While this umbrella was pretty easy to put up and provided a great amount of shade, despite being staked into the ground, one gust of wind picked it up and tossed it 1/2 way over an adjacent fence, and the metal frame crumbled into a pretzel shape and was not fixable.  It was a great umbrella, for 5 days.  Be aware of it's uncanny ability to take flight, even in light wind conditions...