
Maybe you’re ready to escape the cabin fever or you’ve just finished upgrading your patio and are now ready to get a patio umbrella.
You may be struggling to decide whether to save money and go with a standard large patio umbrella or splurge for casual elegance and upgrade to an offset parasol, it’s a tough choice.
I have great news in that your decision making can be much easier, the price of offset patio umbrellas is no longer in sight. Due to the growing popularity of offset umbrellas, the price has steadily decreased.
Now you can benefit from the added usable real estate under an offset umbrella compared to a market umbrella of the same size. The difference has everything to do with the placement of the bars. In the standard market model, the support rod comes out of the base and best garden umbrella in bd rises to connect with the center of the umbrella.
Offset umbrellas are often referred to as cantilever umbrellas and have a pole that extends from the base to the side of the umbrella and then tilts over the area to be shaded so that all of the space under the umbrella is usable space.
Most offset bars are made from aluminum, which provides strong support without added weight. This is handy if you need to maneuver your umbrella around the patio area. Hopefully, you won’t have to move the unit as most come with tilting mechanisms that allow you to change the angle of the shade without moving the entire umbrella and stand.