Lightweight Outdoor Camping Hammer Aluminum Tent Hammer with Tent Stake Remover, 13-Ounce

This hammer is just as advertised, nice quality light weight works well

Having used many ice climbing tools over the years, I can say this tool is built incredibly well. The head and hook are from cast ferrous metal, they are riveted to the handle very solidly, and the extruded aluminum shaft is well made. The coating is applied well and appears to be very durable. As a very famous 20th century rock climber and mountaineer stated, "we are homosapien, the tool users". No camper should be without this tool.

It's not as durable as any proper home improvement tool, but it's plenty durable for pounding in tent stakes. The hook does make it easy for yanking stakes back out of the ground. Were I a hiker or camper I suppose the light weight aluminum shaft would be beneficial. This thing is half the weight of the various home improvement / framing hammers I have at home. For me it was just a light weight tool to keep with my pop-up shade tent and stakes so I wouldn't need to worry about remembering or losing my real tools.

This is such a great product that I now have purchased it multiple times to give to our kids for use in their camping tent setup system. Fairly light but high quality product that is priced at a great value.

Got this hammer so that we can nail down our steaks for the canopy. I can't believe I waited so long to get one. Specially since we have so many rocks underground. Works great to nail and also to take out the steaks. It is light and very well made.

Seems to be rugged. So far I have used it to stake down a large tarp, which covers my wood pile. It's very light and compact, but worked fine. I could see this being a handy tool for backpackers. Price was good too. I doubt that this will ever break or wear-out.

So I thought this was going to be a very lightweight camping hammer. It is solid and sturdy but It turns out to be as heavy as a normal hammer. It does come with a strap and clip to make carrying easy and doesn't need to be stored inside a backpack if you are really roughing it and have limited space. However, can easily use rope to secure a regular hammer all the same. Also when you consider it weighs the same and slightly longer I'd say just throw a regular hammer you already have in your bag. $15 isn't cheap for something you already have and works just as well and if not by a fiberglass lighter hammer at Lowes for $6. Another reality is the digging option on this hammer can also be duplicated with a regular hammer. Overall I have to say this product is a waste of money.

I have used this on rocky ground and was able to get the stakes in and pull back out again. The orange color has come in handy during on-coming storms when it was dark and the fly had to be staked down very quickly. It is light-weight and does not make a significant difference to pack weight.