Cheap canopies are printed on the surface. A couple of months of strong sun and a deep red turns pale and blotchy where the light hits hardest.

This canopy is yarn-dyed, so the colour is in the fibre itself, and it is a heavier 240 gsm cloth. The manufacturer rates it fade resistant. Closing it when you are not using it helps any fabric last.

Colour against a green view

Over a terrace table the burgundy reads rich rather than loud. The square canopy covers the whole table and every chair, with the post standing clear at the side. Clearance is 7.5 feet at the edge.

Tilted all the way over

This is the canopy at its steepest tilt, the setting you want against a sun sitting just above the fence. The caption is worth reading: the cross base is included, the weights are not.

Swinging the shade round

Step on the pedal, turn the pole and the canopy moves round to another part of the patio. The loaded base does not shift. A full circle is available, not just a few degrees, so the same canopy can cover the loungers at noon and the table at dinner.

Seven positions, one handle

Seven stepped canopies, one for each tilt position on the pole. The crank handle both opens the canopy and sets the tilt, so everything is done from chest height.

A thick powder-coated aluminum pole carries eight steel ribs, so the frame resists rust and the canopy keeps its shape.

Step on the pedal at the base and turn the pole. The canopy swings right round while the base stays put.

The arm steps down the post through seven vertical positions, so the canopy can drop into low sun.

The same handle that sets the tilt winds the canopy open and shut, at chest height.

The colour is in the yarn rather than printed on, which is why the manufacturer calls it fade resistant.

The fabric is fixed to the frame with screws, so it cannot creep off the rib tips in a gust.

A vent at the crown lets air escape upward instead of pushing on the whole canopy.

The cross base ships with it. The weights that sit on it are a separate purchase.

Ships from our United States warehouse. Delivery to Canada usually takes 8 to 14 business days, with no customs charges or duties to pay on arrival. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

Square corners reach the end chairs that a round canopy of the same width leaves in the sun, and nothing rises through the middle of the table top.

It stands on its own cross base, so the shade can go over loungers where no table exists to hold a pole. Keep the post back from the water and on level ground.

Seven tilt steps plus a full circle of rotation are what you need when the worst sun of the day arrives at six, low and straight into your eyes.

What we stand behind

• Canopy size and heights come from this product's own dimension drawing.
• The tilt count, rib count and fabric weight are printed on the manufacturer's own detail images.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Will the colour fade?

Every fabric fades eventually. This one is 240 gsm and yarn-dyed, which the manufacturer rates as fade resistant, and that is a better starting point than a surface-printed canopy. Closing it when not in use and storing it dry over winter both help. No UPF figure is published.

How much does it shade and how high is it?

Ten feet by ten feet, a hundred square feet with corners, enough for a six to eight seat table. The canopy edge is 7.5 feet up and the pole 9 feet, on a 40 inch base footprint.

Does it come with a weighted base?

No. The cross base is included and the weights that sit on it are not. No base weight is published for this model, so we are not going to invent one. A cantilever hangs its whole canopy off one side of the post, so load it more heavily than you would a centre-pole umbrella of the same width and close it when the wind picks up.

How should it be stored over winter?

Crank it closed, wrap the hook and loop strap round the canopy, let the fabric dry right through and store it dry. Canadian care guides agree the two things that finish an umbrella early are snow load on an open canopy and fabric folded away damp.