I've found a way to reduce your your cost and pack weight. You only need carry 1 or 2 good solid stakes and amend them with a $2 set of 6 'Potato baking nails'.

They're 4 1/2" long with a nice head on them, which helps retain slippery lines so often used by lightweight backpackers. They have a sharp point on them that can easily be sanded down/rounded off so they don't damage gear in one's pack. Plus, they can be used for baking your spuds in the campfire when not in use with a shelter.

The reason for carrying along 2 Ti or other strong stakes, is to make 'starter holes' about halfway into the ground. This helps keep one from beating these stakes into the ground which could easily ruin them. A little bit of care and you've got some 'dual duty gear' on the cheap <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Of course these will only work in places where one regularly uses thin style tent stakes.
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