Has anyone ever used theses to hold down a camping tent or screen house in a campground where stakes were not permissible?
1364780
I am using these to weigh down a 13x13 E-Z up Canopy on my patio. They have worked well. I filled my with water but you could us sand which will make them heavier. My canopy has made it through several heavy windy summer storms. Good Luck
1364781
If you can secure the tent to the weights it should work if you fill them with sand or gravel.
1364782
Yes, you will need to secure them to the poles of either item. They are made to wrap around the legs. I am not sure either a tent or screen house has this type of leg poles.
1364783
I have used them a few times to hold down a 10x10 canopy. They seemed to work well, but we never had terribly high wind with them. They are supposed to be better because they hold the legs at the bottom and not the top which compromises the strength of the canopy. They weigh more filled up than what I was using previously so I will keep using them. It does make it hard to put your sides on if you have to close up for the night though.
1336804
I'm not seeing any type of loops at the corners of the tent like you would typically see on a normal tent which you would put stakes through. Instead they're closed tabs where the tent poles terminate into. So it would maybe be an issue.
393341
They come as 4 double cylindrical bags in the package which I use to wrap around a tent plow when stakes cannot be used in the ground. If I am picturing a table with a center hole where a large umbrella goes, it may work. If not, I am not sure what you want to stabilize.
1680430
I use them to attach a 20x40 tarp to my RV. So, far they have held perfectly against all the elements nature has thrown at it.
1478230
Yes they do but the tent stakes are kind off flimsy so having some extra on hand would be beneficial!
2214600
Yes it works great! I would not use it to hammer hard on hardened steel objects that could cause chipping or injury but tent stakes work great and minor bonking of things :-)
1062150
The indentations underneath the head act as hooks and keep the anchor loops in place. As long as you have tension on the loops, and ideally drive them into the ground angled slightly away from the tent, they hold fine. I've used them for the last couple years mostly in the soft dirt of redwood forest floors and haven't had any issues with the anchor loops slipping out.
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Yes, but I haven't done it. The design allows you to combine as many sets as you'd like, for each panel is hinged to the next. A large round area can be made or even a long run one panel wide and as long as you want to make it. Small stakes come with the product to anchor it into the ground. Because I keep my 3 cats in it when camping, I have had to make a secure mesh top to keep them in, but with zip ties it's not a problem. The wire construction and design is just right...secure but not too heavy to handle and set up.
1941081
This would definitely work propped against a camper. The feet would hold it. I believe the total L position would need a little ledge or something to prop it on in order to hold.
613043
I use a rock. If you aren't interested in saving weight, I would suggest a cheaper, tougher, heavy, plastic tent stake that doesn't cost $2.50 each. They are bullet proof, while these need to be cared for.
2123025
I don't think it would stand well without being secured. I used a hammer and the stakes come with the tents. There would not be enough tension to secure the pole. Hope this helps. I really like the tent. It worked well for me.
1713196
We got longer stakes & they worked great. The sandbags would likely work as well.
1409236
Not that I know of ... sorry. It sounds like it could work, though. These are wooden stakes, however, so they will eventually rot, I would think.
568290
I don't believe this 'Soft Mallet' is sturdy enough for driving tent stakes into hard ground. My tent stake tool of choice is a standard hammer. Once, I forgot the hammer and made use of a cast iron fry pan. To this day Wifey still reminds me of that error.
1113514
Yes, the plastic windows come off completely. The stakes are designed to screw into the ice, so they would hold best in dense soil . You could use regular tent stakes, as there are grommets on each corner.
1004677
they are perfectly safe for tent use.. but, it must be located on solid footings with know chance of tipping or having flammable objects come in contact with it.. if it tips it auto. shuts off, but the surface can still start a fire til it cools down.
1843643
Yes, we left one at our other house after more than ten years. I would caution not to use the phony plastic stakes but to go get 4 five foot sections of rebar to hold together and in place.