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REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors

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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

Imported.

Item 725165

with coupon code ANNV13
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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 (8)
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?:
- No (3)

Reviewed by 19 customers

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Dec

2011

5.0

Work Great

By TVL

from Florida Keys

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Beach

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

We used these in an 9 day Everglades kayak trip, camping on shell islands and beaches 3 nights. It took some experimenting, but putting them in at about a 45 degree angle and 12 inches deep (just so the black right is out) works best. They held perfectly in a 35 knot wind in a very exposed site. The bonus is that they're extremely light and take up no room at all.

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Jan

2011

5.0

Solid!!

By Ian D.

from Lake Stevens, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach
Mountaineering

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

I used these anchors on an overnight backpacking trip in snowy conditions (wet snow) recently and they worked very well. I had some SMC Sno-Tent stakes with me, which I also used, but these REI snow anchors performed the best. The snow melted around the SMC stakes and made them useless, even though we had packed down the snow in the area where we were camping, but the REI snow anchors held fast. I like the REI snow anchors because they are lighter and more compact than regular stakes. When I am camping in the snow in the future, I will be sure to bring these along!

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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.

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Jun

2010

(0 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Light duty

By dougmeier

from Wisconsin

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Set Up

Cons

Collapses in Wind

Best Uses

Backyard

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

Great concept but we just came off a weekend river camping this weekend. A storm Friday night pulled these anchors out of the sand and threw them over the tent like nothing. The surface area needs to be about twice as large to be effective in any kind of weather.

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May

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors

By sam addington

from denver co

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

NONE

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach
Beaches
Mountaineering

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

i just got back from several days at lake Powell and i was completely blown away by how well these worked, for those who know the weather there can get crazy and it did, the wind was blowing so bad that radio was warning for capsizing boats yet my tent didn't move an inch, and only half of them were buried! even filled with rocks they just don't move just make sure you learn a couple different was to use them, buried up to the ring will obviously work the best and if your not too crazy about being light grab some cheap hardware store carabiners to attach them and that speeds me up alittle

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Mar

2010

5.0

works great

By texaggie

from San Diego

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Good Design
Lightweight

Cons

Difficult Setup

Best Uses

Backcountry
Winter Camping

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

I used these on a snowshoe trip and was very pleased. You have to experiment to find the best set up, but they work great. I wish they came with instructions on the proper set up.

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Mar

2010

(3 of 3 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.

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Oct

2009

5.0

Good product

By brtkms

from san diego

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Day trip

Comments about REI Snow and Sand Tent Anchors:

I recently used these on a hike-in trip to Parson's Landing on Catalina. Very lightweight, so they did not add to the pack significantly. They worked, and well. The location was hit with a front the second night I was there. The winds were pretty high with heavy gusts, advisories, boats being lost, etc. These things did not budge, and my tent was about as bent by the wind as it can get. I will get a couple more though for the vestibule because I only had 4. The regular stakes did not hold the vestibule at all, and I had to use really heavy rocks, which did eventually hold (at 2 in the morning). So, do get enough for everything, as only 4 come in the pack. Other than that, I would recommend using the wet sand trick for maximum hold. Excellent product.

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Sep

2009

(3 of 3 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.

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May

2009

(24 of 24 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent Product

By BajaBum

from Minnesota

About Me Avid Adventurer

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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.