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Good, but skeptical about strength claims
These are great hooks for the money (especially if you're an Amazon Prime customer and they ship for free). They're advertised as 91" (and they are), but do remember this is from tip of base to tip of hook. Once the stakes are firmly anchored it is closer to 78-79" in height. I'm a little skeptical about their claims of being "Stronger than-1/2-inch square or round sections, and 5/8-inch round section". I accidentally bent one of the bases using just my (average) body weight to secure in the ground. I was able to get it bent back to normal and then used a 3-pound sledge hammer and wood block to anchor the others (worked well). For the record - they are made in India and are made of a lightweight steel and then powder coated to be more weather resistant. They assemble in two pieces and the top half could be removed leaving the base in the ground if you wanted. I would have rated 5-stars had I not so easily bent one. Since I'm only using them to hold a lantern they don't have to be unbelievably strong, so they work just as well for me. One thing hard to determine from the stock photo is that the anchoring tines are arranged like a pitchfork's (in a single row). The middle tine is longest and the outside ones a little shorter.
September 2011 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase