Had the umbrella for two seasons now. I store it away durning the winter. Pretty good quality for the price.  Holding up pretty well after 2 years. Got it in gray and it has faded a little but all outdoor umbrellas do.  Nice color gray. I use it over our built in BBQ.  I actually built a wood base mounted to the bbq island and then mounted the umbrella base to the wood base to raise the height.  So I can't review the base that came with it.  Seemed a bit light?  The wood base I built raised it by 18". Otherwise it would be much too low while seated at the bar stools.  Like most offset umbrellas you need to be careful with the wind. If there is much more than a light breeze it starts flipping around wildly and could eventually damage it. In a light breeze or no breeze it works fine. But I keep it un-extended when not in use. All in all, good value for the money if the height works for you, considering other offset umbrellas are at least twice as much.