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MSR Ground Hog Stake
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MSR Ground Hog Stake

Item # 682543

$1.95

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This sturdy aluminum tent stake is nearly indestructible.

  • Three-sided design provides extra holding power
  • Notch at top for securing guylines; attached nylon pull-cord allows easy removal

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

Made in USA.

Item 682543

MSR Ground Hog Stake Specs

Specification

Description

Weight0.71 ounces
MaterialAluminum Easton
Length7.5 inches

MSR Ground Hog Stake Customer Reviews

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MSR Ground Hog Stake
 
4.8

(based on 20 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (12)
  • Sturdy (8)
  • Strong (6)
  • Tough (4)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (14)
    • Car camping (12)
    • Mountaineering (7)
    • Hiking (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (9), Casual adventurer (3), Enthusiast (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (5)

    Reviewed by 20 customers

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    Jan

    17

    2008

    (14 of 14 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Best Stakes You Can Buy

    By Cedfelix

    from Austin, TX

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Improves Performance
    • Strong

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Soil

      Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

      The best stakes you can get. They come with a reflective pull cord so you don't trip over them at night, just wear a headlamp so the reflect back towards your eyes. The bright red color makes them hard to loose. As a pro guide, I use them week in and week out in dirt, soil and rocky terrain. They can take a beating and keep coming back for more. They don't get any better than these.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (14 of 14 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jan

      23

      2008

      (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Outstanding Stakes!

      By Techpainter

      from Dallas, TX

      About Me Weekend Warrior

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Strong

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

          These outstanding stakes have survived over 20 nights with Boy Scouts pounding them into the ground using sledge hammers and rocks yet they remain perfectly straight.

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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          Mar

          1

          2008

          (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Best tent stake

          By Tam S

          from Washington, D.C.

          About Me Weekend Warrior

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Strong

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Tenting

            Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

            This is my favorite tent stake for car camping. I have a couple dozen, at least, because I have a large tent and a 12'x12' screenroom -- both of which I guy out two lines per corner to withstand thunderstorms (and once a tropical storm). I've never had one of these stakes fail and I've camped in some extremely high, sustained winds.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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            Sep

            21

            2007

            (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

             
            3.0

            Great, but with a weakness

            By USACanuck

            from San Diego, CA

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Lightweight
            • Sturdy

            Cons

            • Design flaw

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Car Camping
            • Mountaineering

            Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

            When I first started using this product, I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.

            However, there is a fatal flaw to its design. Its weakness is the notch at the top of the stake. I've had several bend and eventually break at that point.

            This may not be an issue for many people, but the earth here in Southern California is generally really hard and rocky, so after a while the stakes just can't take the abuse anymore.

            I would still recommend this product, but just be careful. If it starts to bend at the notch, get rid of it before it breaks.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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            Apr

            3

            2008

            (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Only tent stake I use any more

            By The Mattweiler

            from Middletown, MD

            About Me Weekend Warrior

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Improves Performance
            • Strong

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Recreation

              Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

              These stakes are the best around. They're strong, you can beat on them with a rock, hammer, hatchet back, whatever if needed. They hold surprisingly well in sand. I haven't tried them in snow but I would assume they'd be satisfactory based on what I have experienced. At this point, when I get a new tent, I put aside whatever stakes come with the tent and replace them with these.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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              Oct

              2

              2007

              (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Sturdy and Tough

              By Robo6

              from Meridian, Idaho

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Lightweight
              • Sturdy

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Car Camping
                • Hiking
                • Mountaineering

                Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

                I replaced the standard round stakes that came with two tents that I own with these MSR stakes. In addition to being lighter, they are very durable. They penetrate hard ground easier than round stakes and hold their position very well.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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                Sep

                9

                2007

                (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                tough as nails

                By buzzard

                from philadelphia pa.

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Site Member

                Pros

                • Lightweight
                • Rock busters
                • Sturdy

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Backpacking
                  • Car Camping
                  • Hiking

                  Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

                  used these from yellowstone to shanandoah and in my own back yard, the red makes them easy to see, and they are darn near unbreakble, great for rocky terrain like here in Pa.

                  Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                  (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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                  Sep

                  6

                  2007

                  (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  4.0

                  Lightweight and doesn't bend

                  By JohnC

                  from Aliso Viejo, CA

                  About Me Casual/ Recreational

                  Site Member

                  Pros

                  • Lightweight

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Backpacking
                    • Car Camping

                    Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

                    Most tents come with poor quality weak round tent stakes. Given enough use (especially in hard soils), they eventually get pretty bent. However, these MSR Groundhog stakes work great! The total surface area required to pierce the ground doesn't seem as much as those round "freeby" stakes, making them much easier to pound in to hard soil. Given the 3-sided design, it's inherently stronger and unlikely to bend. I've replaced ALL my tent stakes with these MSR GroundHog stakes. The red color is very helpful, too. If I accidentally drop one, I'm a lot more likely to see the bright red stake on the ground than a thin silver stake.

                    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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                    Apr

                    14

                    2008

                    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    5.0

                    Only stakes I use

                    By Canoe

                    from PA

                    Site Member

                    Pros

                    • Strong

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                        Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

                        These are the only stakes I use anymore. The stock stakes go in the recycling! I own about 16, and I keep them in a separate bag. When I pull out a tent, I check how many stakes it takes, then grab an appropriate number of Groundhog stakes.

                        I've never had one break yet. But whatever you do, don't push them in with your foot. Never do that with any stake! If necessary, find a fist-sized rock to pound them in with.

                        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                        (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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                        Nov

                        29

                        2007

                        (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

                         
                        4.0

                        Great stake!

                        By ultralightguy

                        from Denver, CO

                        About Me Competitive Athlete

                        Pros

                        • Strong

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                            Comments about MSR Ground Hog Stake:

                            This stake jsut works great in solid ground. Does not work in sand or snow. It works for what it was designed for, firm dirt. Period.

                            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                            (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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