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This is great. Thank you. Each time I read “rock” in the advantage column, I though of Jack Black on Tribute when he says “We are but men, ROCK!”. Nobody ever says “mallet” enthusiastically.
What are these stake things you speak of? You mean those weighty things that come in the bottom of the tent bag whose sole purpose is to keep the bag from blowing away while you are setting up?
Go camping in southern Utah and you have to use the rock to replace the stake. Stakes don’t work very well on slickrock.
Assuming you’re not “backpackinglight (TM)”, a hatchet beats both.
High stakes subject.
Fascinating content.
Can I use the butt end of my curated, artisanal, hand forged, heirloom-to-be axe to hammer in tent stakes?
Depends. Are the stakes hand forged?