I was at the beach sharing my love of power kiting with a couple new flyers over the weekend. Apparently while we were distracted by the task of Not
Dying, some kid swiped one of my kite stakes, one of these: https://bigmikeskites.com/products/peter-lynn-ground-stake-w...
That thing is great in the sand, less great in dirt. What are you guys using to hold your kites down in a variety of terrain?B-Roc - 6-11-2018 at 11:17 AM
These things work great in dirt and grass and you can get them at Home Depot, Lowes, Target, sporting good stores, etc. Just buy some plastic hose /
tubing to make a sheath to protect yourself or your kite if you pack or carry it.
jeffnyc - 6-11-2018 at 11:30 AM
Golf ball attached to threaded metal rod for sand. Go raid a golf course for free golf balls, and Lowes or home depot for some rods. They're fairly
simple to make. Drill a hole slightly smaller than the rod, screw it in. You could also cut off the top of a giant nail and wedge that in.
Here's a version of someone doing it on a coleman spike, looks a little overkill, I think just wedging your spike or rod in works fine, no collar or
glue.
I would highly recommend NOT doing this on a carpet, and finding a vise or workbench etc... riffclown is a professional, amateurs like us need to take
more care... :D eric67m - 6-11-2018 at 01:19 PM
12" of 1/4" stainless round rod works well in sand or grass. Attach something to the top so you can find it easily.canuck - 6-11-2018 at 04:26 PM
I like my HQ ground stake. It comes with a sheath that you can hang off one of your harness straps so that it is always with you.
Works well in dense sand, grass, dirt.
When the ground is frozen I use an ice shelter anchor similar to this one.
