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I am with Bob, although I have never thought of using them as tent stakes. We go a little further and remove the bolts all the way, then take a medium size screw driver and tap it into the slot lightly, this open up the bore and makes it a snap. Care should be used in tightening the bolt too tight is as bad or worse than too loose.
As far as brands we like Sanders, some people like Chevys. Steel is steel the secret is in the heat treatment process.
The biggest mistake people make is reversing the twist on the bars, this kills them, and talk about handling problems, you got handling problems.
Honest Dad himself

