Being the cheapskate that I am, I've only used the cheap ones I've got with cheap tents, or that I've found at campsites over the years.

I figure the thing about stakes is, the cheap aluminum ones will hold pretty darn good if you can get them into the ground at a good angle. And if there's a rock in the way, you still can't get a titanium one in either, so what's the point in spending more on them? Can they really hold any better? And I'm pretty sure the titanium stakes would weigh more too, don't they?

I have a bunch of those big aluminum nails used to hang gutters. They're probably even cheaper than cheap tent stakes. I'd use those if I didn't already have a surplus that I've scrounged.