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MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake

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The MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake penetrates and holds with its Y-beam design.

7000-series aluminum is light and strong
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Item 829838

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MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake Customer Reviews

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MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake

3.6

(based on 5 reviews)

60%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (4)
Durable (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (5)

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- Avid adventurer (4)
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May

2013

2.0

OK except in high winds

By RockyRaccoon

from Central Coast, CA

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Pros

Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Collapses in Wind

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake:

Replaced skinny hook-type tent stakes with MSR Mini Ground Hog stakes. These hold well, most of the time. But in really windy conditions, they pull right out, even at extreme angles. They just aren't long enough.

Since I can't always predict windy conditions (one of the worst spots was in a canyon, near a creek, in the woods), I'm looking for longer stakes, maybe the regular MSR Ground Hogs.

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Nov

2012

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great - but a little painful

By HooKooDooKu

from Birmingham, AL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake:

I was initially skeptical about these stakes because they are shorter than my normal stakes. But in the hard soil I find in the Great Smoky Moutains, they worked great.

My only complaint is that they hurt my hand trying to push them into the firm soil. You wind up having to find a rock or something to put between you and the stake to push them into the soil. It would be worth the minor increase in weight if MSR would modify the head so that it was a flat round surface rather than a "Y" that gets impressioned on your hand.

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Aug

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great addition to the MSR Ground Hog lin

By Just Matt

from Maryland

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Paddle Camping

Comments about MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake:

Picked up a set of these as I'd left my full size ground hog stakes at home. I love the full size stakes, I've used them for years and have a number, using them for everything from staking out a camping hammock to tents to various "creative" tarp setups.

These I used with my hammock setup, they're as stout as the original and didn't mind me beating on them with a rock. I really like the smaller size, perfect for smaller (8-10' range) tarps, I'd probably go with the regular size for larger tarps. For tents, I'd say these would work with anything short of a tall car camping tent, and quite well. They probably wouldn't be the best in snow, as the fullsize ones can be used in snow, but that's about all I can find "wrong" with them.

I don't know what the one reviewer means by "no hook", there's a notch on all three legs near the top you lash to.

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Jun

2012

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Superior tent stake

By mosack

from San Diego, CA.

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Pros

Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Climbing

Comments about MSR Mini Ground Hog Stake:

I have over 30 years backpacking experience. I have no professional ties to REI or MSR and I am not receiving any compensation in any way from this.

Contrary to another reviewer, I find these tent stakes to be superior to many others I've tried or that have come with purchased tents. I have never had these get pulled out simply by a rainfly in any wind up to 15 mph. But then, I also ensure that I stick them into the ground at an angle that ensures they get the best resistance to a sideways pull. I can not explain how another's experiences were, but I can assure that these little stakes are surprisingly very lightweight and definitely strong. The third side of the "Y" beam design is a huge and obvious plus compared to other stakes not incorporating the third beam.