Sunnyglade 10x13Ft Cantilever Patio Umbrella Rectangular Deluxe Offset Umbrella 360°Rotation & Integrated Tilting System Patio Hanging Umbrella for Market Garden Deck Pool Backyard Patio(Grey)

So I’m getting a hot tub and we needed an umbrella. While waiting on the tub (Covid is slowing the world down to a crawl) I researched lots of umbrellas. I waited for prime day and pulled the trigger on this one. Took a few weeks to arrive. Mine arrived in perfect shape with all parts and the poorly executed manual. With that being said I’m pretty mechanical and I had it up in no time by myself. I’m 6’4” 225lb. If you are small or weak I’d get help this thing is tall heavy and awkward to put together. Initially I was very impressed by the heft and thickness of the metal parts seems like it should hold up! Most negative reviews I read are from ppl whose units were damaged in shipping or they improperly mounted them. It needs to be weighted down not screwed down (I’m sure it could prob be screwed down if done properly but...) I didn’t want to spend $80 on the sunnyglade 176lb plastic base since it had some poor reviews that said it busted and filling with sand is more money and it’s a pain. Instead I bought four 20”x20”x2” 65lb each square pavers from a box store at $6.28 apiece for a total of 260lbs of weight. As overkill I also got four 16”x16”x2” 38lb each decorative red cobblestone pavers to go on top at $4.98 each for a total of 152 additional lbs. So really the 4 big blocks would have been fine but all 8 were still less than $50 including tax and it would take a hurricane to budge the 412lb of total weight.Chose this style because it is very simple to operate. Wanted my wife to have no problems using it without help. 360° Rotation and tilt are easy and so needed.Also the color was true to the picture and it’s very brilliant. Grabbed a cheap set of umbrella lights to go underneath, can’t wait to use the umbrella with our hot tub. (getting cold now tho in Michigan 😎)

Love this umbrella.Once you get used to how it works, you'll find it's super flexible for different angles and positions. It is sturdy yet bends in the wind to avoid breaking. I mistakenly left it wide open when a strong wind storm hit. Even though the wind blew it out if the base and onto the ground, hitting the pergola on the way down, there was no damage to the arms or fabric because of the way the arms bent with the wind and fall.Fantastic product engineering. Genius design for moving up, down, spreading out, as well as securing in the base.It covers a pretty wide area when up full. I invested in several cans of Scotchgard to waterproof it - you'll need six+ 42 ounce cans to cover it well; I just did the top, not the underside. Good enough I think.It's easy to assemble, although the directions are pretty lacking; typical for these kinds of products. If you are used to assembling this kind of stuff and use common sense, you'll have it together in under 1/2 hour. You'll need two people when it comes to inserting the main pole into the base; it's heavy and needs to be guided in, so one person lifts and the other guides. The rest can be done by one person.I'm also adding a shout out to their customer service. When it arrived it was missing the base piece that holds the center pole. I was pretty miffed as I had already taken everything out of the box and did not want to send it back. I went through Amazon vendor contact, explained, sent pictures and asked that they send me the missing piece. They are in China. They sent another complete umbrella that arrived a few days later, no charge (!). Now I have a 100% backup if anything breaks, and if not, a total 2nd umbrella free. Not bad!Can't beat it for the price (plus base and Scotchgard). If you're hesitating, don't - great product. And be sure to buy the base, which you simply fill up with water for the weight, which is enough to secure it unless you leave it open in high winds like I did. Don't skimp on the base - oher umbrella bases will not work.

Have a 12x16 foot deck out the back doorwall (that's Michigan-speak for sliding glass door). I was looking for a way to cover the whole thing during hot summer days, since I had just invested in new patio furniture. Most retail cantilever umbrellas are more expensive than a cheap gazebo, but when I found this at a much more reasonable price at Amazon, I thought I'd try it.The umbrella comes with instructions that aren't the clearest. If you're like me, you'll scratch your head wondering "which direction do I put this?" etc. You'll attach something, then 2 minutes later realize you have to unfasten it and turn it around to face the other direction. That said, I never had any issue with bolts or holes being misaligned - when I finally realized how everything went together, it went together nicely. I did have the help of another person, holding the base, etc.When finally assembled, the umbrella was MASSIVE, and nearly covered my deck. I was so happy. But, because you have to assemble the extension ribs, you have to assemble the umbrella half-open. Eventually, when I was done sitting in my patio shade, basking in the glory of the comfort from the sun, I stood up and started to close the umbrella. It was then I realized my mistake. This would not work for me.You see, the umbrella wouldn't close. The long-side (13-foot) ribs would catch on the furniture, or the railing of the deck. It was just too big. When you close it, you have to lower the cantilever, otherwise the canopy actually catches on the lever. And if I lower it, then it's low enough to catch like I mentioned. So here I was, with this horrible dilemma - keep something for which I paid a lot of money, having to walk around and manipulate the ribs every time I closed it, pulling them around furniture and around the railing, etc., or return it. I chose the latter.My advice to other buyers - make sure you don't plan to have anything that will sit reasonably close to the umbrella, or under it, lest you'll be in the same boat. The point that it was catching on my furniture was on the arms, not the backs of the furniture. A knee-height coffee table would be fine.I'm sad I had to return it. It felt sturdy, the material was decent, and it gave a lot of shade. I just wish there was some way to retract the long-side (13-foot) ribs as it closes. The same manufacturer sells a 10x10 footer on Amazon, which would have no problem in the same location on my deck. I plan to consider that.