Beach Umbrella Anchor - Sand Anchor Easily Twists in to Secure Umbrella - 26 Inches (Colors May Vary)

This thing is a great value for the money. I love it. It is lightweight but very strong. It is also better then the tiny metal anchors out there, since this thing can go MUCH deeper into the ground. Everybody on the beach was asking me where to get one of these things. The tiny plastic screw that is supposed to hold your umbrella in the unit was broken upon arrival, so I "updated" the unit to a regular metal screw with a bended end (bended end to allow the screw to be tightened by hand). The metal screw update is recommended, as it is stronger and works better, I think at least.It will fit both big umbrellas (large diameter poles) and small umbrellas (small diameter poles).I would surely recommend this anchor for your next beach trip. It will make you able to relax and not have to worry about the umbrella blowing away. It is so strong, that instead of our umbrella blowing away, it one time folded inside out due to heavy wind, but the anchor did not bulge one tiny bit. So that is good.

I was excited to receive the Sand Anchor because I can remember last year my umbrella blowing away many times and chasing it was not any fun. I ordered a new Tommy Hilfiger beach umbrella too.The Sand Anchor was easy enough to install in the sand....I did notice the plastic thing you use to turn it with may be a little flimsy like other posters mentioned....but probably will not break for a long time.I got it all ready, but my new umbrella would not fit bc of the built-in anchor. However, since I got it all ready....and noticed how sturdy it is. I took apart the umbrella and the Sand Anchor worked great. No blow aways at all. I have a 4-month old and I was worried a runaway umbrella could hit her in the face/head and injure her.So we are pleased.

Plum Island, MA August -I didn't have a problem using the sand anchor and the item is still in one piece, it actually worked better than I expect it!I read other reviews about the sand anchor splitting at the top and the handle breaking. I put a little gorilla tape at the top of the anchor just to provide a bit more support, but I dont think it made a difference in the quality of the product. Also because of the bad reviews when I placed the anchor in the sand I didn't grab the handles right away(I didnt want them to break), instead I placed my hand on top of the anchor and turn it. It didn't take much force to get it in the sand, the design works quite well. It wasn't until the anchor was about 1/3 inside the sand that i grabbed the handles and turned 2-3 more times.I like it, it works well and holds the umbrella in place. The anchor is made of plastic so I would imagine you could brake it if too much force is applied, but I dont see the need. For me the anchor worked perfectly!*** UPDATE *** Crane Beach MA September 2013After about 1/2 dozen uses the screw that holds the umbrella in place is stripped and no longer creates enough pressure to hold the umbrella in place.Anchor still works, but we carry a roll of clear tape with us and tape around the umbrella and anchor to keep the umbrella from spinning.

This product works very well on the South Carolina beaches. This is the third auger I’ve bought for our umbrella. The first two just didn’t have the depth that was required. This products is easy to use and holds the umbrella firmly in place. Like most other reviewers, I had to replace the windlass handle with a wooden dowel. After being mentioned in so many comments, I thought the company would fix the problem, which is why I’m giving it 4 stars.

My family goes to Rehoboth Beach every year for over 25 years. We have always used umbrella anchors and these are the only kind we use. After over 10 years our two anchors are finally hitting retirement. A fin blade snapped off of both of them. I found this on Amazon and read the reviews carefully. The anchor itself seems to be just as well made, but I agree with the others that the handle pvc pipe is extremely flimsy and should be tossed. Thankfully we kept our handles from previous version but also pipe or a good dowel would work just as well for when you get down to heavily packed or wet sand level. We've never lost and umbrella even in extreme gusts with this anchor and with the new no-tent laws on the beach, more umbrellas means more fly -aways so I strongly wish everyone would get this kind and not the dinky little short screw ones that are about a foot long tops as I'm hit by a loose umbrella at least once during each week long visit.

I've tried several other umbrella holders, like the short metal one with the spirally bottom and the latest $7 short plastic one a W-Mart with the handles and shaft that is all one single molded plastic piece. None of those seemed to work as well as this one for getting a real bite into the sand. This digs in DEEP into the sand, and you can crank it down for a solid anchor. Others simply got pulled out of the sand with any mild wind - not this one! Your umbrella will turn inside out before this thing moves! Only two drawbacks with this. One drawback was the little handle that came with it (goes thru two holes in the top end, and you use it for leverage as you crank the propellor bottom into the sand until it stops turning. The little handle twisted and bent the first time I used this - it is a much thinner plastic than the PVC shank. The handle was still useable (just have to hold it closer to the center of the shank and not out at the "ears" when cranking it). The fact that the handle is detached makes it something that can possibly get lost, too. The other drawback was the little knurled knob to tighten the umbrella into the shaft. The W-Mart anchor was MUCH better designed here, with a full sized twisting cap to tighten the screw. This one's little knob was too hard to grasp to tighten against the umbrella, and worse when you leave the beach and have to tighten the knob nearly all the way across the shaft (if you want to hold your little handle inside the shaft when carrying it).But the anchor worked perfectly (used at Mytrle Beach, Cape May, and Perdido Key beaches - in all types of sand!). None of the two drawbacks were bad enough to drop this from a 5-star rating!