Hey Edward...

[Buckrub]

Like this?

I figured instead of a round crook, I'd leave a little bit on the 'other side' to bite into the ground on that side too. You didn't say, but I'd imagine to just work around the stand alternating inside, then outside, back and forth, on which side gets the long side of rebar.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk131/Buck7088/Hunting%20Album/rebar_zpsf9f3b6d7.jpeg (http://s279.photobucket.com/user/Buck7088/media/Hunting%20Album/rebar_zpsf9f3b6d7.jpeg.html)

Putting each one in at a decent angle should help too, I'd think.

[yellowk9]

Make damn sure you're happy with your stand location. It'll take a tractor and boom to pull those out of the ground after a few years.

[Buckrub]

Stand location dictated by intersecting vector of existing shooting lanes in thick pines, that are about 15 years from being clear cut again.

[Big Muddy]

I thought you said you had already purchased the turn-buckle and chain, and was gonna use that sorta rig???

Oh well.....yes, what you have there should work just fine........the more--the better....however, they look to be only 1/2 inch, and not the 3/4 inch re-bar, which I recommended.

Any way you wanna space them out or alternate them will be fine, too....personally, I like the four corners to be double-anchored.

And, ditto what yellerk9 said, 'cause it'll take a tornado to pull 'em outta the ground.

[Buckrub]

I took it back, got a refund at TSC, all because of you!!! Ain't you proud?

This is what Lowe's had 16 of, and I had use of a buddy's torch for just a bit, so that's what I got. One stand is back in the woods and should be ok even without anchors. So I doubt it takes much. The other one is 1/2 to the wind, but the open side is facing west....where most big winds come from.

and I am going to double anchor each corner. One on one side of post with long side to outside, and one next to it, on other side of post with long side on inside. Repeat that for four posts, and that's 8 anchors.

[BarryBobPosthole]

You really shouldn't drive around with the floor mats in the bed. They don't do any good there.
BKB

[Buckrub]

That's a rubber mat that I originally bought for the 1992 Chevy, the one before this one, from Kirkpatrick Rubber in Greenbrier. Cut it down for this one. Smooths out the 'ribs', the purpose of which in truck beds, I have no clue thereunto.

[BarryBobPosthole]

I'm talking about the floormat outline on the bed mat.
BKB

[Thumper]

The ribs are for strength .. unless you use plate, a flat panel would prolly bend and twist like wet pasta .. not to mention showing every tiny dent and ding.

[Buckrub]

Original trucks didn't have ribs. They had wood slats. Flat.

[Arty]

You really shouldn't drive around with the floor mats in the bed. They don't do any good there.
BKB

Senior Noticer

[Thumper]

Original trucks didn't have ribs. They had wood slats. Flat.

Ummm, yeah ... you want to compare apples and oranges?

[Buckrub]

Nah. Just truck beds.