Review on 13-Ounce Aluminum Camping Hammer With Tent Stake Remover - Lightweight Outdoor Tool For Hiking And Tent Setup by Darius Glatzel

For pulling out stakes, this hammer is excellent! The claw works great for prying them loose and the hook end is great for pulling. The hammer side, however, leaves something to be desired. First of all, the hammer face is slick and slides off the stake, leading to a lot of glancing blows. As far as camping tent stake hammers go, this is better than most. It’s a tad light for driving in larger stakes, but should be fine with lightweight aluminum stakes. I mostly vehicle camp, so I’ve resorted to using a rubber mallet (much quieter for driving stakes) and using the Hikemax only for retrieving stakes.