Parasol and base

Walkingmore

A recent purchase of a £14.99 Lidl parasol and accompanying £17.99 base seemed a bargain, but on reading the instructions, I realised the base is inadequate for the parasol; will not weigh the required 50kg and using them together could prove dangerous. (Lidl have not replied to several queries about this!)

The search for a parasol and base continues…..

JGB1955

Are you sure that you're not supposed to weigh them down with water/sand/paving slabs?

Emmia

Is it this one? 

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/livarno-home-parasol-base/p10028565

If it is, you're supposed to fill with water or water and sand, there's a cap opening to allow this.  I have one (not Lidl but a similar design) filled with water and it's bloomin' heavy to move.

I store it at the bottom of my mini greenhouse, so it keeps that in place in the winter when it's windy.

twopenny

You have to be careful with these things.
I bought a bird feeder from Lidl then found it needed a base.  I couldn't find one to fit theirs. What they sell is often end of range.

But agree, the base needs weighting. Sometimes even then they need sandbags to hold them in place with a wind.

-taff

And I have rammed bamboo sticks or sticks or similar between the parasol shaft and base shaft to make sure it wont come out with a bit of wind as they are wont to do....

ButterCheese

Since moving house and having to alter our washing line set-up, we have used a number of "bases" - we brought 2 with us and the previous owner had left 3 there.  One of them was cast iron (not fillable with anything) and when you put up your sails (i.e. washing) it soon tips over.  Stacking old patio slabs on them is a pain and looks awful. 

I have tried to convince my partner that it would be better to have a static base that I can screw to the patio floor, but then of course you can't move it quickly if required.  Luckily we found a 4th base that the previous owner had left, and it weighs an absolute ton.  Though it still needs somehting on top to prevent it from bloeing over.

I have come to the conclusion that none of these bases are fit for purpose when there is any sort of wind.  It would be far better to cement a tube in the ground, or firmly affix the base with somehting like Gripfill or concrete screws