JoeShade, Portable Sun Shade Umbrella, Sunshade Umbrella, Sports Umbrella, RED

Update to my 2017 review: I have two of these now. Same one i purchased in 2017 and then another a couple years later. My husband wanted his own for his car. We use them all the time in the summer. The condition hasn’t changed. I just take care of them and they’ve stood up to all these years. It’s 2025 and they are still dependable for our family. That’s a long time for a product to last. Still 5 stars. I always said when these break we are going to buy new ones but they haven’t broken. I’m on here now looking to buy one for my daughter because she has kids now and her own house with a yard and zero shade. Guess what she’s getting from mom? :)**********I purchased this umbrella almost 2 years ago now. I have taken it to many a soccer and baseball game, and have it in the car at all times now even when we are just going fishing or even to someone's house for a BBQ. It is that handy. It has worked to cover our coach of our team when it was raining (not raining heavily, but heavy enough to be getting the coach wet and the playbook wet...this joe shade stopped that) the coached loved it...since it can be expanded up for the standing position, he just kept under it when he could with the book and then ran out when the kids were back to batting and he was needed by the pen. We also belong to a pool club and they just recently added big umbrellas over some of the chairs...if you don't get one of those chairs though, you are SCREWED and are baking in the hot sun the entire time by the pool, which really is annoying. This gem has been our lifesaver. I take it with us EVERYTIME we go to the pool.... I never leave it at home. My husband and I never have to worry about beating someone out for a chair with shade anymore. And putting it in between two chairs keeps it pretty sturdy and it hasn't fallen over on us yet even with it just sitting on top of cement. Love that you can position it as the sun moves, plus it's easily movable. The ones at the pool club are on heavy stands that are hard to move around. This joe shade is absolutely awesome. Big enough to cover at least 2 people. Sometimes if my son shares a lounger with me, it covers all three of us at the pool. Everyone asks us where we got it every time we have it out. Be prepared to have people scoot up to you to try and "share your shade" when they see you came prepared and they didn't. After two years, my umbrella has a small tear in it and the bag strap did come off (I just used a safety pin to put it back on)...but the tear isn't big enough to interfere with the umbrella's purpose (yet). I plan on getting another of these when this one goes because I feel like we are getting our money's worth. Would I love it if it lasted 20 years? Of course...but the way things are made nowadays I don't have any false expectations. This thing has taken a beating over the time period I've had it. Thrown in the SUV with all kinds of sporting gear on top, etc and it's still going. I never leave home without it during the spring, summer or fall....now the winter, I don't really use it :)

I bought this to provide shade while sitting at my granddaughter’s softball games. It’s very portable and easy to set up. The quality is good. The cover did get a little hole poked in it the first time I used it. I would take percussion when storing it or transporting it.It’s large enough to provide shade for two chairs side-by-side. I have also used it to set up in my back courtyard. It gets a little windy out there and it stays upright. I would recommend using a sandbag or something to weigh down the base if it is really windy. The umbrella material is a good quality and durable.

Well made and easy to use. Good for use on my porch when the afternoon sun is too strong. Weight needed on the stand if windy.

Quality of material and design are great. The base legs are a bit long and the umbrella can blow away if not anchored down with the pins given. The tips of the umbrella easy come off from the umbrella and needed to be put back on.

I have lots and lots of gardens and often work in full sun - this protect me as I work. Portable and just the right size. I recommend having something to weight the legs down when it is windy.