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fratwins
My family is camping on the Outer Banks of NC. We have been advised when making reservations that we need 12 inch stakes specially made for camping on the sand. Any and all ideas will be gratefully appreciated.
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I haven't seen a picture of them but if they look like nails, then they will not hold very well in soft soil like sand. If they have 2 flat sides about an inch wide each and at about 90 degrees to each other, then they should work well.
The plastic tent stakes that come with many tents will also work well. Wooden stakes made from grade stakes similar to what you may have seen on a construction site before a building is built can also work well if cut to the desired length and then notched at top to hold the loop on the tent.
If they allow you to dig into the sand, you can also tie a short piece of rope around the loops where the tent peg goes and then tie the other end around a stake that is buried about 6" below the surface and laying horizontally. It will be next to impossible for the wind to blow the tent hard enough to pull the stake loose.
I haven't seen a picture of them but if they look like nails, then they will not hold very well in soft soil like sand. If they have 2 flat sides about an inch wide each and at about 90 degrees to each other, then they should work well.
The plastic tent stakes that come with many tents will also work well. Wooden stakes made from grade stakes similar to what you may have seen on a construction site before a building is built can also work well if cut to the desired length and then notched at top to hold the loop on the tent.
If they allow you to dig into the sand, you can also tie a short piece of rope around the loops where the tent peg goes and then tie the other end around a stake that is buried about 6" below the surface and laying horizontally. It will be next to impossible for the wind to blow the tent hard enough to pull the stake loose.
Best place to go Tent camping on the North Carolina outer banks?
Bert H
It would have to be kinda secluded and legal to build camp fires.
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Rodanthe NC
Rodanthe NC
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