Hands down to the quality, and sturdiness of this patio umbrella! I’m glad I went with this, instead of the cheaper ones in the market. I’m honestly impressed with the smooth functionality of the lever that opens up the canopy. You don’t need to put too much force just to turn it, I can’t describe how convenient it is to open the canopy compared to our older umbrella. I assembled this umbrella myself and it only took me less than 10mins to screw in the cross base and connect the top part, pretty easy to assemble. Also, I noticed the pole is definitely thicker so as the canopy that 
definitely blocks the heat of the sun in our toasty backyard! Just make sure to secure the base with a heavy object or buy a square heavy base, to be sure it won’t be blown away by the wind.