Best Grounding Rods

This 4-foot copper-coated rod is a great choice for use with electric fences, antennae, and travel generators.

Copper-coated steel ground. Measures 4 feet long with 3/8 inch outside diameter. Comes with ground wire binding clamp. Pointed end makes it easy to drive into the ground.

815860UPC Galvanized Ground Rod

Copper coating is relatively thin, so be sure of the thickness you need to suit your purposes.

Best Bang for the Buck

Erico

The exteriors of this zinc-coated rod are hot-dipped and galvanized for protection against corrosion.

Galvanized 5/8-inch-by-6-foot galvanized ground rod. Zinc-coated high strength steel. Minimum thickness of 3.9 Mils. Meets NEMA & ANSI Standards. Non UL listed.

Standalone rod not cupped to accept the point of another rod.

This 4-foot rod sports a uniform copper coating that makes it appropriate for many applications.

Uniform copper on steel core. Minimum copper depth 10 Mils. Measures 4 feet long by 5/8 inches outside diameter. UL Listed. High quality. Easy to install in the ground.

4-Foot Copper Grounding Rod

Moderately strong, although not as strong as a carbon rod or other options.

THE CIMPLE CO

A copper-coated steel rod that is easy to drive into the ground, even in winter.

This easy-to-install 4-foot rod comes with a binding clamp to easy attach to wires. Measures 3/8 inches by 4 feet. The pointed tip is easy to drive into frozen ground.

A-21 5/8-Inch Six Foot Galvanized Ground Rod

The clamp leaves a good amount of space and may fail to hold a cable in place.

Fi-Shock

This galvanized grounding rod is designed to properly ground electric fence energizers.

Six-foot galvanized grounding rod. Outer diameter measures 5/8 inches. Easy to install into the ground. Works with electric fences.