Most cantilevers ship as a frame with a light cross stand and a note telling you to add 200 lb of ballast. That means a second purchase, a second delivery, and a big umbrella sitting unusable in the meantime.

This version lists its base in the product title: a 40 inch cross frame and four fillable plates with a stated capacity of up to 220 lb. The solar lighting is built in too. Fill the plates with sand on site and the umbrella is doing its job the day it lands.

Everything in one picture

Post, braced arm, square canopy and the four base plates around the foot. The top down view shows a true square with LED strips reaching out along each rib to the corners. Folded, on the right, it draws into a narrow column against the post.

Corners over the end seats

This is what square corners buy you. Over a long table the canopy reaches past the chairs at each end, which a round cover of the same width would leave out in the sun. The rim sits 7 feet up, the most headroom in this range, so getting in and out is comfortable.

Six steps and a full turn

Two separate controls, shown together. The ghosted canopies are the six tilt positions, each locked by a push button so the angle holds. The insets are the foot pedal, which releases the canopy to swing a full circle around the post without the base moving.

Eight ribs and the hub light

From underneath you can count the eight reinforced ribs running to the corners, with LED beads following each one and a brighter light at the hub filling in the middle. That is the part that makes a table usable at ten at night rather than just decorative.

A hundred square feet with real corners, which is what puts shade on the end seats of a rectangular table.

The rim clears 7 ft and the crown 8.6 ft, so walking in under the edge does not involve ducking.

Beads follow the ribs with a brighter light at the hub, rated at roughly 6 to 8 hours from a full charge.

Press the button, lean the canopy, release. It holds at the setting you chose instead of easing back.

Step on the pedal and turn the canopy a full circle around the post. The filled base stays exactly where it is.

Four fillable plates sit on a 40 inch cross frame, with a stated capacity of up to 220 lb between them.

Eight ribs spread the canopy from the hub out to the corners, which is what keeps a big square cover taut.

The gap between the two layers lets a gust climb out of the canopy rather than lifting the whole of it.

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 cover the end chairs, which is exactly where a round canopy of the same width gives up.

The base plates and the lighting are part of the product rather than two more things to order afterwards.

Thirty two beads and a centre light give roughly 6 to 8 hours off a day's charge, with nothing plugged in.

What we stand behind

• Canopy size, heights and the base dimensions were read off this product's own dimension drawing.
• The 32 bead count, the centre light and the 6 to 8 hour runtime are the manufacturer's own published figures.
• 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.

What holds it down?

A 40 inch square cross frame with four plates that sit around the post, five inches thick, with a stated filling capacity of up to 220 lb. Fill them on site rather than trying to move them loaded. That is a lot of ballast next to a centre-pole umbrella of the same width, and it is what a cantilever needs, because the canopy hangs entirely to one side of the post.

What will a 10 by 10 foot canopy cover?

A hundred square feet with square corners, which takes a six to eight seat rectangular table including the chairs at each end, or a full corner sofa. Headroom is the other number worth checking: 7 feet under the rim and 8.6 feet at the crown, the most generous clearance of any umbrella in this range.

How long does the lighting last?

About 6 to 8 hours after a full day of charging, on the manufacturer's figures. There are 32 beads along the ribs plus a brighter light at the hub, all on a single button. Grey weather shortens it, as it does with any solar light.

What should I do with it over winter?

Crank it closed, let the canopy dry right through and store it somewhere dry with the post wiped down. Canadian umbrella care guides keep returning to the same two failures: snow load on an open canopy, and fabric folded away while it is still damp.