I was initially super excited about this and had high expectations. Seemed great. Then I opened it and it seemed reeeeally top heavy. The base is not even remotely close to strong or big enough to support this size of umbrella. I needed to screw it to my pool deck, and even then…the metal of the base is flimsy sheet metal so I didn’t think it would hold well. And then I actually set it up…anchored to the pool deck, opened up, all set…had great sun coverage and I was thrilled. And then the SLIGHTEST little gust of wind blew and it twisted and turned it so that the elbow broke and the thing nearly collapsed on my 2 month old son. They do have warnings to say don’t use in windy conditions. But this was barely more than a hard cough. So yeah. I will be returning this. Too much plastic and thin metal. It’s a shame because the actual umbrella portion is huge and really nice.