Originally Posted By Rick_D
Think I need to get my eyes checked, because I read this as "backpacking mullet," which lead to a whole different vision.

As far as mallets go, there can never be a "backpacking mallet." Car camping, sure, the flat face of a hatchet will probably suffice. But note, not too many stakes will withstand serious hammering into rock or hardpan. At some point one needs to switch to steel constuction spikes and bring out the short-handled sledge.

cheers,


This is my take as well, short of reading "mullet". laugh

If you are backpacking, and you can not push the stake in with your foot, then you need to move to a different spot. If you drive the stake in with a rock, you will bend it. If you are car camping and you need to drive the stake in (limited camp sites) then you use steel stakes. If I ever break those two rules, I break stakes. Especially when scouts do it.
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