Return on my request. Unfortunately did not fit our umbrella

C'est merveilleux merci

Product had small hole to fill with sand one has to ensure you get right sand.

To keep off the summer sun.

Met all my expectations

If you use water only. the product leaks a lot through the fill holes

Filled up the 4 base containers for my 11ft offset umbrella with sand. After filling each container and getting them into place, my umbrella is solid and isn't going anywhere. I had some issues getting the clips in place but was able get them in place after some work. Also the clips feel like they might come out if anyone touches it so hopefully they don't pop out.Tried to follow another person's suggestion to use a 12L pop bottle top but I only had a water bottle, which still worked fine. I used a skinny branch i found to keep the sand moving down into the base plates. But it took several hours to get sand packed in

excellent product but bought second one from different supplier for 1/3 the price

I think the rest of the reviews have covered the quality and sturdiness of the item. As you can probably tell from the photos, the base is very big. It takes up a lot of space on my patio, but it definitely works. Size-wise, it fits perfectly with my Bluu Cantilever umbrella stand.On to the hack....Someone was kind enough to post a review on how to fill the base with sand quickly called "Read this Assemby Cheat", to simplify what otherwise could be a very tedious process. Using their terrific idea as a baseline, I modified it somewhat and it worked very well for me.I took a 2-liter bottle as recommended and cut it in half to work as funnel into the base. With a little bit of effort, the spout of the 2-liter bottle fits perfectly into the filling base.However, instead of using the sand you find outdoors in your local big box retailer, which gets moist over time, get the sandbox sand they sell indoors (usually in the /concrete masonry section of the store). It is very fine sand (much finer than paver sand) and is completely dry. Four 50 lb bags should do it and it was less than $20 total for me.With the finer, dry sand, you can funnel it directly into each base without any water or clogging. This obviates the need for two funnels or using a hose to keep the sand flowing into the base. Just pour the sand directly into the funnel and it goes right into the base. When you've filled up each compartment with sand, you can then add water to finish it up.Since I did the filling by myself and the sand bags are unwieldy to start due to weight, when opening each new sand bag, I poured the first batch of sand into a bucket with a pouring spout. I then simply poured the sand from the bucket into the 2-liter bottle funnel. Once the sandbag was a little lighter, I could pour the sand directly from the bag into funnel. It worked great for me, so I hope it does for others as well.

I bought this base to go with their cantilevered umbrella and was nervous about the purchase due to the wide range of reviews on them and I'd like to add in my experience in case it helps anyone decide.First off, I filled each of the 4 base sections with gritty sand (think the type that you'd put in between pavers on a patio) until they were approximately 90-95% full, and then I filled the remaining space with water, pausing every few seconds to "shake" the water down into the sand and get it all wet and mixed up. I feel like this gives you the heaviest option possible. IF YOU ARE ONLY FILLING THESE WITH WATER YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BAD TIME. There's just no way that it will be heavy enough with water only in my opinion. Unlike some of the reviews I've seen, the only issue I had with water "leaking" from the base is because I put one of the caps back on at an angle, and that was a quick and easy fix.That being said - filling these bases was incredibly difficult and tedious. The hole in each one of these is in a place that requires you to stand it up on the rounded edge, the hole is not very large and getting sand into them took me multiple hours by myself. Unfortunately, short of making the hole slightly bigger, from a design perspective this is just how it has to be. Thankfully you should only be filling these up once and then forget about them.Now to the part that seems to be the most controversial: the metal clips that hook onto the bases. I think there is some confusion about the purpose that these serve and why they are the way they are. First off: Yes, they are very difficult and annoying to get on correctly, but that is the point! the bases by themselves just sitting on the edge of the metal base that comes with the umbrella is basically worthless as they can wiggle away. The point of having these metal brackets to attach them to one another is to force all 4 bases to be pushing up against the metal umbrella base with constant pressure to keep it grounded at all times. I found the easiest way to get them connected was to essentially pick up the corners of the two base pieces you are trying to connect and angle them in at each other, while pushing the bases toward each other as best you can (this is much easier done with two people). It takes some trial and error, but you will eventually get them into the holes. The people that are saying they aren't long enough are wrong - they are JUST long enough, but if they were easy to put in, they wouldn't have the resistance needed to keep the bases in place. For sure some of the negative reviews of this item come from people that couldn't just easily put the clips in and immediately gave up. Do not be one of those people, you've come too far to give up now!I have only had the base assembled with the umbrella for about a week, and we have only had winds of ~10mph so far, but with this fully assembled and nearly 150 pounds of sand and water in the bases, I feel as if it would take an awful lot for this to fail (ex: irresponsibly having the umbrella opened in strong wind gusts that it has no business being open in to begin with). I am not giving this a full 5-stars due to the difficulty of filling the bases up, but I will say that I am happy I chose to take a chance on the base.

I have to admit - I was a little skeptical after reading some negative reviews. But we bought it anyways.Then the decision was sand or water? We went with sand. Just to keep it dry and clean. And also to avoid leaks and may be a potential frequent cleaning etc.Once we decided sand - which sand? I bought regular 'play sand' (fine) from a local construction store. Only problem - the sand bags remained out in the rains and got wet. Tried filling it anyways - but a few funnel-fulls took over 45 mins. Then decided to air/dry it out in the hot sun; moving it around every few mins. Once the sand was dry, hot and slipped through our fingers - it was a breeze. We filled it all the way up and all 4 pieces took about 2 hours. Definitely not as efficient as 12 mins per piece (like some other reviewer! :-) ).Once we installed it, for a moment it looked flimsy. We hovered around it - in case the umbrella fell over. But we had a huge gust of wind and it held up. It tries to lift a bit but has held on for a few days now. We are not worried now.

I ordered both the Cantilever Offset Hanging Market Patio Umbrella (SKY5255) and the recommended 4-Piece Heavy-Duty Cantilever Offset Patio Umbrella Stand Square Base Plate Set (SKY3257) from Best Choice Products, assuming I'd have no problems assembling or using these products together. Shipping was FAST, much faster than what I was originally told. The umbrella and square base plate appeared well built, and assembled easily. Well, not so fast. If you look at the pictures, you'll see the connection rod is TOO SHORT to actually fit in the mounting holes. Another reviewer said you have to 'tilt fit' the base plates, however that would put too much strain on the mounting holes. Admit it Best Choice Products, these two products do NOT work together! Returning is too much of a hassle, so I'll make a shim under the plates to raise them high enough to allow the connection rods to actually seat in the base plate. I would caution other purchasers to check this carefully, then decide if you still want the square base plate set. FYI, Best Choice Products customer support stated they do NOT have longer connection rods, AND they said they have never heard of this being a problem before (which I do not believe.) If I get these plates shimmed up properly, I'll be happy. But not happy this is not working 'out of the box.'

This was recommended for our 10' cantilevered umbrella.I put a full bag 45 lbs of sand in each one and they were not 100% full.Guarantee the umbrella is not going anywhere.I saw people having issues with the pins that tie them together.They seem to be 1/4" too short. This is not the case!Push the panel in as far as it will go. Put the pin in one side, it will be short of the other side.Then, lift up the far side opposite the one that is in the hole already. This will tilt the panel in and the pin will fall in the hole. When you put it down it holds well.They are heavy, and if you notice there is a place to grab one side, that is the side to left. Kneel in front of the 2 panels in front of where the clip goes. Put the pin in on the left side, the place to grip and lift would be on the right. When you lift it just a little it tilts and the pin should fall right in;I hope this explains it well enough as they are a very nice product when installed.