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Portable shade

#1 Post by MH Hawker » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:29 pm

Due to the hot summer sun that has been hitting me and the wife hard, so this year I am going to try this and see how it work, on the swimming beach or on the front of the boat fishing. I picked up 2, 3 1/2 foot umbrellas with a adjustable post at big lots and attached them to a folding chair with some heavy duty PVC pipe rings and wire ties that way it all folds up for storage. time will tell how well it works out.
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Re: Portable shade

#2 Post by lakerunner » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:40 pm

we have a table base up front and use that to attach an umbrella to. We got this one at Sams club 2 years ago
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#3 Post by oldcoot » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:20 am

lakerunner....that's exactly what we do...we use to pole in the table mount and just put the umbrella in the tube with a towel to secure it!!...great minds think alike!! :nana
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#4 Post by evinrude2stroke » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:23 am

oldcoot wrote:lakerunner....that's exactly what we do...we use to pole in the table mount and just put the umbrella in the tube with a towel to secure it!!...great minds think alike!! :nana
I liiiiiiiiiiiiiike that idea, How do you use the towel to secure it?
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#5 Post by lakerunner » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:24 pm

evinrude2stroke wrote:
oldcoot wrote:lakerunner....that's exactly what we do...we use to pole in the table mount and just put the umbrella in the tube with a towel to secure it!!...great minds think alike!! :nana
I liiiiiiiiiiiiiike that idea, How do you use the towel to secure it?

I'm sure to keep it from blowing out. We use a piece of foam pipe insulation. Holds it nice and snug
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#6 Post by evinrude2stroke » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:31 pm

lakerunner wrote:
evinrude2stroke wrote:
oldcoot wrote:lakerunner....that's exactly what we do...we use to pole in the table mount and just put the umbrella in the tube with a towel to secure it!!...great minds think alike!! :nana
I liiiiiiiiiiiiiike that idea, How do you use the towel to secure it?

I'm sure to keep it from blowing out. We use a piece of foam pipe insulation. Holds it nice and snug
Good idea!! :thumbsup
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#7 Post by evinrude2stroke » Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:16 pm

Lakerunner- If i'm not mistaken that type of umbrella tilts doesn't it? If so, Have you ever tried it like that?
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#8 Post by lakerunner » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:50 pm

evinrude2stroke wrote:Lakerunner- If i'm not mistaken that type of umbrella tilts doesn't it? If so, Have you ever tried it like that?

Not sure if it tilts. It is made to drive into sand use stakes and rope to tie down wings for protection.
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#9 Post by evinrude2stroke » Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:15 pm

lakerunner wrote:
evinrude2stroke wrote:Lakerunner- If i'm not mistaken that type of umbrella tilts doesn't it? If so, Have you ever tried it like that?

Not sure if it tilts. It is made to drive into sand use stakes and rope to tie down wings for protection.
Yea. I was checking them out online. Doesn't look like they tilt. But still looks like the best type of umbrella to use especially with those wings. Might be making a PontoonStuff.com purchase for a table set & flush mounting plate and a trip to Costco for an umbrella.
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#10 Post by lakerunner » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:25 pm

We drilled a hole in table so it also can be used with umbrella
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#11 Post by oldcoot » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:06 pm

We got ours at Big Lots...and it tilts :nana ...love it for evening shade
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Re: Portable shade

#12 Post by evinrude2stroke » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:32 am

oldcoot wrote:We got ours at Big Lots...and it tilts :nana ...love it for evening shade
oldcoot- what is the brand of your umbrella? Is it a beach, patio, or sport kind?
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