I carefully studied many umbrellas and settled on this one because of the very large footprint . 12 feet. But you give up some very nice features that is not advertised. There is no foot pedal rotation, which is much easier. The height, fully opened, is actually surprisingly low. If you are 65 plan to duck. The swivel features are limited. Tilt/only to block the sun. I regret this purchase and would go smaller with more features. Finally, there are absolutely no instructions // only to open the canopy. For a high end umbrella, some limited diagram or instructions would be courteous . Darn , I bought the wrong umbrella, paid up for it , because it not was not correctly described.
Beware: Not as Versatile as Advertised
I carefully studied many umbrellas and settled on this one because of the very large footprint . 12 feet. But you give up some very nice features that is not advertised. There is no foot pedal rotation, which is much easier. The height, fully opened, is actually surprisingly low. If you are 65 plan to duck. The swivel features are limited. Tilt/only to block the sun. I regret this purchase and would go smaller with more features. Finally, there are absolutely no instructions // only to open the canopy. For a high end umbrella, some limited diagram or instructions would be courteous . Darn , I bought the wrong umbrella, paid up for it , because it not was not correctly described.