6Pcs Aluminum Sand Stakes for Tents – 12.6" Heavy Duty Tent Stakes with U-Shaped Stiffeners – Lightweight, Corrosion Resistant Ground, Snow & Beach Tent Pegs for Camping, Hiking & Outdoor Use

These were PERFECT for holding taut lines for a tarp over a pet crate in my SW Florida yard, where the soil has the consistency of pure sand. (See my photo of a camo tarp over a pet crate for feeding feral cats outside in wet weather.) I first tried some long but narrow aluminum stakes, and even the lawn root system did not prevent them from pulling out through the ground lengthwise. These are nice and wide and PLENTY STRONG. I mostly pushed them in by hand, and used my foot to push them a couple final inches. Someone complained about them being weak and bending. I disagree; they're not "weak". Sure, you could bend them by hammering with a hard hammer if they hit a rock or hard root, but these stakes aren't designed for those conditions. I'd wondered whether a loop of cord would stay in place around the collar at the top of the stake ... or whether I should pass my cord through one of the holes. But, by angling them correctly (buried toe toward tent, collared head away from tent) and ensuring the concave surface faces the tent, the curved collar was fully sufficient to hold the loop of jute that I used to tie the corners of my tent.

I used these stakes to camp on sand and they worked very well for staking down tents and an awning. The stakes were long enough to get past the soft sand on top and dig into the more firm sand beneath. We also tried the “trench method” with one stake for the awning without issue. These are longer and wider than most sand stakes I’ve seen, which I think adds to their effectiveness. I would recommend these and buy them again.

Used these for beach camping and can’t imagine using anything different. Held out tent and canopy in 30+ knot winds on the beach. Really the best stake for sand. Just tie a 2 ft paracord length in the top hole to each one to with a little cabiner to make them easy to use.

Pros: Appear very sturdy. Should work well in sand and soft snow.Cons: Heavier and longer than I expected.These are meant for snow and sand. They'd be hard to push into dirt or ice.

These are very good SAND stakes. They are not really designed for hard ground. They are only an 1/8' thick so they are not very strong vertically or will handle higher lateral loads like a steel stake will. They are also concave for a reason- to increase surface area and resistance in soft soil like sand or snow.You DO NOT put a tent guyline around the top of this stake. If you look at the holes in the stake the smaller diameter one at the lower end of the stake is were you put the guyline THROUGH the stake and then you bury the stake in the sand parallel to whatever you are attaching the guyline to. The shape allows you to push it into soft base material very easily but due to its shape and that its buried, it provides a very firm hold. I added carabiner clips to the end of my guyline so I can quickly connect it to attachment points on my tent. I used these stakes for a pop up beach tent which is why the guyline is so short. You can use this stake in the conventional manner but under only very light wind conditions and NOT into hard ground. Every complaint about this stake being too weak or bending is because the individuals were using it incorrectly in the wrong type of base. There are several good Utube videos showing the correct use of this stake.

I bought these stakes for winter camping in deep snow. They have enough surface area to securely hold down my tent in soft snow. They are quite strong, and very light weight. I wouldn't try to hammer them in to hard ground as they'd just bend. A great product for the price.

Got these to complement some 10" Harbor Freight stakes. The HF stakes are for firm ground. These Cosmos work great in sand.I used them three ways in sand, and they held up find to sustained 20mph winds and gusts over 30mph. In fact, they did this even though I (unwisely) pitched the rather large REI Kingdom 6 tent crossways to the wind, rather than aerodynamically into the wind. I had to TRY to get the view :)The first way I used them was traditional: peg angled down into the sand; tent guy looped over the lip on the stake. This was fine for corners where the wet sand was close to the surface, and I could get the stake perpendicular to the guy line.The second way I used them was less traditional. I fed a bottom loop on the guy line through the small hole near the bottom of the stake, then pulled the loop over the stake. This is a bit hard on the line, but I'd rather replace line than have an anchor pull out. With the line in the small hole I'd cut a thin line in the sand along the expected path of the guy line, then shove the stake into the sand as far as I could, so the guy line was buried. This held up fine even with sand that was dry quite far down.The third way I used them was also traditional. On my large tent (rated for 6 people) there are intermediate tiedowns between the major anchor points near on the tent poles. These are very important to keep these parts of the fly from dripping condensation (or rain) on the tent body. For these I dug trenches about 6" deep and buried the stakes, with line looped as for the second stake. This took short bits of line, with the two loose ends coming up high enough to tie on the tabs on the fly.End result: tent stayed snugly guyed down with almost no day-to-day readjustment of the tie points.I wonder how my tent would do in snow? It would almost be worth it to try, just to see if the stakes work as well in snow as sand!BTW: I think having these be 12x1.38" instead of 9x1" (which is typical of other similar LOOKING stakes) makes a BIG difference! Having over 16 square inches in the sand is much better than just having 9!

So. GREAT for holding in soft soil. The breadth really makes them a solid anchor. They held my tarp guy lines in heavy winds. Amazing.But kick one... or try to use pressure to push it in (rock, rubber hammer, shoe).... they bend like butter.

Se rayan fácilmente y en menos de un mes le subieron casi el doble de precio de aproximadamente $350.00 MXN a más de $650.00 MXN no deberían de permitir jugar con los precios de esa manera.

Very wide pegs