Moved Post:Another Look at Wind Resistant Umbrellas

Patio umbrellas can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Picking the right color combination can really add a splash of color to your outdoor space. Whether it’s on a patio, a deck, or by a pool, an umbrella can provide beauty and comfort. Most people think about the size, shape, and color when they look for outdoor umbrellas, but what about the style of the frame?

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Moved Post: Storing your outdoor umbrella

It’s winter time and you should be either storing or covering your patio umbrella.  Not exactly sure how or the best way to store your umbrella?  Not to worry, we’ve put together a neat little list of some of the best ways to store your patio centerpiece.

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Moved Post: Fiberglass – The New Standard in Wind Resistance

Aluminum and Wood Construction in patio umbrellas have been around for years.   But one of the most common problems with either have been breakage.  Why?  Like any rigid material, both aluminum and wood have a breaking point, a point where stress on the material causes it to fail.  Most aluminum and wood umbrellas are strong enough to withstand most uses, even in windy situations.  However, most of the wind resistance of standard construction patio umbrella comes from the design of the wind vent.   The more air that can pass through an umbrella without altering it’s shape of balance, the better an umbrella fairs.

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Moved Post: The Bistro Umbrella – Patio Life on the Small

First off, what exactly is a bistro umbrella?  Well, ask different people, and you get different answers.  That won’t work for us here, we deal in answers, kinda sorta.

A bistro is a small restaurant, well, were small restaurants originating in Paris, France sometime around 1810 to 1815.  Merriam-Webster defines a bistro as:

a small or unpretentious restaurant

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Moved Post: Umbrella Bases. How low do you go?

Now that you have your super cool patio umbrella, did you remember to pick out the right umbrella base?  Most patio shoppers don’t think of the smaller details when placing their patio umbrella, but believe me, the umbrella base is one of the most import parts of your purchase.

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Moved Post: Aluminum or Wood?

One of the big questions we’re getting this season is about the differences in materials.   It usually goes like this:

What’s better?  Aluminum or Wood?

To which we almost always answer:

Yes

At this point the customer asks for an answer with a few more details.

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Moved Post: From the Finial to the Base. All the parts of a Patio Umbrella.

Today’s shopper is very educated about the products they..uhm…shop. When we’re out buying a car, we educate ourselves on the make, the model, the options, the paint, the engine, the cylinders, even the kind of stereo that comes in the car. When we shop for our electronics, like a stereo, we research each and every feature, like whether it plays CD’s or not (no, I’m not stuck in the 90′s) MP3′s (see, I told ya) the type of speakers it has, the ohms (repeat after me) and for the guys in the audience, the POWER!!!

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Moved Post: The lonely but noble history of the patio umbrella

Today’s outdoor umbrella has a long history. In every civilization, there has been the need for outdoor shading; from early man on to the courts of the Chinese Nobles. We’ve put together these 14 interesting tidbits from history to show the hidden nobility of your patio umbrella.

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Moved Post: Tilts. What?

I recently saw this question in Yahoo! Answers that read:

How to tilt or adjust the angle of patio umbrella?

And the best answer was

Just press the button and tilt the top to whichever direction you want.

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Moved Post – Wind Vents What?

So, what exactly is a wind vent and why should it be important to you?  To be exact, and wind vent is an opening, or a slit, between the panels in the canopy, or cover, of a patio umbrella. The wind vent servers a dual purpose, of which it’s main purpose is vent wind and heat from inside and around the umbrella.

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