05-29-2011, 04:06 PM
I'd like to buy some longer (8-12 in) scrap/junk engine valves. Where would be good places to hit up about this? I don't know if standard salvage yards typically have parts like this already pulled, and I don't even know if standard passenger cars have valves that big anyway. Tractor repair? Semi repair? Can anyone get me steered in the right direction?
FYI, I'm looking at using these as tent stakes. When I was a kid in scouts, we used them for everything and they were awesome. We don't need them for our tent necessarily, but I have a rather large dining fly I've homebrewed, and I have yet to find a commercial stake that made me happy. Valves go in easily, hold well, don't bend/break, come out easily, don't get tripped over, and I assume won't cost an arm and a leg.
Edit: obviously, I don't care about weight. Calling us car campers at this point would be a stretch. We haul a utility trailer for our gear, and a lot of what we bring makes the campsite more comfortable for the other families we camp with (ie the large dining fly). We actually look more like a band of gypsies than a family of five when we go out. And, yes, I know how to camp for real as well.
FYI, I'm looking at using these as tent stakes. When I was a kid in scouts, we used them for everything and they were awesome. We don't need them for our tent necessarily, but I have a rather large dining fly I've homebrewed, and I have yet to find a commercial stake that made me happy. Valves go in easily, hold well, don't bend/break, come out easily, don't get tripped over, and I assume won't cost an arm and a leg.
Edit: obviously, I don't care about weight. Calling us car campers at this point would be a stretch. We haul a utility trailer for our gear, and a lot of what we bring makes the campsite more comfortable for the other families we camp with (ie the large dining fly). We actually look more like a band of gypsies than a family of five when we go out. And, yes, I know how to camp for real as well.