I thought having this would make it easier for me to chill outside on my deck. But honestly this umbrella, IMO, isn't all that easy to use. I mean I'd need my husband to unfurl it every time, b/c I'm too short to lock into place. It's kind of clunky. Plus they should mention that you need some weights in the description. And specify the difference b/w a Stand and a Base. Yes, it comes with a Stand, but the BASE is what's needed to keep the umbrella weighted down. Right now we have a bag of draining rocks on it until we can get some sandbags or something.