Sand Anchor

first of all this is made of some kind of hard plastic not metal so it's pretty light which is a plus when you have rug it around the beach along with all other things you have, and also I won't have to worry about rust in salt water.I have used it twice so far two weeks apart (in Hawaii). It is made pretty strong. I had no problem digging it in to packed wet sand 6~7 inches below the surface all the way up almost to the round bolt handle. I had my weight on the handle as I was turning the anchor (I weigh 140), the handle flexed but did not crack. I don't thinks this will work very good on dirt ground.Once in the sand, we had a over sized beach umbrella anchored in it.One warning: do not over tighten the securing bolt. It is strong enough to crush the umbrella pole.It held the umbrella firm through fairly strong wind (strong enough to flip my umbrella up). It came easily off the sand and sand fell off pretty easy so there wan't much to clean either.

For the price, I didn't have much expectations for it but I was very happy with the product. It worked very well, never came loose and held the beach umbrellas in place for the hours we stayed on the beach. Now, this isn't product specific but I assume it's with all. When you put the beach umbrella in, there is "screw" on the side, that is used tighten the umbrella in place. If you use a metal umbrella it will pinch or crush the metal a bit, but I personally do not care, but people like to complain about stupid stuff so FYI. I am buying a second one for next year since this one worked better than I expected.

We used this anchor with an 8' umbrella for a windy week in the Outer Banks of NC. It held like a champ! The plastic is pretty beefy, and it really digs into the sand well. We would dig a hole in the sand with our hands, anchor the umbrella into the hole, and then cover the entire thing with more wet sand so that the anchor handles added some additional grip.The only problem was that the tightening screw put pressure on the umbrella pole at a single point, and that caused the pole to bend a little. Nothing that can't be fixed in the future with a short length of pipe inserted into the pole to strengthen it.

Received my anchor - it was blue if that matters - and used it at our condo in the Outer Banks in South Carolina. It took a fair bit of driving into the sand once the top soft layer was penetrated but if steady downward pressure is exerted it screws in fine as the handles provide plenty of leverage. It has a large plastic screw that holds the umbrella spike in place effectively.Why only 4 stars? Well, the first day of use it was windier than usual and the sportbrella I was using caused the top 1/2 inch of the anchor to bend a little just above where the screw holds the umbrella spike in the anchor but it was a windy day and the few other umbrellas around were being blown inside out or in a couple of cases were blown out of the stand. However the anchor did its job just fine and the slight buckling did not seem to be an issue on subsequent days. It was a LOT more effective and easier than trying to get the umbrella pole into the sand without the anchor.

Bought these as Surf rod holders, for which they work just fine for my medium surf rods. The inside diameter is a bit small, and won't fit some rods being only about 1 1/4 inches inside diameter. Don't use the thumbscrew for rods, as you will likely run out of line before you get the rod out of the holder (not a design defect as these are sold as beach umbrella holders). These are a bit challenging to use on beaches with a lot of shell, but so far I have had no problem finding a suitable spot.They are a lot better deal than many of the vastly overpriced rod holders which are basically cut PVC Tubes.

I chose this item based on prior reviews from your customers. It is important to be sure to get this model as it has sturdy handles for twisting the anchor into the sand and has sufficient length to anchor securely. One clue given by one of your customers when using this anchor was to scrape away the loose sand first to get down near the underlying damp sand since this strata provides the best anchorage. It took effort to twist the anchor into the damp sand but that is what makes it work. The anchor held in moderate wind securely every day all day during our recent week at the beach.

I bought 4 of these to anchor my pontoon boat, I only needed 2. I normally use a 2 heavy slide anchors that eventually slip with the waves but these lightweight umbrella anchors work great and the boat didn't budge. So far so good, we will see how long they last. My only caveat is I thought I ordered blue but it turns out I ordered assorted colors, they're underwater anyway but my OCD just tries to ignore it.

This item is one piece of plastic. The handle of the anchor used to screw the unit into the sand broke off the first time. When I called Amazon to report the problem I was told by the Amazon representative to call Party Magic USA directly to resolve the issue. She gave me the telephone number. When I called Party Magic USA I was told i needed to go back to Amazon to file a report. I told the person at Party Magic that Amazon told me to contact them directly. He was annoyed and rude when I asked to speak to a supervisor. He said there was no one other than him that I could speak to. The issue is still not resolved at this time of posting. Quite upsetting .