As the mounts of an Earth strainmeter are part of the measurement loop it is advantageous to know their short and long-term drift characteristics.Presented are the drift rates recorded for six mounting methods over a several month period. It has been clearly shown that the sand and plate mount is the better where a horizontal surface is available. Expanding bolt methods take longer to stabilize but do achieve a similar low and adequate drift rate. Allowance for the non-linear nature of mount drift in Fourier analyses is discussed.