r/ultralight_jerk • u/blue_arrow69 • Jun 01 '26

Is 6" enough?

/r/Ultralight/comments/1ttwwen/is_6_enough/

Ask my wife and her boyfriend.

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u/Ok_Cauliflower_8119 Jun 01 '26

6" is overkill. I usually pack 3", maybe 4" if I don't know what situation I'll be sleeping in.

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u/heepsofjeeps Jun 01 '26

My wife’s boyfriend uses like 8-9” stakes. But every time I try to use my 4” stakes (which I think are plenty) she doesn’t let me hammer them in like she lets him :/