Buidling your own stakes

[justwannano]

Originally posted by Woodywoodduck
Try this,

Get yourself 12 cable stakes that are 12 inchs long

then get 12 Rebar Stakes that are the normal size used

1 cable stake driver and 2 hammers of the same size and weight

Put cable stakes and rebar stakes in a seperate bucket of the same size and place a hammer in each bucket and the Cable Stake Driver in the bucket with the cable stakes and carry for a mile.



Funny thing about Cable Stakes is that it seems from reading different sites, the Cable Stakes have not caught on to much in the West, but are pretty much the chosen stakes in the East, you do not see to many guys going for rebar much here in the East!

You must think you are talking to a rookie.
I tried cable stakes 10 years ago. Come to think of it it was nearly 18 years ago.
I don't like the fact that they are left in the ground. Thats littering even if you can't see them.
I don't like the fact that they cannot be moved easily.
I don't like the fact that pulling them requires more than a pair of pliers.
Sure they are light. If you want light weight look for a natural anchoring device like a tree or a rock. Thats what the old boys like Hawbaker did.
Apparently you walk your line. Now if you really want light weight ,which is what you seem to be using as a selling point, throw away your traps and use snares.
Cable stakes are just another tool. The wise trapper uses the best tool for the particular job he is doing.
If you really want a life changing experience just try layng in the weeds under a mower in the hot sun unwraping wire which bound up the mower blades.
I actually do have 1 cable stake out.
Its near a corner post on our farm.
I control that land.

OK?
Have a good one
just