Customer Reviews

Coleman 12-Inch Metal Tent Stakes (4-Pack)

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Just bought these a few weeks ago (12 stakes total - 3 sets) for a trip to Joshua Tree, CA. Just returned, in the semi-hard desert sand ALL of them started bending when tapped in (using rubber mallet first, then hammer). 8 of them bent 90 degrees at the head. Ended up using the smaller, standard stakes that came with the tent. Very disappointed, as the standard stakes with the plastic tops snap easily as well, but at least the metal parts remain straight and still usable.

"Heavy Duty Plated Steel"? Really? These were fine going in, but bent like cardboard coming out.

I bought these stakes for my trip to Burning Man in Nevada. Apparently there are some wicked sandstorms on the playa and they suggest using foot-long rebar to keep your tent from flying away. Rebar? Seriously? Who has a supply of rebar handy? Not me. So instead I picked up a set of these.

When the sandstorm hit, winds whipping across the playa at over 50mph, my tent stayed exactly where it was. The same can't be said for my neighbors who just used the normal stakes that came with their tent.

While they ran chasing down their tent, I was able to sit in the wind and enjoy the show.

Worst stakes- do not buy. They bent immediately when I hammered them in the ground. Complete waste of money, look elsewhere for stakes.

These stakes folded like an accordian, and I was using a rubber mallet in wet ground.

I just bought a package of these stakes for a 10 day camping trip to the Jersey Shore. The first night out I was staking the tent in rain soaked soft ground. Using an official Coleman brand rubber mallet I hit the top of the first metal stake with a moderate, not overly excessive blow. Instead of penetrating the ground the top of the stake bent 90 degrees. Same thing happened with the 2nd one. I didn't try another. I returned the package for a refund when I returned. I'm really puzzled what you could use these for.

Very pleased with the purchase. The stakes are easy to use and very strong - do not bend when driving into hard ground.

We put up around 2 acres of Christmas decorations for people to come by and enjoy. Since our land is sandy the Coleman 12 inch metal tent stakes are a must to keep the decorations in place. The small stakes that come with the large outside items are of no value in sandy soil. The first puff of wind and they are down.