It is perfect for positioning under a table, though we don’t recommend it as a standalone base if your umbrella is exposed to significant wind or periodic high gusts. This base has a convenient built-in handle and, when you can find it, it comes in four colors. Though you will occasionally see 6-, 7-, and 8-foot patio umbrellas for sale at Home Depot and similar stores, 9 feet is the most common size for patio umbrellas that are meant to be used over a dining table for four. This is also a good size to move around a deck to provide shade for reading or playing. “People buy umbrellas that are too small all the time, and they’re useless,” said Russ Cletta, a Los Angeles landscape designer.
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Compared with the other wheel-less bases we’ve tested, we’ve also found that this base’s proportions and molded hand-holds make it the easiest to reposition. And we’ve moved it a few times in the year we’ve been testing it. As other experts do, Bawsel advises pairing a 9-foot umbrella with a base that weighs at least 50 pounds.
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The design’s simplicity means there is less to break over time. And like our top pick, this base uses two screw knobs, rather than just one, to hold the umbrella in place. While it seems like a small detail, the knobs were the biggest and smoothest of any of the bases we tested, which made securing the umbrella pole easier and more pleasant.
It felt smooth under our hands and was relatively easy to move, thanks to the generous gaps tucked below its base. And after about a year of testing through some serious winds and baking heat, it remained in good condition and kept our umbrella upright. The base should work with an umbrella with a pole diameter of 1½ inches, costway a standard size. During our tests, we rubbed dirt into the fabric and then washed it off with some dish soap, water, and elbow grease. Though the dirt we applied was likely a more aggressive saturation than the layer of dirt that will coat most outdoor umbrellas over time, we didn’t find any stains after washing.
Score chairs, string lights, conversation sets, decor, and more up to 65% off right now. We have left our umbrella in the base, folded up, for about a year in a windy valley of Los Angeles, through serious wind storms that sent our tester rushing to the deck to make sure everything was okay. But, with the umbrella folded up, the base has kept everything secure and upright. And we’ve only had to intervene once, on a gusty afternoon while the umbrella was fully open—a good lesson in why you should always close your umbrella before going inside.