https://pmags.com/quick-tip-gutter-spike-nails-as-tent-stakes Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://pmags.com/quick-tip-gutter-spike-nails-as-tent-stakes#comment-608533 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:40:17 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=7522#comment-608533 Good idea. I use 12 inch landscaping spikes with a washer on top. I can find them for around 70 cents apiece and they work very well.

]]> https://pmags.com/quick-tip-gutter-spike-nails-as-tent-stakes#comment-516085 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:02:26 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=7522#comment-516085 I blunt the point on mine by hitting the point with a hammer. They still drive into the ground, but they don’t poke through my stake bag. If you bend one, they are relatively easy to pound back into shape. A stump and a big rock work well. Tying a loop under the head before using them makes them easier to pull out.

]]> https://pmags.com/quick-tip-gutter-spike-nails-as-tent-stakes#comment-513474 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:50:37 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=7522#comment-513474 Hello Paul,
I never thought of using gutter nails. I didn’t even know they came that long. Sounds like a good alternative to the expensive stakes. I’ve always used the cheap ones that came with the tent. My Alps Mountaineering Tent came with some pretty good thick stakes. They’re holding up pretty good so far. Thanks for the post. Have a great day!

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