Figured out my tent stakes were backwards after 10 years of camping

Last month at a site near Lake Tahoe, a gust pulled my corner stake clean out of the gravel and the fly slammed into my face. I looked at the stake and realized the hook part was facing the tent, not away from it, so it was basically just sliding out instead of biting. I always thought the angle of the stake was the issue, but it was the orientation this whole time. Now I flip them so the curve points outward and they actually hold in loose soil. Has anyone else had that dumb lightbulb moment with basic gear you've been using forever?

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jake_torres6810d ago

That lightbulb moment where you realize the simplest thing was wrong the whole time... happens with everything.