A standard umbrella stands in the hole in your dining table. The loungers by the pool and the sofa in the corner have nowhere to hold one, so they stay in full sun.

This one stands on a cross base of its own and the arm carries the canopy over whatever is underneath. Park it behind the loungers and step on the pedal to swing the shade where it is needed.

Standing on its own

Nothing in this picture needs a table. The aluminum pole rises from its own cross base and the arm carries the tan canopy out to one side. That is what lets it shade loungers, sofas or a barbecue.

Two loungers, one canopy

Here the square canopy covers two loungers with the post set back on the deck. The edge is 7.5 feet up, so you can sit up without the fabric in your face. The shade is 10 feet by 10 feet.

The parts that hold it together

Five callouts: the offset joint at the top of the pole, the vent at the crown, the screws that fix the canopy, eight steel ribs, and the cross base. The screws are the detail most cheaper umbrellas skip.

Moving the shade across the deck

Press the pedal, turn the pole, and the canopy swings from the loungers to the table. The base and its weights stay put. It turns through a full circle.

A thick powder-coated aluminum pole carries eight steel ribs, so the frame resists rust and the canopy keeps its shape.

Step on the pedal at the base and turn the pole. The canopy swings right round while the base stays put.

The arm steps down the post through seven vertical positions, so the canopy can drop into low sun.

The same handle that sets the tilt winds the canopy open and shut, at chest height.

The colour is in the yarn rather than printed on, which is why the manufacturer calls it fade resistant.

The fabric is fixed to the frame with screws, so it cannot creep off the rib tips in a gust.

A vent at the crown lets air escape upward instead of pushing on the whole canopy.

The cross base ships with it. The weights that sit on it are a separate purchase.

Ships from our United States warehouse. Delivery to Canada usually takes 8 to 14 business days, with no customs charges or duties to pay on arrival. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

Square corners reach the end chairs that a round canopy of the same width leaves in the sun, and nothing rises through the middle of the table top.

It stands on its own cross base, so the shade can go over loungers where no table exists to hold a pole. Keep the post back from the water and on level ground.

Seven tilt steps plus a full circle of rotation are what you need when the worst sun of the day arrives at six, low and straight into your eyes.

What we stand behind

• Canopy size and heights come from this product's own dimension drawing.
• The tilt count, rib count and fabric weight are printed on the manufacturer's own detail images.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Can it stand on its own without a table?

Yes. It stands on the cross base that comes with it, plus the weights you add. That is what lets it cover loungers or a sofa group, where a market umbrella has nothing to stand in.

How much area does it shade, and what is the clearance?

The canopy is a 10 foot square, a hundred square feet, enough for two loungers or a six to eight seat table. The edge sits 7.5 feet off the ground and the pole 9 feet.

Does it come with a weighted base?

No. The cross base is included and the weights that sit on it are not. No base weight is published for this model, so we are not going to invent one. A cantilever hangs its whole canopy off one side of the post, so load it more heavily than you would a centre-pole umbrella of the same width and close it when the wind picks up.

How should it be stored over winter?

Crank it closed, wrap the hook and loop strap round the canopy, let the fabric dry right through and store it dry. Canadian care guides agree the two things that finish an umbrella early are snow load on an open canopy and fabric folded away damp.