Silverline 219607 Earth Anchor 450 mm

I found these little things absolutely amazing! They're plastic, so won't rust. They're sturdy when in any ground. They are adaptable, so can hold poles of different diameters. They're a bright primary-coloured in nature, and will stick out, but I can accept that. The ease of insertion is light years ahead of what I've done before with a rotary washing line / pole thing - which involved excavating a quite large, rather deep, hole, using various tools including a long masonry drill bit attached to a power drill, mixing up concrete, putting everything in the hole, using a level to ensure it's all right, then leaving it and hoping it all goes off well. This is a game-changer... none of that effort is required and the end result is only gonna be marginally less stable... I mean, once it's deep in the ground it's not going anywhere! All you do is press it down gently and start to screw it in... it gets progressively harder to turn until at the bottom it's very difficult, but you know it's fixed in properly then... then unwind the top a bit, slide your pole in and tighten it up. Job done. I bought 4. Oh, there's also a horizontal slot under the cap, where you could attach a line for a tent or tarpaulin guy-line.

Very impressive item. I bought it to hold my sun brolly at my caravan. It was during the scorching heat and the ground was rock hard and it dug in with ease and was as efficient as the large heavy brolly holder I use at home, only better because its portable and light to carry. So easy that I could twist it out and move it to different areas and also worked fantastic in the sand when we went to the beach.Adjustable to pole size so fits securely.100% better than the water/ sand filled holders and easier to move about than the metal ones. Light to take on holiday or to the beach.Fantastic value for money and a most ingenious and effective brolly holder. Can't fault it so thought it deserved a review.

I previously had a ground spike that was inserted into my lawn to hold a rotary dryer and needed to replace it. This model was very easy to install, the screw method is much easier than trying to hammer something in and it can be removed and re-inserted multiple times.My only issue is that most of the spike is above ground level so the dryer is a good 20cm or so higher than it had been before, this might be an issue for some.

Bought this for the beach to hold a parasol. Was a bit skeptical but it screwed into the pebbles easily and held a decent sized parasol with ease. Wasn't particularly windy so can't comment on how it would stand up in the wind but no reason to believe it wouldn't perform as seemed very secure. Would recommend.

Based on the super reviews on here, we purchased this to put our sun umbrella in, in our garden. We couldn’t find a base for the umbrella that we liked and this contraption is much cheaper! It is an excellently designed, sturdy, fantastic product and we used it so much during the summer. Easy to use, and has the versatility of being able to place your umbrella wherever you are in the garden (where there is grass or soil to sink it into). Really pleased with this and have recommended it to friends and family.

The item arrived very quickly and I was surprised to see how large it was, but it needed to be to do the job. I had already hammered a small pole into the lawn so I removed that existing pole and inserted the ground spike, the first few turns were very simple and as it went deeper it became a little harder, then one of the orange handles snapped clean off so I was unable to complete the task. I am not able to remove it now so very disappointing!

First impressions were that it was LARGE! Used it to hold a Portabrella in the grass whilst watching my son play sport. So easy to insert into the ground and then remove at the end of the match. I normally use a Sportbrella (which is also great) but wanted something specifically for a sun umbrella. It held the umbrella very well indeed. Even my husband was impressed. Very good value for money. Very happy with my purchase. I rarely write reviews and a product has to be really good for me to take the time to write a review.

Marvelous idea, unfortunately I hadn't realised how big it was. Bought it to hold the parasol of my Mothers Jack and Jill bench, as the bottom shelf of the table is too low to allow a parasol base. The Earth Anchor ,sadly was too high. It is however a brilliant idea and we are keeping it to use possibly in the future.