Quote Originally Posted by Over_That_Way View Post
Not sure if its a big deal or not, but then again, I have not thru hiked yet. Going to start with the AT this summer and would like to know if there is a stake design that has better luck while traversing different terrains than the others. I currently have a few aluminum shepard hooks, and usually use aluminum "Y" style. Started looking at the "V" style titanium ones from Z-Packs and noticed the ones that are just titanium duplex nails. Wanting to find out if one style/material is really overwhelmingly better than another for hammock specific thru hiking.
The shepard hook stakes work ok but put rocks on top of them. I had them come out during windy conditions. The carbon fiber ones from Zpacks worked awesome for me. However they are slightly heavier than the hooks. As to if one is superior thats really left up to the person using them. I saw all the types you mentioned above out on the AT and even used just rocks in some sections.