Since 1969, I have used a tarp, tropic screen, and a single wall tent and never used stakes!!! For each line a figure eight with a bite then girth hitch that loop around any size rock has always been sufficient. I back that up with a spectra climbing cord wrapped hitch style around a tree branch or large rock. NO knots to untie!!!? Cheers, Steve Thaw, Moraga, CA? ? ?
