OK. I give up. What are these hooks for?

You folks are funny

OK. Lantern it is. Actually, there was a guy walking around pulling nails out of trees while we were there last weekend. He told us that people would drive nails into trees to hang all sort of stuff including lanterns. I just never made the connection that was why the poles were provided.

As usual, thank you kind folks for explaining to the newby without telling him how silly the question was. ;)

You hang grandpa up on it by his suspenders when he shows you how to light a campfire with a stick and string. :) :)

buta4 wrote:
Looks to me it is for something other use. The hook is facing in the "wrong direction" for most of the aforementioned uses.
:h

The hook probably faces the pole for safety reasons. I don't think there is a wrong direction, you can still hang things on the hook. (Just no wind chimes) ;)

Field dressing deer ;-)

Looks to me it is for something other use. The hook is facing in the "wrong direction" for most of the aforementioned uses.
:h

To keep bears out of your food supplies. Doesn't work for squirrels.

Stripper pole?

Lantern not spotlight, not near next camper when we were ther.
Frank.

donkeydew wrote:
looks like they are about the right height for the light to shine right in the neighbors windows.

If your windows are that high you probably have curtains.

They are there to hang a lantern on...