Non-stick snow stakes?

[jfb]

No problem. Threads drift... And a narrow question frequently brings up broader issues.

Doug

Well then, I'll mention my favorite pegs for frozen ground: Lost Arrow pitons.

 

[DougPaul]

Well then, I'll mention my favorite pegs for frozen ground: Lost Arrow pitons.

Unclean! These days one is supposed to bury a large chock...

Angle pitons double as spoons too.




Actually, Lost Arrows would probably work pretty well if you can get someone else to carry them for you.

Doug

 

[cbcbd]

I usually take a few bongs just in case I find some big cracks to anchor my tent down.

 

[TomD]

The original question was will spraying stakes with non-stick of some sort actually work and I don't anyone, me included, knows the answer to that. I have no interest in trying it myself, so I will check back with the guy who's doing it and find out.

Those plastic things mentioned earlier sound interesting. Anyone know for sure where they came from? Campmor was the poster's thought.

 

[DougPaul]

Those plastic things mentioned earlier sound interesting. Anyone know for sure where they came from? Campmor was the poster's thought.

If you are referring to the plastic stakes that I mentioned, they are T cross-section plastic pegs similar to http://www.rei.com/product/358117. (It is a bit hard to see the cross section in the picture, but it looks like it might be a T.) Looks like Campmor also carries them. Should be available in a variety of stores.

I think I have some 12 inch pegs and 9 inch pegs. The top of the T and the riser are both ~1 inch. They work pretty well in snow and are not nearly as prone to icing as a metal peg.

Doug

 

[Maddy]

I don't know if this would be helpful but I offer it up anyway.
On my OB course in frigid No. MN, we used ice screws to stake. I did read on the net this am that if you leave your tent up all day, the metal can warm up and loosen but we traveled each day, all day, and set up a new camp at night. We did remain in one place two nights so we could do our solo but I did not observe anything loosening up.

 

[TomD]

If you are referring to the plastic stakes that I mentioned, they are T cross-section plastic pegs similar to http://www.rei.com/product/358117. (It is a bit hard to see the cross section in the picture, but it looks like it might be a T.) Looks like Campmor also carries them. Should be available in a variety of stores.

I think I have some 12 inch pegs and 9 inch pegs. The top of the T and the riser are both ~1 inch. They work pretty well in snow and are not nearly as prone to icing as a metal peg.

Doug

Doug, No, I was referring to MichaelJ's post. I think I saw those-they look like a piece of square nylon with two half loops sewn to the corners. I was thinking he meant something solid, like a thin sheet of plastic, not fabric. I think he means these things-
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___24444

 

[DougPaul]

Doug, No, I was referring to MichaelJ's post. I think I saw those-they look like a piece of square nylon with two half loops sewn to the corners. I was thinking he meant something solid, like a thin sheet of plastic, not fabric. I think he means these things-
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___24444

OK.

Those should work in deep soft snow. But they are probably harder than pegs to place and remove. My guess is that pegs are useful over a wider range of conditions, but I have never used the nylon deadmen.

Doug