These might not be super pack able but they aren’t bad. They work extremely well if you know conditions will be soft. Completely worth it for some areas.
https://www.orangescrew.com/collections/all-products/products/small-ground-anchor-4-pack On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 4:39:38 AM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote: > Lots of nice intellectual exercises for the problem of tent line anchors > when in deep sand once you reach the conclusion that regular ones don't and > won't work. > > Climbers in the snow use flukes as do recovery specialists, often in gangs > to distribute force from the primary line. I've seen a crew moving a Land > Rover mired in a peat bog doing this with five or six. > > Considering the brevity of mass necessary for bike camping something like > a wide rectangle of cloth, short ends connected by a loop, that you fill > with sand, in a pit you've dug in the sand, then buried in its filled shape > with a rope making a yoke between the two ends loops. > > These could be bandanas with shoelace (holds temporary knots better than > accessory cord) and actually be less weight and bulk than regular stakes > yet alone the screw and fluke gizmos the internet will sell you. > > If surprised and unprepared in the setting of sand otherwise, I've found > that a branch, buried in the sand works pretty dang well. The more > convoluted and leafy, the better it interacts with the sand and holds both > steady and surge loading. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 6:44:31 PM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote: > >> Moving this over from Johnny's 'Fitting the Hunqapillar' thread and in >> response to Jay's inquiry about my essential packing list for touring. >> >> Of course, some of it depends on the nature of the tour itself: climate, >> remoteness, and goals for the trip. For example, on the Great Divide, I >> packed my tenkara rod and for the Cabo loop, I swapped it out for a mask >> and snorkel. When I rode the Annapurna Circuit I didn't pack shelter or >> kitchen as I stayed in tea houses and ate dahl bat. >> >> As examples, here are packing lists from the two very different trips >> mentioned above. >> >> The Great Divide (2018) >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ouCYzQyFddgBy5eoBP0jqZnWAWnxwKG_/view?usp=sharing> >> >> The Cabo Loo (2023) >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKw5jjIsqOsMEuArUl2WWNW4ChmJsWBK/view?usp=sharing> >> >> Sadly, the photos are the same, but the Cabo Loop list is more >> representative of what I've learned that I'd rather not be without on any >> journey. >> >> The clothing in the Great Divide list was basically cut in half before I >> left- where there are 2s, I kept 1. I did retain both pairs of sandals- a >> small luxury after a long day in the saddle. Neither did I end up carrying >> so many water bottles, and I have since swapped out the MSR gravity filter >> for a Steri-Pen UV filter. >> >> Didn't take my full spice kit on the Baja Divide because I'd planned to >> live on fish tacos the whole time (very tricky in the mountains!). I no >> longer take the Nikon as my iPhone 8 takes fine snaps, I leave the Garmin >> GPS as I use GaiaGPS on my device, and I've swapped out my tripod stool for >> a lighter Japanese folding stool. >> >> I love my Big Agnes CopperSpur tent but wanted to spend some time getting >> good at setting up my Mountain Laurel Designs Trailstar tarp in the deep >> sand of Cabo where tent stakes are useless. >> >> As far as essentials, hmm? My Marmot sleeping bag, a water bottle, my >> tool roll, down jacket, wool undies, bandanas, rain gear, and camp slops. >> >> Anyways, that's my thinking on packing on wilderness-focused tours. >> >> I'd love to hear what you've gleaned from your experience and what you >> consider your essentials when heading into the mountains. >> >> Cheers, John >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/51b97ef8-6751-40e0-acb4-e5c96efbf26cn%40googlegroups.com.
