zztopfugate - 1-2-2009 at 10:21 PM
what is a cheap replacememt for lost kite stake ? thanks, philip
DAKITEZ - 1-2-2009 at 10:43 PM
old screw driver
tent stake
big nail with old golf ball
If your lucky a real good looking girl to hold the handles for you 
BUT ... that might not be cheap 
WELDNGOD - 2-2-2009 at 06:37 AM
snap shackle on buggy for brake loops.
johnnylaing - 2-2-2009 at 09:02 AM
Where does the shackle go?? Do you have a pic??Thanks!
WELDNGOD - 2-2-2009 at 12:55 PM
I have mine on the back of my seat, so it can go to either side of the buggy.
ragden - 2-2-2009 at 01:01 PM
My only concern with something like that is that if the wind really kicks, and rolls the kite over, the kite might start dragging your buggy along...
Though, I suppose if your buggy is heavy enough, it wont be much of an issue...
acampbell - 2-2-2009 at 01:12 PM
I find that in moderate winds, the bug is easily pulled- even sideways. These days I prefer the kite-stake-in-the-front-fork approach.
WELDNGOD - 2-2-2009 at 01:56 PM
when just your frame weighs 67 lbs. , it doesn't budge.
ragden - 2-2-2009 at 01:58 PM
I remember that beast being heavy, but I didnt realize it was THAT heavy. Geeze man. Arent you working on a lighter one?
For kite-stakes anything that goes at least 6 inches into the ground would probably work. HQ kite-stakes are only about 10 bucks. Not a huge
investment. But you can probably just grab something and slam it into the ground and it will hold your stuff down...
dgkid78 - 2-2-2009 at 02:13 PM
this time of year i use, them Corkscrew dog tie out bar things? that make sense? lol it's metal rod corkscrew shaped to tie out your dog. saves time
on looking for a rock to hammer down my HQ stake into frozen ground
gilligan - 2-2-2009 at 10:13 PM
Drill out a practice lacrosse ball, then hammer through the biggest nail at Home Depot. About two bucks total.
furbowski - 3-2-2009 at 12:27 AM
or get the big orange plastic ones at home depot, i forget where they keep them, but about 14" long with a nice point and 2" wide at the top, need a
good solid hammer to get them in but they won't come out and are impossible to lose... weigh almost a pound and cost idk $5?
awindofchange - 3-2-2009 at 04:49 PM
another option is to flip your buggy upside down and hook your brakes on the foot peg. Works in a jam. You can purchase a kite stake from most any
kite shop. We have a couple:
Here's a custom made kite stake from a fellow kiter:
http://tinyurl.com/dldyb9
Or you can just use a big rain gutter nail from Home Depot, cost is about .50 cents each.
Hope that helps.
WELDNGOD - 3-2-2009 at 05:03 PM
usually in an e-mergency, my bug is already upside down!