Aluminum Alloy Tent Stakes Pegs, 12-Pack Aluminum Ground Pegs with Reflective Pull Ropes, Lightweight Metal Stakes Pegs for Camping Tents Hammocks

These stakes are great, go for it. The item photo makes them appear to be the ubiquitous triangular aluminum stakes at Wally World and the like, but these are much better.Why ?- They aren’t too long, a typical annoyance with similar stakes in big box camping aisle grab bins. They’re also not weenies that pop out at the first tug.- They are plenty—if not surprisingly— light but not ultra gram weenie Titanium/Helium/magic unicorn light. Save $$ here in exchange for a negligible bit of weight. If you’re concerned about the weight... seriously, don’t fret: these are A-OK.- They are quite sturdy. You CAN bend & wreck them (I have on one) by hard driving into rock or, like me, step/tripping on them but it takes a hearty goof to do so. They’ll last ages if you don’t wail on them like a carnival beast haha.- The three ridge teeth things on the top end are extremely useful, especially if you use paracord for guyline tie-downs. I’ve not seen stakes with this feature and I love it.- You get a bunch. Tent + tarp day shelter, hammock rainfly in wind, ready spares... whatever. It’s nice to have a handful available for now and later.Real world trials and performance:I have a Hyke & Byke 1p Zion for backpacking and generally set up a separate tarp fly with my trekking poles and paracord guys for a day shelter and water collection (Sawyer 1 gal bag) if it is rainy. Makes playing QRP ham radio in camp much more fun :-). Anyway, H&B gear ships with plenty of high quality ultralight stakes but they are SO easy to bend if you hit a root or rock even if being careful. THESE stakes are FAR stronger, similar length and only a few grams each heavier. And yes, H&B’s little pusher disk thing to drive the stakes fits perfectly. Definitely superior. If you use H&B tents or similar gear, this pack of stakes is well worth considering. Plus like I said, you get a bunch.I’ve used these stakes now for three backpacking trips: two in the Hoosier Nat Forest (Deam wilderness) in both high ridge/dense forest and lakeside; and most recently on a 5 day/22 mi loop through Dolly Sods WV... in all environments the stakes dug in, stayed put and didn’t get thrashed even against serious wind gusts. Forest floor, dense sand+small rock, rain/gentle mud & clay, semi-soggy grass... these things got the job done everytime with reasonable site selection and patience. I cannot ask more from my gear.I leave the other stakes in my collection at home now... the new ones have totally proven themselves. The only stakes I miss a little are the skinny hook/crook things that make small grommets on ground tarps easy... but those nasty things bend just looking at them. So I tie up a small paracord loop through the grommets or use zip ties, place these new stakes just outside the grommet (they don’t fit in the hole) and the job gets done.Good luck, happy camping.

These are much sturdier than the little silver hook ones that come with tents these days. I got the orange ones to help see them easier and try not to trip on them. The little pull cords are handy and reflective at night. They're very lightweight and a great addition to my backpacking gear.

Unlike the stakes that came with my tent they don't bend when I hammer them in.They are also very light.They have a few shortcommings however:- Paint started being scrattched off on first used when inserted in ground.- They lack a real hook to hold on to a string, which makes me wonder if they would be less reliable in stormy conditions (not something I normally face, but it might impact others)

These are really strong compared to factory tent stakes. The length is perfect and the notch out of them grabs the tent loop well. They are built well and will not rust. They have a good looking orange finish to them which makes them easy to see even in dim lighting. I will use these for all my future tents and tarps.

Pack these slightly heavier stakes, and in a windstorm, your tent will stand tall, while others fail.My husband does a lot of ultralight backpacking with our scouts BSA troop, and swears by these stakes. Most stakes that come with ultralight tents (especially trekking pole tents) are TOO TINY to be of practical use. That's because customers look for the lowest "trail weight" which includes the stakes, so tent makers have learned to supply uselessly small and light stakes. Toss them out, and replace them with these.The reality is, in high winds and soft muddy ground, you need bigger stakes than what came with your ultralight tent. These weigh only a few grams more than ultralight stakes, but they hold SO much better, and they don't bend.Even if a scout pounds them into a buried tree root with a rock (as often happens), they don't bend like so many other brands. That's because one of the 3 ribs is full-sized all the way from the head to the tip, without an indentation like so many other brands, which have a weak spot.Buy them, pack them, and bring some extra for your troop, because somebody will need them, for sure.

I got this for my portable tent, and the cut outs in the stakes were not deep enough to catch the retaining loop on the tent.

Sure beats buying them one at a time. I like that I have plenty for tent corners & guy lines. Felt like it was a good price when I bought 2 sets a few months back

Those little metal things that come with tents - yeah, those are garbage. If you’re camping in grass, replace those stock ones with these!.They’re sturdy, very lightweight, and way more secure. They’ll hold your temporary home down in high winds and/or rain. Easy but useful upgrade to a tent.