MSR Groundhog 05807 vs Big Agnes ADDPK67522

Buy the MSR Groundhog kit, model 05807, when you want six red 7.5-inch Y-beam stakes, each listed at 0.46 ounces, in 7000-series aluminum, with a notch and a reflective pull loop. Buy the Big Agnes Dirt Dagger, manufacturer part ADDPK67522, when you want the orange I-beam stake the style cell calls 6.75 in, pack of 6, UPC 841487143527. One is a Y. The other is an I. They are not the same length on the cards.

Short version. A hammock hangs from trees, not from these stakes. A camp chair does not need a guyline. A canister stove is the boil, not the shelter. A closed-cell pad is what you sleep on after the tent is staked. A headlamp is how you find a stake in the dark. Match the model before you match the word stake.

The Groundhog card's title is MSR Groundhog Tent Stake Kit, 6-Pack, Regular, 7.5-Inch, Red. The detail block prints brand MSR, model 05807, manufacturer part 05807, color Red, number of pieces 6, unit count 6, item length 19 centimeters, and item dimensions 7.5 inches long by 0.47 inches wide. Nineteen centimeters is the same length as 7.5 inches, so those two cells agree with each other and with the title. The item-weight cell says 0.1 kg. A bullet says each stake weighs 0.46 ounces and measures 7.5 inches long, and that the kit includes six. Six times 0.46 ounces is about 2.8 ounces, which is in the neighborhood of 0.1 kg. Weigh the sack if the gram matters. The UPC cell prints more than one code, starting with 040818058077. The GTIN cell prints 00040818058077 and 00040818066195. Photograph the code on the bag you received. A second code in the cell is not a second product until the bag says so.

The bullets are the reason people buy this kit. Six stakes that stay put. A three-sided Y-beam for penetration and holding in a variety of soils. A notch at the top for a guyline. An attached reflective pull loop for removal. 7000-series aluminum. The warranty cell says a manufacturer 3-year limited warranty. The style name says Groundhog Tent Stake Kit. The included-components line says Stakes. It does not say a hammer, a guyline, or a tent. The mini Groundhog is a shorter stake. This card's title says Regular and 7.5-Inch. If the stakes in the bag are 6 inches, you have the mini, not 05807.

Red is the color cell. A faded orange anodize on a different brand is not this UPC. The Y is the shape to look for: three flanges, a notch, a cord loop. A nail, a skewer, and an I-beam are other stakes. The card does not claim sand or snow. A Y-beam in loose sand is a different problem, and this kit does not print a spiral or a snow plate. Use it in the soil the bullet named, which is a variety of soils, and stop pounding when the metal rings on a rock.

Groundhog model 05807, regular, 7.5-inch, red, six stakes. Dirt Dagger part ADDPK67522, style 6.75 in pack of 6, orange, UPC 841487143527. A 6-inch Dagger and a 10-inch Dagger are different parts. A mini Groundhog is a different model.

Who should buy the Groundhog, and who should buy the Dirt Dagger?

Buy 05807 if you want the 7.5-inch Y-beam, six of them, with the pull loop and the notch in the bullets, and a count that the piece cell and the unit-count cell both print as 6. The 0.46-ounce bullet is the each-stake number. The 0.1 kg cell is the kit. Skip neither until you have weighed the bag. Skip a 6-inch stake in the same photo if the title says 7.5. The reflective loop is the nighttime handle. A headlamp still helps. The loop is not a lamp.

Buy ADDPK67522 if you want the orange I-beam the length cell calls 6.75 inches and the style cell calls a pack of 6. The piece cell also says 6. The unit-count cell says 1. Those are not the same count. Open the bag and count stakes. The model cell says ADDPK, which is a family name. The manufacturer part says ADDPK67522, which is this length. A 6-inch pack and a 7.5-inch pack and a 10-inch pack live in the same brand sentence on the description, which lists 6 in, 7.5 in, and 10 in as the sizes the design comes in. This card's length cell is 6.75. If the stake you measure is 10 inches, you have a different part.

Do not buy either kit to replace a snow stake or a sand screw. Do not buy the Dagger because a Groundhog photo was in the same search, and do not buy the Groundhog because an orange I-beam looked bright. The shapes hold differently. A Y presents three edges to the soil. An I is a different cross-section. In loose duff, both can pull. In a packed pad, both can be driven. The card does not print a holding-power number in pounds. The 25 percent strength-to-weight line is a Dirt Dagger bullet about that design against the brand's own earlier stake, not a score against the Groundhog.

What the Groundhog 05807 is actually for

A Groundhog is the stake you push or tap into soil that is firm enough to grip a Y and not so rocky that the tip folds. The notch takes a guyline. The loop is how you pull it without slicing a finger on the flange. Six is a small tent's corners plus a couple of guylines, or a tarp's windward side, not a cabin tent's full stake-out. If the tent shipped with eight points, two of these kits is the arithmetic, not a promise that six covers every loop. The card includes stakes. It does not include cord.

Model 05807 is the reorder. The title's Regular and 7.5-Inch are the size check when the header is smeared. The multiple UPCs are the annoying part of the cell. Match the model and the red 7.5-inch Y, then match a code if the bag still has one. The 3-year warranty cell is a defect line, not a promise that a stake bent on a granite slap will be replaced as if the rock were a manufacturing flaw. Stop when the stake rings. A bent Y that you straighten often cracks. Carry a spare rather than a repair story.

