This is so big, we love it. Did have to take the cheap plastic screw-in thing off the pole and put our own metal one on though. Casts enough shadow for 3 people to be in the shade all day on a hot Florida beach. What a day saver.....we would never have been able to stay out in that sun without it, and it's so BIG--did I already say that????

Bought this for shelter from intense Florida sun and have been very pleased with how easy it is to screw down the base and assemble the umbrella. So far the umbrella has done well with winds as high as twenty miles an hour.

Update: years later, I still like this umbrella. I would like to note though that I paid $40 for it. There is no way I would pay as much as it is listed for currently. We were taking a beach tent to occasionally hide from the sun. 1. it was a pain to setup 2. it was hard to get the tent to stay in place This umbrella is EASY to setup. Fast! This umbrella stays in place. I'll have one of these the rest of my life, unless I move far from the beach, I guess.

UPDATE: amazing customer service quickly solved my problem. So happy! The tilt mechanism broke on the second use so the umbrella only locks in one direction. So disappointed because I wanted to love this!

At the beach west coast sw FL with quite a breeze. Screw in base holds well sand and umbrella stood up to a really stiff breeze.

Got this one due to it having the spiral bottom to go into the sand. It is sturdy & has not blown over or inside out. The umbrella is tiltable. We tie a yellow streamer to the top so we can more easily find it on the beach. It is also light enough for me to carry cause I am weak. :-)

Sat on the beach in Door County WI for 3 hours with wind 15+mph. Made sure the base was all the way screwed into the sand and not once did it even lean. Would buy this again in a heartbeat!

Took to beach twice. Shoulder strap makes it easy to carry. Nice size to shade two beach chairs. Very colorful and pretty. Was easy to set up. You need some muscle and patience to work the base deep in the sand but that’s what keeps it in place. Look forward to seeing what happens on a windy day. Recommend!

This just isn't an umbrella, it is a beautiful addition to our lanai! I helps keep the strong sun off our lanai an heating up the condo. It tilts in any direction and is very practical. But, it is also very pretty. The scalloped edges make it unique. It is also very well made.

Great beach umbrella and I love the colors Grandchildren easily find their way back by the beautiful colors Wind blows thru the top so you don’t have to worry about the umbrella blowing up the beach