[Dave Westlake]

Anyone know a cheap source of reliable abseil stakes?  Ideally the type you see in Pembroke – the new silver ones with the cross bar.

I heard a rumour of people using some kind of corkscrew thing that was removable (the type you get for caravans presumably) but the only examples of these I can find are too flimsy.

Cheers

[Andy B]

You can get steel angle for a few quid a metre. I always thought that those corkscrew dog tetherers would be strong enough in decent ground, but never tested it.

Something like this.
http://www.atbshop.co.uk/productdetails.php?id=3337&cat=kit

[duncan]

According to the irrepressible Jim Titt, galvanized 3/4" or 1" water pipe is the material of choice. (scroll down about 15% of the webpage)

[clm]

scaffold sawn with an angle to point into the ground.

[chummer]

Lengths of angle iron are cheap, solid and last for ages, from your friendly local iron monger or scrap yard.

[SA Chris]

Would angle aluminium not last longer?

[clm]

not by the sea?

[SA Chris]

Longer than iron Shirley? Quite a few Aluminium stakes tround here have been in for years and look in better nick than the iron ones.

Or is it because the stakes are too high?