Clay Ground Anchors
Clay soils can be deceptive. Sometimes they’re soft and sticky, other times they’re rock-hard and impenetrable. That’s why when anchoring into clay, choosing the right ground anchor is crucial. Whether you’re securing tents, structures, fencing, or gear, your success comes down to matching the product to the ground hardness—and the size and weight of what you’re holding down.
GroundGrabba screw-in ground anchors give you the flexibility to do just that. With options for light-duty setups all the way to heavy-duty installations, you can drill deep and stay secure—no matter the clay profile.
🔩 GroundGrabba Pro – Quick Fix for Softer Clays
The original GroundGrabba Pro is great for lighter loads in softer clay or mixed earth. It offers reliable grip when hand-driven or used with a drill, and is perfect for camp setups, temporary signage, or small shelters where mobility and ease matter most.
🔩 GroundGrabba Pro I – More Depth for More Hold
A longer shaft than the Pro with a wider thread profile—great for general purpose anchoring in firmer or layered clay grounds. Useful when you need more hold than a short stake can provide.
🔩 GroundGrabba Pro II – Extra Bite for Tougher Clay
Need more grip in semi-hard clays or variable terrain? The Pro II delivers with a 615mm shaft and aggressive thread pattern. Ideal for medium-sized structures or tie-downs in clay where soil compression and high winds are a factor. A solid choice for both recreational and professional anchoring.
🔩 Commercial Pro I – Built for Firm, Compacted Clay
For compacted clay or harder terrain—think construction pads, dry riverbeds, or heavily used festival grounds—this anchor steps up in both strength and size. Designed to be driven with an impact wrench, it offers heavy-duty stability for serious load-hold down.
🔩 Commercial Pro II – Maximum Strength for High-Stress Anchoring
With a 900mm shaft and heavy-duty build, the Commercial Pro II is the go-to for the most demanding jobs. When working in firm clay that still allows for penetration, it provides exceptional holding power for large structures, staging, or critical tie-downs.
🛠️ Masonry Drill Bits – Pre-Drill Hard Clay with Confidence
If the clay is too compacted to start a clean drill-in, a quality masonry drill bit can help. Pre-drilling a guide hole makes it easier to insert longer or thicker GroundGrabbas, especially in high-density or dry, baked clay surfaces. A great backup to have on hand when soil won’t give easily.
Choosing the Right GroundGrabba for Clay
- 🟢 Soft Clay: Pro or Pro I
- 🟡 Firm or Layered Clay: Pro II or Commercial Pro I
- 🔴 Compacted or Dry Clay: Commercial Pro I or Pro II with pre-drilling
With the right GroundGrabba and a bit of torque, even tough clay doesn’t stand a chance. These anchors give you the strength and reliability needed to keep your setup secure—without pouring concrete or hammering in pegs that will eventually work loose.
Drill-In Power Meets Earth-Holding Confidence
When anchoring in clay, you need more than a stake—you need engineered performance. GroundGrabba delivers with hardened steel construction, anti-corrosive coatings, and thread profiles built to bite and hold.
Don’t leave your structure or shelter to chance. GroundGrabba has a solution for every type of clay and every level of anchoring demand.
Camping on clay is one very challenging substrate! It can be a bit like Russian roulette where the substrate could be cracked rock hard dry or wet and sludgy only inches down. GroundGrabba Pro and Pro II are the perfect clay ground anchors that can match that challenge!
If the clay is hard best use the GroundGrabba Pro and if it is super hard then we recommend you drill a pilot hole. Use a masonry drill bit then drive your GroundGrabba Pro in…solid, safe and secure. Your tent, shade structure or portable structures are going no-where!
GroundGrabba’s hold solid like nothing you’ve ever experienced before in substrates from loose sand to hard ground.
If you want to keep a structure secure on clay ground there are a few factors to consider. Often in environments where there is clay ground, there are few trees, possibly none like out in certain parts of the outback or other desert-like environments. Camping or erecting a structure in a sparse environment can be challenging because of the high winds associated with these open areas. Whenever there is a chance of high winds securely anchoring your structure becomes a primary concern.
Clay Structure
As if the wind isn’t enough, when you’re on clay there is also the structure of the ground to contend with. Depending on how much rain there is clay substrates change, they can be really hard and dry one day and after a bit of rain turn into a soft sludge. Traditional ground anchoring techniques may work ok for either of these situations, but in our experience, never both.
GroundGrabba Pro and Pro II are made from super strong galvanized carbon steel that has been heat treated. Perfect for the challenge of clay substrates.
Check out the spirals on the picture, it’s evidence the bite into the ground is like no other tent peg you’ve seen before…grounded and ready for any challenging wind gusts. Also see the full top quality welding of the flights attached to the shaft.
GroundGrabba Pro II field tested on the hard clay playa of Black Rock Desert Nevada the home of a world renown major art and music event.
Choose from one of these kits for Clay- Buy here
GroundGrabba Pro is the all rounder for most of your camping or outdoor anchoring needs. Made of Galvanized heat treated carbon steel it has a lifetime replacement warranty. For use in most substrate types soft to very hard. In extremely hard ground you will need to drill a pilot hole as you would if you were to drill into concrete.
GroundGrabba Pro II
GroundGrabba Pro II are perfect clay ground anchors and solution to anchoring in sand or soft earth. If you enjoy desert exploring you will find the GroundGrabba Pro II has the best anchoring ability you will find. You can use it in normal grounds also especially if you have a large structure to hold secure. We have personally tested these in a sideways pull tension test to over 1 ton.
Use Your Cordless Battery Drill
Load up your pick up with all the modern camping equipment that helps you turn rustic camping experience into glamping. From solar panels and deep cycle batteries to tv’s and coffee machines…todays camping looks a lot different to it did 20 years ago. We even take our cordless battery drills, saws, lights and chargers.
GroundGrabbas have been designed for speed and ease of use when driven in by a cordless drill. We recommend at least 18v of high torque and quality. Brushless motors are our choice for either impact wrench or normal drill. Just clip in your Hex Socket Driver and away you go.
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