Do: set them at an angle away from the tent so the guyline loads the Y into the dirt. Don't: drive them straight down and expect the notch to hold a storm. Don't: use a steel hammer on the head until the aluminum mushrooms and the loop pulls out. A boot or a rock is the usual set. Don't: assume the 0.47-inch width cell is a round nail you can twist like a corkscrew. It is a flange measurement.

What the Dirt Dagger ADDPK67522 is actually for

The Dirt Dagger is the I-beam the brand describes as a modified beam with a cord loop and a bright anodized finish. The bullets say a lighter, stronger construction and a 25 percent increase in strength-to-weight ratio, and they say the design is aircraft-grade aluminum. They do not print a per-stake ounce on this card. The length cell says 6.75 inches. The style cell says 6.75 in, pack of 6. The piece cell says 6. The unit-count cell says 1. Count six. If you count one, the unit cell was the honest one and the style cell was not. The dimension cell says 6.75 by 6.75 inches. A stake is not a square. That cell is a package. UPC 841487143527 is the barcode. The color cell says Orange. The included-components line says Big Agnes Dirt Dagger UL 6.75in Tent Stake, Pack of 6.

The description's size menu is the trap. It names 6 inches for the lightest tents, 7.5 inches for superlight setups, and 10 inches for car camping. This part's length cell is 6.75, which is none of those three round numbers. Measure one stake. If it is 6.75, you have the cell. If it is 7.5, you have a different pack that the description mentioned and this part number did not. Model ADDPK alone is not enough. ADDPK67522 is the part to write down.

Do: use the cord loop to pull, and use the orange so you can see the head in leaves. Don't: treat the unit-count 1 as a reason to expect a single stake when the style cell and the piece cell both say 6, until you have opened the bag. Don't: mix a 6.75-inch I-beam with a 7.5-inch Y and call them the same guyline length. A shorter stake in soft soil has less shaft in the ground. Don't: read the 25 percent bullet as a lab score against MSR. It is the brand's sentence about its own design.

How to stake a tent without mixing the two shapes

Pitch the body, then the guylines, then the stakes. A corner stake that is the only thing holding a pole is doing more work than a guyline stake on a fly. Put the longer Groundhog on the windward guylines if you own both, because 7.5 inches is the longer cell. Put the 6.75-inch Dagger on the corners if the soil is packed and you want the orange heads where feet walk. That is a camp habit, not a number the cards printed. If you only bought one kit, use that kit and add cord to the loops you still have open.

Angle matters more than brand. A stake driven away from the load, at roughly the angle a tent manual draws, holds. A stake driven toward the tent pulls out when the wind comes. Neither card prints that angle in degrees. The notch on the Groundhog and the cord on the Dagger are the attachment. A guyline tied around the head, above the soil, saws. Tie to the notch or the loop. Rocks on top of a stake are a sign the soil did not hold, not a feature.

Carry both kits in the same stake bag only if each bundle is marked. Six red Y-beams and six orange I-beams look obvious in daylight and identical in a hurry at dusk. A strip of tape with 05807 and a strip with ADDPK67522 is enough. Leave the bent one at home. A cracked aluminum stake fails on the next storm, not in the driveway.

What actually fails on these two cards

The Groundhog reorder fails when the length is 6 inches and the model is not 05807. The mini is a different stake. The UPC cell fails you if you matched the second code and received a different kit. The weight cell fails you only if 0.1 kg and six stakes at 0.46 ounces are wildly off when you weigh the bag. They should be close. The width cell fails you if you expected a round nail.

The Dagger reorder fails when you ordered ADDPK and received a 10-inch or a 6-inch pack. ADDPK67522 and the 6.75-inch length cell are the check. The unit-count cell fails you if you believed 1 and the bag has six, or if you believed the style cell and the bag has one. Count. The square dimension fails you if you expected a stake 6.75 inches wide. The 25 percent bullet fails you if you thought it was a comparison against the Groundhog's 0.46-ounce line. It is not.

The shared failure is a short stake in soft soil or a proud stake in a trail. Six stakes do not fix a tent with more loops than you staked. Buy the length the cell prints, count the bag, and keep a couple of spares. A missing stake at the windward corner is the failure the cards cannot reprint.

What this comparison is not

It is not a tent, a tarp, a guyline, or a hammer. It is not a snow stake and it is not a sand screw. It is not a promise that every red Y-beam is model 05807, and it is not a promise that every orange I-beam is part ADDPK67522. It is not a 10-inch car-camping dagger just because the description mentions that size. It is not a mini Groundhog.

It is not a license to ignore the bag. Count six against the Groundhog cells. Count the Dagger against the piece cell and the style cell, and notice the unit cell says 1. Measure 7.5 against 6.75. Then pitch the tent you already own.

So which stake should you buy?

Buy the MSR Groundhog, model 05807, when you want six red 7.5-inch Y-beam stakes, the 0.46-ounce bullet, the notch, and the reflective loop, and you will match the model rather than a spare UPC in a long cell. Buy the Big Agnes Dirt Dagger, part ADDPK67522, UPC 841487143527, when you want the orange 6.75-inch I-beam and you will count the bag because the unit-count cell says 1 while the style cell and the piece cell say 6. They are both aluminum stakes. They are not the same length or the same shape.