The parts of the umbrella are much more sturdier that most umbrellas. I did have a issue with the installation as I mistakenly didnt feed the large pole thru the handle. The customer service tech e/mailed me a time to discuss the problem as we were in different time zones and all was resolved. I recommend they make an installation video as there is a part that has holes that you cant see in the pics which way it goes. Lastly, I purchased the upgrade for the base to hold water/sand. That upgrade comes with the same metal cross bars that you receive in the the basic umbrella package. You should be able to order the umbrella without the bars as they are included in bottom of the plastic upgrade. Now I need to store or dispose of perfectly good metal cross base.
Great quality umbrella!
The parts of the umbrella are much more sturdier that most umbrellas. I did have a issue with the installation as I mistakenly didnt feed the large pole thru the handle. The customer service tech e/mailed me a time to discuss the problem as we were in different time zones and all was resolved. I recommend they make an installation video as there is a part that has holes that you cant see in the pics which way it goes. Lastly, I purchased the upgrade for the base to hold water/sand. That upgrade comes with the same metal cross bars that you receive in the the basic umbrella package. You should be able to order the umbrella without the bars as they are included in bottom of the plastic upgrade. Now I need to store or dispose of perfectly good metal cross base.