Have only had for a few days now so not sure how it will stand up to time. Sways a lot in the wind but has otherwise been sturdy so far (two 40lbs sand bags to keep it weighted down). The mechanism to lift and lower it when openingclosing is kind of stiff and requires a fair amount of force to slide up and down. The crank to openclose the umbrella works well. My main issue with it is the way the solar panel plugs in - this is very poorly designed. The wire to plug it in is very short and so with any movement of the umbrella, it comes undone and the panel falls off. So basically can’t use the lights which was a major feature I was looking for. Also not sure how the heck I’ll put a cover over this in the winter as the umbrella kind of just hangs in mid-air when closed and is not adjacent to the pole. Overall, would not purchase again.