I used the lunar solo for my 2019 thru hike of the AT. With the exception of a busted zipper that tent and the stakes that came with it at the time are still beasts to this day. The old stakes had a flat top that were EXTREMELY kind to my palms when I was probing for dirt amongst the rocks (when thru hiking you are not going to search for a rock to bash stakes in every night). I could never imagine taking these new stakes on a thru hike and trying to push them past rocks. Of course these are totally fine for day hiking and when you know the ground will be nice and soft. I love this company just offering up some constructive criticism!