MSR

Stake Hammer

Small and light yet works

Small and light yet works great on the stakes for setting and pulling. The claw could also be useful for leveling off a campsite.

Super lightweight

Hammer is super lightweight and durable. Easy to pack and looks cool. Brought it with me on my Havasupai Falls hike.

Lightweight hammer for the job!

Good, light weight hammer for tent stakes. Good size striking head so you won’t be missing the stake head. I wish that it came with a cover for the head of the hammer as the claw portion is very sharp and it could tear my gear bag. For now, I’m wrapping the hammer with a rag to protect my bag.

It stakes good

I bought mine on a deep sale. That’s the only time I’d recommend it.

Works great

Great tool. Has enough weight to drive stakes well but it is light enough to backpack with it. The claw is also the perfect size for pulling my stakes out of the ground.

Great!

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Great for any kind of trip, no only for stakes but I have use it to open coconuts, hitting a wood wedge instead of hitting a knife when I dont want to carry and axe in backpacking down river or in the beach. Used it for moving logs or bamboo and still holding up.

Great hammer, just wish it had a cover

The claw part is quite sharp, and exposed. The hammer should have a cover that slips over the claw. Otherwise great.

Lightweight and Fun

I previously scoffed at the idea of getting this hammer, assuming I could always just find a rock. It turns out, there's a hand-sized rock shortage on a lot of trails and at many campsites, and a typical toolkit hammer isn't going to work on your stakes. A hatchet was also an interesting idea, but the prospect of accidentally cutting my fingers off was a bit off-putting (and the weight distribution of the hatchet really didn't facilitate hammering). In terms of hammering, this hammer does it well: it's light, the weight distribution is right, and it drives stakes into solid ground *very* well. The prongs on the back are perfect for pulling out stakes (which the cord on the bottom could also be used for if your stakes don't have cords), and would make for a great trowel. Also, you could probably use it as a meat tenderizer if you really wanted to, but that's probably unsanitary.

Get Hammered!!

Heavy duty hammering for tough ground! Love this Hammer and use it a bunch!!

Awesome Stake Hammer AND....

Yes it is light weight! Drives and Pulls stakes, Check! Could be used in Self Defense if ever needed (hopefully not)! AND....it is the fastest Cat Hole Digger of All TIME! If you have ever tried to dig a Cat Hole in hard ground with that ultralight aluminum thing, you know what I mean. Flip that hammer and use those claws to dig a cat hole to speck ( 6" deep and as big as you feel necessary) in less than 30 seconds! The MSR Tent Stake Hammer is part of my base weight for good!!