ShelterLogic RatchetTite 4-Piece Anchor Kit, 30-Inch

Bought this as an additional tie down for my shelter. The most difficult part of the process was drilling a hole into the shelter tubing. The only other "difficult" part was hammering the tie-down into the ground. This was made fairly easy though as the set comes with a metal bar to hammer the base into the ground. Directions were easy to follow. Once everything was set up, the ratchet went together easily and did a great job of holding the shelter down. Several months later and it has not come loose at all, and the shelter has remained in place, even through several heavy storms with strong winds. The four that came with the original shelter MIGHT have held, but I'm confident that I have nothing to worry about with this set.

Ok, I give the product 5 stars even though half of one kit (I purchased two) was defective, and I will explain why. First of all, they work great. However, you may run into the odd one that ends up looking like in the photo that I posted. The crimp simply did not hold and the cable pulled out. I didn't get overly upset about it because these things happen. I consider it a learning experience, and will pass on this advice. If you have a vice, or something solid you can lay it on and use a good hammer, I suggest adding a bit more pressure to the crimps before installing them, just to be sure. I give it 5 stars for value for your money because it is a cheap price to pay for peace of mind knowing your shelter isn't going to blow away in the wind. I give it 5 stars for easy to use because, well, it isn't rocket science. You take a hammer and pound it into the ground. HOWEVER, don't make the same dumb mistake I did and forget to take the black rubber off the end before you do. Why the heck did they put that on there anyway?? No need for it. Anyway, if you do forget plan on grunting and swearing for an hour or so trying to get it out. But once you do get it out and take that rubber off, the rest go smoothly. I give it only 4 stars for easy to use. You are basically trying to pound a 3 foot half inch rod into the ground, and that can be painful if you miss. I pounded in 8 anchors and only hit myself with the hammer once. If your eye-hand coordination is a little off, I suggest you wear gloves. As for the 2 broken cables that I ended up with, I called Amazon and explained the situation, and explained that there was nothing to send back except two dirty broken cables and 2 ratchets because the rest in in the ground or installed, and they are sending me a replacement kit. A1 customer service on Amazon's part. I called just before posting this review and the new kit will be here in two days. Anyway, that's it. Hope this review helps.

very good

These work great! Easy to install and seem to hold! Better price than menards too!

Simply put, perfect. I purchased a 20 by 20 shelter from Costco - My driveway is not levelled so I had to be pretty crafty to make everything just perfect. With winds and heavy snow, there is no room for error. The finishing touch was the anchor system. Easy to put up and tough. I was impressed. THe only thing I would recommend is that either make the long metal rod used to pound the anchor into the ground a little tougher or include 2 instead of 1 in the package. Other than that, this product is awesome.