Your most appreciated camping equipment

[OCD Overland]

My new favorites are the Snowpeak tent stakes and mallet. Seems like a silly thing to put on the list, but we put these to the test for three weeks in mud, sand, rocks etc with 30mph gusts at times and not once did one even hint at coming loose. I have 8 each of the 30 and 40 sizes. And their peg hammer (get the steel one, not the copper) is the perfect weight and size, with a claw that's perfectly designed for digging out stakes. We had a couple of neighbors at the expo asking about both the stakes and the hammer - I was surprised that they aren't more popular.

 

[srserl]

My new favorites are the Snowpeak tent stakes and mallet. Seems like a silly thing to put on the list, but we put these to the test for three weeks in mud, sand, rocks etc with 30mph gusts at times and not once did one even hint at coming loose. I have 8 each of the 30 and 40 sizes. And their peg hammer (get the steel one, not the copper) is the perfect weight and size, with a claw that's perfectly designed for digging out stakes. We had a couple of neighbors at the expo asking about both the stakes and the hammer - I was surprised that they aren't more popular.

If you look at the Snowpeak video, it takes at least 20 hits with the mallet to drive the stake...way under powered. I have 14 or 16 stakes to put in and that would take forever. I use a 2 lb cracking hammer to drive stakes and a rock hammer to remove them. The stakes look great, though.

 

[Mayhem-6]

I have to say my trailer all together. It's always loaded with all my camp gear so I don't have the long pack up/unpack at the end of a trip.

Hook it up and go.

 

[vegasjeepguy]

Definitely my trailer

 

[OCD Overland]

If you look at the Snowpeak video, it takes at least 20 hits with the mallet to drive the stake...way under powered. I have 14 or 16 stakes to put in and that would take forever. I use a 2 lb cracking hammer to drive stakes and a rock hammer to remove them. The stakes look great, though.

Haven't seen the video but I'll guess whomever is in it doesn't know how to swing a hammer. The hammer is 16oz, I think, which should be plenty. A 2lb hammer for driving tent stakes? I used to frame houses with a 20oz, lol, but that's cool - if you're used to using a heavier hammer, then go for it.