I previously had an umbrella from PBarn, which was heavy and good, but had to return. This is a much lighter fabric, which turned out to be great for my patio where it stands. So far it has done what I needed, shaded the back door from the hot sun and the mechanics have worked without a glitch. The reason for four stars: 1) the fabric is much lighter, and tho I like that for my small patio, I dont know how long it will last; 2) I had a PBarn base and this pole is smaller in diameter. I had to wedge wood in the base to keep it semi-steady.
Pros: this cost was about 1/4 of the previous umbrella!
Pleasant Surprise
I previously had an umbrella from PBarn, which was heavy and good, but had to return. This is a much lighter fabric, which turned out to be great for my patio where it stands. So far it has done what I needed, shaded the back door from the hot sun and the mechanics have worked without a glitch. The reason for four stars: 1) the fabric is much lighter, and tho I like that for my small patio, I dont know how long it will last; 2) I had a PBarn base and this pole is smaller in diameter. I had to wedge wood in the base to keep it semi-steady. Pros: this cost was about 1/4 of the previous umbrella!