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REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors

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Item # 725165

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Call these tent anchors into action wherever the ground is too soft to hold standard tent stakes.

Deploy them like parachutes, scooping snow or sand into the fabric panels, then bury them a few inches below the surface
Cord loops attach to stakeout points on tent or guylines
Anchors are lightweight and take up minimal space in your pack

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REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors Customer Reviews

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REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors

4.5

(based on 19 reviews)

89%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (16)
Compact (8)
Easy to set up (7)
Durable (5)
Tough (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (10)
Beach (6)
Mountaineering (5)
Car camping (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (10), Casual/ recreational (7)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (11), Comfort driven (6)
- Was this a gift?:
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Reviewed by 19 customers

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Apr

2008

(28 of 28 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Well worth the investment!

By Mikeehy

from Fayetteville, NC

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach
Hiking
Mountaineering

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Great little accessory for use at the beach. They pack easily in the bag with my stakes.

Just returned from a planned 3-day kayaking & camping trip a couple of weeks ago to the Schackleford Banks, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore section of the Outer Banks here in North Carolina. These worked great. The wind and rain blew so hard that we had to evacuate the island between bands of rain. I have eight but only used four. Even with 35 mph+ gust at a 45 degree angle on my tent they held "tight as ticks."

The trick to effective use is to bury them about 10-12 inches deep. Dig a hole about 6-8 inches in diameter. Fill the anchor with wet sand until you have a mass about the size of a softball. Then place it in the bottom of the hole. Pack wet sand in on top until just the bridle ring is sticking out of the ground. Pack the ground down tight. Make sure that the hole is far enough away from your tent that you have a 45-60 angle on the guy out line. Then attach your guy line to the lanyard on the bridle ring. This way all of your adjustments are above ground and the anchor is well buried. If using in snow I would suggest the same method but find a nice rock about the size of softball and use that in the hole as well.

May

2009

(17 of 17 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent Product

By BajaBum

from Minnesota

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Pros

Compact
Lightweight
Tough

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach Camping
Car Camping
Day trip

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Bought these to go with my ENO tarp for my trip to Baja. Easy to attach and didn't budge under the winds coming off the ocean. Buried them between 8 and 10 inches in the sand and they held like concrete. Excellent product here.

Dec

2008

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Sand or Snow

By HelloShark

from Dublin, CA

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

I've used them in the sand to tie down my TNF Mountain 25 tent at Pinnacles. I had my doubts that they would hold, but when the temperatures dropped below freezing, they held like glue.

I've also used them a few times for snow camping. They are easy to put in the ground, but don't bury them too deep or you will spend a lot of time unearthing them. Once they set in the snow, they are SET! Cheap, simple and work great. You just have to get the hang of burying them. Also, they are tough to use in blowing wind, but then again, what are your choices in sand and snow? I'm not packing in those 2lb stakes!

Dec

2007

(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best [$] bucks spent!

By Leslie T.

from Maryland

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Beach

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Got these a few years ago for a camping trip to Assateague (think very windy, beach environment). Totally got the job done. Every year it storms and stuff gets blown away, but my tent remains in place. Hint: for best results, fill with wet sand and bury.

Oct

2007

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

These are the bomb for snow camping!

By jared_j

from Seattle, WA

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Mountaineering

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

This is the best kind of tent anchor for snow camping. Much easier to use than "snow stakes" or the other alternatives, it is amazing how secure these are once buried sufficiently.

Relative to "snow stakes", the guyline attachment (little black ring) is usually above the snow or at least closer to the snow surface once buried, relative to the stake itself. This makes guyline adjustment easier (the guys don't have to slide through frozen snow).

Bottom line: Simple, cheap, effective.

Jan

2009

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Pretty strong anchors. Great for snow.

By ttechdoc

from El Paso, TX

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Pros

Compact
Lightweight
Tough

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Mountaineering

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

I like lightweight backpacking. I used these anchors when I went snowshoeing in Taos, NM. Using a 3 season tent I dug pretty deep holes and just kept shoving snow over where the anchors were. Over a few hours they setup nicely and over night they were well set in the ground and nothing but digging them out would suffice to remove them. I didn't want to tear the anchors with my shovel (even though the nylon used is pretty tough) so I got close enough to the end point then pulled the strings. With some forceful tugging the anchors came out and I wasn't afraid of them tearing. With only 4 used it could hold up to some heavy winds. I bought 8 to be on the safe side. Fortunately they pack up really tiny so I can bring them along and not worry about it.

Oct

2010

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Fear not to camp in the sand!

By DrumDaddy

from Hanford, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Set Up

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach
Car Camping

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Used these babies to go camping on the Oceano SRVA near Pismo Beach, California. My last experience camping there suggested I need something better to secure tent in the sand and wind. If you have never been there, it is just sand, wind, beaches and tons of people on ATVs. Bought these to better secure my tent and they worked perfectly. I have a large family sized tent plus a small shower/port-a-potty tent.The rain fly support cords were like guitar strings and stayed that way until I dug them up. I read a review that suggested digging a hole about 10 to 12 inches deep. I would also add that the moist sand is better Then pack the sand in a softball sized "ball" pull it tight and bury it. The tents held up with about 10 mph winds coming off the ocean with no problem. I was worried about the port-a-potty tent because of height vs the small width. But it held up with only staking the rain fly.

Mar

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great purchase

By hwgots

from stockton, ca.

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy Setup
Easy to Use
Good Design
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Winter Camping

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

just got back from 3 days in the no cal sierras. these anchors worked perfect in the snow, and kept my tent from blowing away in the gusty winds. i only needed to use two with my half dome 2, so i was able to share the others with fellow campers. these worked so well, i almost didn't mind digging them out. even with the extra 2 feet of snow that fell overnight.
bottom line, if you plan on pitching a tent in the snow or sand, i highly recomend this item.

Sep

2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent for beach camping

By Hoagie Joe

from New Jersey

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Compact
Lightweight
Tough

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Thanks to those who recommended these. Recently camped in the dunes in Assateague Island (MD). Winds of 25 - 35 MPH swept through all night and only the REI sand anchors held. Bury them flat to maximize surface area. The wet sand suggestion worked well.

Mar

2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great in the desert

By David V

from Mission Viejo, CA

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Pros

Comfortable
Compact
Lightweight
Tough

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Used these last year in the Grand Canyon. The ground there is pretty hard, and I didn't want to fuss with stakes--storms come up pretty fast in the Canyon, and there are times when you want to get your tent up in a hurry!

Fortunately, the campsites along the corridor trails have all kinds of rocks along the perimeter of each site. Just grab a handy size, and the tent is well-anchored. Rode out a storm last year, with no problems. An added benefit is that these are lighter than a bag full of stakes!