hammers and rocks yet they remain perfectly straight.

Sep

2007

(18 of 21 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Great, but with a weakness

By USACanuck

from San Diego, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Design flaw

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Mountaineering

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

When I first started using this product, I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.

However, there is a fatal flaw to its design. Its weakness is the notch at the top of the stake. I've had several bend and eventually break at that point.

This may not be an issue for many people, but the earth here in Southern California is generally really hard and rocky, so after a while the stakes just can't take the abuse anymore.

I would still recommend this product, but just be careful. If it starts to bend at the notch, get rid of it before it breaks.

Sep

2007

(17 of 17 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Lightweight and doesn't bend

By JohnC

from Aliso Viejo, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

Most tents come with poor quality weak round tent stakes. Given enough use (especially in hard soils), they eventually get pretty bent. However, these MSR Groundhog stakes work great! The total surface area required to pierce the ground doesn't seem as much as those round "freeby" stakes, making them much easier to pound in to hard soil. Given the 3-sided design, it's inherently stronger and unlikely to bend. I've replaced ALL my tent stakes with these MSR GroundHog stakes. The red color is very helpful, too. If I accidentally drop one, I'm a lot more likely to see the bright red stake on the ground than a thin silver stake.

Mar

2008

(13 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best tent stake

By Tam S

from Washington, D.C.

About Me Weekend Warrior

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Pros

Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Tenting

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

This is my favorite tent stake for car camping. I have a couple dozen, at least, because I have a large tent and a 12'x12' screenroom -- both of which I guy out two lines per corner to withstand thunderstorms (and once a tropical storm). I've never had one of these stakes fail and I've camped in some extremely high, sustained winds.

Apr

2008

(12 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Only tent stake I use any more

By The Mattweiler

from Maryland

About Me Weekend Warrior

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Pros

Improves Performance
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Recreation

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

These stakes are the best around. They're strong, you can beat on them with a rock, hammer, hatchet back, whatever if needed. They hold surprisingly well in sand. I haven't tried them in snow but I would assume they'd be satisfactory based on what I have experienced. At this point, when I get a new tent, I put aside whatever stakes come with the tent and replace them with these.

Sep

2007

(12 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

tough as nails

By buzzard

from Phila. Pa.

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Lightweight
Rock busters
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

used these from yellowstone to shanandoah and in my own back yard, the red makes them easy to see, and they are darn near unbreakble, great for rocky terrain like here in Pa.

Apr

2008

(9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Only stakes I use

By Canoe

from Pennsylvania

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Pros

Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

These are the only stakes I use anymore. The stock stakes go in the recycling! I own about 16, and I keep them in a separate bag. When I pull out a tent, I check how many stakes it takes, then grab an appropriate number of Groundhog stakes.

I've never had one break yet. But whatever you do, don't push them in with your foot. Never do that with any stake! If necessary, find a fist-sized rock to pound them in with.

Oct

2007

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Sturdy and Tough

By Robo6

from Meridian, Idaho

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking
Mountaineering

Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

I replaced the standard round stakes that came with two tents that I own with these MSR stakes. In addition to being lighter, they are very durable. They penetrate hard ground easier than round stakes and hold their position very well.