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The original was posted on /r/Ultralight by /u/papayagurke on 2024-08-25 12:12:35+00:00.

Sorry for the noob question but I am a noob. I currently have the lanshan and I used it already a couple of times. However all campsites were “nice” - meaning all of them were on grass or well made grounds where I was able to just stick the trekking pole and stakes into the ground and set up.

However I am picturing situations where I may not be able to find such campsites. Maybe rocky surfaces or pure sand. I imagine it to be impossible to set up the tent on pure rock? Sure there may be possibilities for the stakes with rocks but whats with the trekking pole since I couldnt stick it into the ground at all? On the other hand with sand I imagine it to be very unstable since the pole/stakes would be kind of loose in the ground?

Would this be a use case to use a free standing tent and not go with the lanshan? Or am I just overthinking this or don’t know any special techniques?