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MSR Needle Stake
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MSR Needle Stake

Item # 734484

$1.95

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The compact Needle™ stake from MSR is extremely durable and is perfect for ultralight packing.

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

    Imported.

    Item 734484

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    MSR Needle Stake Specs

    Specification

    Description

    Weight.35 ounces
    MaterialAluminum
    Length6.2 inches

    MSR Needle Stake Customer Reviews

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    MSR Needle Stake
     
    4.3

    (based on 7 reviews)

    86%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Lightweight (6)
    • Compact (3)
    • Sturdy (3)

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking (6)
      • Car camping (3)
      • Mountaineering (3)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Avid adventurer (6)
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist (7)

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      Apr

      2

      2008

      (10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      best cut of steak ever!

      By urban escapee

      from long beach, ca

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy to set up
      • Lightweight
      • Sturdy

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping

        Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

        these stakes came with a tent that i purchased from the same manufacturer. these are hands down the best stakes i have ever used. they are very small and very strong. it took a whole lot of smashing against a rock underground for me to bend just one of them unlike many other aluminum tent stakes that almost seem to bend in half if you just drop them, lol. the fillet mignon of stakes

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

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        May

        9

        2008

        (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great Stake

        By Rickie

        from Raleigh, NC

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Lightweight
        • Sturdy

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking
          • Hiking
          • Mountaineering

          Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

          When I received the Needle Stake, I thought that they were going to be too small for a stake. But once I used them I realized that they are a really great stake. They hold really well. I was unable to bend them even when pushing them into the rocky mountain soil by pushing them in with my foot/boot. I highly recommend them to anyone.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

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          Dec

          31

          2007

          (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          No mistake -- great stake.

          By mtbikermom

          from Eastern Oregon

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Lightweight
          • Sturdy

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking

            Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

            Great stakes. I have used these for about 4 years from the Wallowas to Pacific Beaches to Arizona deserts to Grand Staircase-Escalante. They even hold in rock cracks. They hold up to a lot of abuse (I usually tap them in with a rock) BUT DO NOT DRIVE THEM WITH A STEEL HAMMER! A helpful kid finally bent one that way.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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            Apr

            5

            2009

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Great little stake!

            By shore bird

            from Sturgeon Bay, WI

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Lightweight
            • Tough

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backpacking
              • Car Camping
              • Day trip
              • Mountaineering

              Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

              Simply put. A great light weight stake! I have 8 that I use with a Marmot Aurora and I'm getting 8 more for my one man Kelty Clark.

              It's little but really strong and hooks really well.

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

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              Stake in use on Marmot Aurora Tent.

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              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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              Nov

              8

              2009

               
              4.0

              Light and strong

              By Sig in Arkansas

              from USA

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                Cons

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                    Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

                    Nice stakes, would buy again.

                    • What Is Your Gear Style:
                    • Minimalist

                    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                    Oct

                    18

                    2009

                     
                    1.0

                    no good

                    By bobby

                    from carbondale, il

                    About Me Avid Adventurer

                    Site Member

                    Pros

                    • Compact
                    • Lightweight

                    Cons

                    • Delicate

                    Best Uses

                    • Backpacking
                    • Car Camping

                    Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

                    these came with my tent and because they were MSR i unfortunately assumed they would be quality stakes . . . wrong.

                    first time we used the tent we camped on some dirt that wasn't soft, but far from being hard as concrete.

                    2 bent from pushing them into the ground and another bent when my girlfriend stepped on it in the middle of the night.

                    i would recommend keeping these as backup and getting yourself a set of the MSR groundhogs. you could practically crack granite with those things and although they weigh a little more than the needles, they won't bend and will last forever.

                    your choice, light weight and flimsy or a little heavier and bombproof.

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

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

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                    Aug

                    15

                    2009

                     
                    5.0

                    Best Stake Out There!

                    By Climbing Spork

                    from Texas

                    About Me Avid Adventurer

                    Site Member

                    Pros

                    • Compact
                    • Lightweight
                    • Tough

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Backpacking
                      • Mountaineering

                      Comments about MSR Needle Stake:

                      I don't know how many aluminum stakes I've bent. I started carrying two extra stakes with me just in case. Then I discovered these. They are pricey for stakes - an order of magnitude more than the cheap aluminum ones - but they will last a very long time. I've made holes in limestone with these stakes. They bend, but it take a lot to do it, and they are very light. I've used these to set up my tent at least 30 times by now, and I only slightly bent one of eight (zealously hitting it with a rock to see exactly how much it could take).

                      • Gift:
                      • Yes
                      • What Is Your Gear Style:
                      • Minimalist

                      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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