[pct-l] Velcro Tape

[Tortoise]

An alternative for ~0 weight.

Put a big rock on top of you stake to hold it in the ground. or lay the 
stake on the ground and put the rock in front or or on the stake to hold it 
in place. This will even work if your tent is on solid rock.  Also one 
could tie the guy line to a branch and then put the rock on it.

About the only added weight is if you make your guy lines a little longer 
to allow for these methods.


Tortoise

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hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
>[snip]> 
> When it is windy your tarp or tent can really bang around.  May be there 
> are no good bushes or trees around to secure your shelter.  Of course, I 
> use super light titanium shelter stakes like everyone else.  But I am 
> always a little worried about the stakes coming loose with all the 
> cord tension from the wind.  So, you just cut a piece of this super 
> light Velcro tape (Velcro One-Wrap) and make a simple loop.  Now you put 
> a heavy rock in it and readjust the tape to fit snuggly around the rock 
> and your shelter stake out loops.
> 
> Now you have a super backup to the shelter stake.  It takes a lot of the 
> load off the stakes.  You sleep soundly knowing that regardless of all 
> the wind, your shelter is nicely secured.  Simple.