Kind of on the subject.
I use Eastman aluminum stakes because they hold better in softer soil than the Titanium "chipmunk tethers". <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> They each have a short cord tied in a loop that I always thought were to slide another stake into to pull them out, but they could also be looped to the tieout loops on your tent so they would always be in the right place, you'd just have to be careful to roll and not stuff or you might get holes in your tent. You could even attach the ti stakes by pounding the loop closed. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />