Picnic Time Portable Canopy Outdoor Umbrella

I set this up as a shelter for a bird feeder tray last fall. It is the full 5 feet when open and the pole is quite strong. I spread a cargo net from the $ store over the umbrella ( as a precaution) and anchored it to the fence so it wouldn't lift up and fly with the wind. This umbrella has been up for months , has held together through strong winds and heavy snow. there is no rust and the fabric has not torn at all. I purchased a second one of these in black thinking that I would need it as replacement for this green one but since there's no damage to the green one I might just build another feeder! This is an excellent quality umbrella at a great price.

Great umbrella

This umbrella is the perfect addition to my ONIVA foldable chair. The umbrella is nicely constructed and features both tilt button and a matching carrying case. The pole comes in two pieces. Very easy to insert the long end into the umbrella end. The bottom of the pole that contacts the ground has a plastic screw plug that can be screwed into the ground for added stability. My chair has a velcro strap on one leg plus a flap on the canvas seat back to further stabilize this umbrella. I've been using it for three months now and am very pleased with it's durability and utility. It's plenty big to shade someone sitting in a chair, and maybe cast some shade on someone else nearby. It is by no means as large of an umbrella that you'd use over a table. Highly recommend this great umbrella at the beach or anywhere else that you need shade from the sun.

The umbrella is nice, however, my purpose in purchasing was to provide shade to an area in my patio by staking it directly into the ground which worked just fine. I did not purchase the base after reading comments by those who had and were dissatisfied. I knew when I ordered the umbrella my idea may not work because that darn sun keeps moving throughout the day (imagine that?). So, to keep the area shaded required changing the direction of the umbrella more often than I wanted. Oh well, didn't hurt to try and the umbrella wasn't that expensive. I unassembled it and did notice that rust was forming on the inside by the metal (condensation?), so that might be a caution down the road for those who purchase this; i.e., may be hard to unassemble. I'll keep the umbrella to use with a small table if I decide to add that to my patio.

Great colour and size for our deck. Had an issue with a damaged pole but Amazon took care of credit in a timely fashion. Thanks.