Sport-Brella SB Backpack Chair

I bought this to add to my low beach chair for when I sit with my toes in the water while on Lake Huron (in Michigan) in August. I loved the multiple points of adjustment to get the maximum angle of coverage. The asymmetry of the umbrella itself allows you to still have an unobstructed view while sitting & watching something (which may or may not be best for other people who used it on strollers, wheelchairs or kid wagons & needed more overall coverage) but for me it’s perfect-I think the adjustment capability would have made it able to work for those needs if I had purchased it for that. I feel like the sun protection from the umbrella itself overhead is good but of course will not do anything to protect from the sun reflection on the sand (so I still was wearing sunscreen)The plastic clamp was easily adjustable, it seems reasonably durable but is at risk of being too tightly clamped & may crack at some point simply b/c the plastic isn’t the highest grade but with reasonable care & being careful not to aggressively over tighten it, it should last. The traveling case with the shoulder loop makes for easy carrying. Over all it’s a good fit for my needs & if you need portable shade option on an inexpensive traveling fold up chair this works great.

I work outside and I’m exposed to the sun a lot, so I wanted to get something to protect my face and upper body. This umbrella shades 80-90% of me and it is very easy to attach. It is very sturdy (I accidentally drove it into tree branches before and it fell off but was not broken) to give an example. Super helpful!

I bought this sport umbrella when a freak heat wave hit the San Francisco Bay Area. Temps at the SF 49ers game were forecast in the high 90's and my seat is directly in the sun at a place that is notorious for "no shade." The actual temperature in San Jose that day hit 103-degrees. The Versa-Brella worked beautifully under those extreme conditions. It provided wide, outstanding UV-protective, welcoming cool shade and, along with hydrating (of course!), I got through the 5-hour ordeal (pregame tailgate and post-game egress included) surprisingly well! My seatmate told me "That umbrella saved your ___!" It is easily adjustable to account for the day's changing angles of the sun. There is a caveat, however, which cost it a star in my opinion. Wind. While the clamp is sturdy and held the umbrella firmly in its spot, moderate winds that came late in the day caused the umbrella to easily tilt away stressing the flimsy joints that make the umbrella so versatile. There is a lot of play in the joint clips and I did not want to test how much toque they could take before they snapped, so I (wisely?) put a hand on the stem to keep it from snapping back and forth. In light winds the umbrella performed without that concern. Personally, I would not test the umbrella's sturdiness in moderate to brisk or steady winds for fear of damage to the product. But for UV-protected shade on a hot day, it met the test and more. Imagine my surprise when we noticed that people all around us had the same umbrella! That is an endorsement, of sorts. Stay cool!

easy to assemble and disassemble. there's an attachment piece, the auger which screws into the ground. it also has an extra straight metal piece to help you screw it into the ground as it will get tough to screw in.you can use it as a standing umbrella or you can use it as laying on its side as a lot of the pictures display. if you are going to use it as a standing umbrella you will need to screw in the auger into the ground. that'll be the only way it actually stands up. if you wanted to lay on its side you don't need to screw it into the ground. however if it's windy you will need to screw the auger into the ground even if it's laying on its side and use the provided stakes to stake in the sides of the umbrella. the stakes are included in the packagethe umbrella really provided a lot of shade for a family of four. we use it during soccer practice but there was no wind so I couldn't speak on the durability. I did take a close look at the veins (metal folding pieces) of the umbrella. it is stitched on by about four threads every 6 inches. this does not look like it will last long.although the four threads holding the veins of the umbrella together looks like he'll fall apart in the future I'll update my star rating if it doesn't last. it would be unfair of me to remove a star just because of what I think would happen but actually has not.the carrying case that it comes with also feels like it's going to fall apart within a year. the fabric of the carrying case is very thin and stitched onto the covering of the umbrella. the weight of the umbrella feels like the stitching for the case would fall apart in the near future. I don't think that's an issue I would just buy another durable carrying case for it.overall I really like the umbrella really easy to set up and break down. hoping to get at least 3 years out of it