I just got my Trekking Treez as a single pole setup, with a couple of boomstakes and an couple of Peggy pegs. While I'm putting it together, I thought of something that I think could make it even better that I want to share. I don't have a 3d printer to try this, but I think making a hub which has a 17mm hex driver inside the screw-hub, and perhaps a reinforced horizontal hole in the center about the diameter of a tent stake or bookstake (less the boom) would allow the hub to be used to imitate the tube of the orange screw to drive it in/out of the ground. It would be a pretty nice feature and make the hub a multifunctional tool. This may also have the added benefit of giving the 17mm "wrench" a nice safe place to be stowed when not in use, which is nicely on the Trekking Treez pole where you can always find it.
On the same vein, my immediate thought for the use of this was if the hub could be left attached to the Treez handle and used like a screwdriver to put a Peggy pegs into the ground, but I think that wouldn't work as well since one would need to use the pole, or part of the pole which they are trying to stake out. I mention this only because it's still an idea which could have some merit, but needs more thought to get right.
Anyway, I am pretty happy so far and I think this would be a really cool enhancement.
EDIT:
I decided to design this in Fusion 360 today since it seems like a simple enough part. I can upload STL or Fusion files if anyone wants them, but I haven't milled one on my CNC yet to know if this is actually going to work. I had to extend the hub 11mm higher to ensure the screw has at least 10.75mm of contact to match the screw hole depth current one I have. I am not sure what the notch on the top of the Trekking Treez hub is for, but it looks like it might be the size of adjustment latch, which could be an interesting place to clip it when not in use. See the link below for renders.
https://imgur.com/a/bnvRA9A
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