One of the things that many people want to know right away when they are shopping for patio umbrellas is “What exactly is an offset patio umbrella?”
And that gets followed up really quickly by the question “Am I better off with having an offset patio umbrella than one that goes into the center of my patio table?”
We found some great discounts on offset patio umbrellas
Something I see a lot of online and around my neighbor’s patios are umbrellas that slide into the center of their outdoor table. This works well when your main objective is to keep the sun off your table. For instance, when you are eating lunch out on your patio. Unfortunately, the rest of the time, your table gets the majority of the shade, so unless you keep moving the tilt adjustment on the umbrella pole, you are not going to get much shade.
But if my friends were using an offset or cantilever umbrella , this would be another story entirely.
All patio umbrellas need some way to hold them down so that the wind does not blow them away. With a patio table umbrella this is the weight of the table. With an offset umbrella there is a base which is under the umbrella itself while the pole supporting the umbrella is offset from where you are putting your chair or chaise lounge. Couple that design with being able to tilt the umbrella around so that it is always shading you from the sun and you have a really comfortable place to sit and enjoy your patio.
You are free to move your chaise lounge around under the overhang of the umbrella itself and take advantage of all the shade at any time of the day. It is actually a very cool system and I have recommended it to many of my friends with great success.
One of the nicer designs in this sort of umbrella is put out by the Santorini company. They have offset patio umbrellas with square or round umbrellas and come with or without valances. And even better, you can often find great online discounts for his brand.
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