Product Spotlight: Wise Owl Outfitters 7075 Aluminum Tent Stakes (16)
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Tier: budget. An easy upgrade for beginners.
Budget tents usually come with thin wire stakes that bend the first time they hit a rock. A set of real aluminum stakes is one of the cheapest upgrades you can make to a shelter.
What you get (Wise Owl)
- 16 stakes of 7075 aluminum, a common alloy for backpacking stakes
- 7.25 in long, which the listing describes as designed for high wind, gravel and packed soil
- Each one under an ounce
- Bright red paracord pull loops to pull them out and find them easily
Why 16? That covers a tent's corners and guy points with spares, or a tent plus a tarp. Ultralight hikers can carry only what they need and leave the rest in the car.
Things to know: 7.25-inch Y- or V-style stakes hold better in soft soil than thin titanium hooks like the Vargo, but they're a bit heavier. Aluminum can still bend if you pound it against bedrock.
Pairs well with: a reflective guyline kit to guy out the tent properly in wind.
See Wise Owl Aluminum Tent Stakes on Amazon
Availability changes often, so check the Amazon listing for current stock and options.