Sun Shade Sail Poles 10FT Outdoor Shade Sail Pole Kit Heavy Duty Steel Post Support Awning Canopy for Deck Patio Outside Backyard(10FT,2pack)

I got a sail last year to try to keep the sun off of the side of my house in the Summer. The walls are not well insulated, and we have large windows so we get a lot of solar gain which heats the house up. But I like having that solar gain in the Winter, when it can add 5 to 10 degrees of warmth to the room. So a sail seems like the proper solution to take care of my situation.The poles that I got last year were pretty useless. They're about half the weight of these poles and they started to bend within a week or so of installation. I managed to get them to get through the season by tying them to the deck but it was obvious they needed to be replaced.A few things to note. You want to ensure that you get the screw part as close to halfway down each down each section. I marked them in the center so that when I was screwing them in, I could ensure that they were properly placed. (See photos). Also make sure that you test each piece with the screw before assembling. The topmost piece was quite hard to screw on so I put the screw into that one first, because I knew it would not continue to turn when I when I attached it to the piece below. I hope the photos explain that better than I might be doing here.You can see by the photos that this is a far superior say and I will definitely be purchasing another one to replace the other bent pole.

I ordered this pole to hold a sail shade over the deck of a fort/tiny home we built on our property. It's very well made!The pole is in 4 pieces. You simply screw these pieces together to assemble the pole. Once assembled, this pole is solid! It doesn't bend or flex at all - I like that.The base of the pole has four holes to attach the pole to a deck or to concrete. Most of the snow has just melted here (hopefully for the season), so we haven't been able to pour concrete to attach this pole to yet. The base does seem like it will be adequate for our needs, but we might make a larger base plate to attach this one to - we'll see once we get to the concrete project.I also want to hang solar lights from the pole to the fort, and there are rings on the pole to attach these lights. I like these extra features.The pole is made of steel and is painted black. The finish looks very nice. We are hoping the pole doesn't rust over time, especially where the joints are. Only time will tell.This pole and sail shade are assembled and ready to go - now we just need better weather so we can pour the concrete. I'll update this review if we have any issues with the baseplate and how strong it is. But so far, we do recommend this pole!

This stanchion is shipped in knock-down configuration. Due to that fact it does not assemble out to be perfectly straight, it's not bad, but not as straight as a solid tube. The segments need be tightened fully before doing any construction of the mounting pad because you need to see where the eyelets fall in relation to the baseplate holes beforhand.Basicaslly the stanchion consists of 4 pieces of 2" outer diameter pipe, 2 of which are internally threaded on both ends, (these are the center sections), a base section with a gusseted 6.5" baseplate one end and internal threads the other end, and a top section, capped one end with a spherical finial, internally threaded the other end, having welded pairs of eyelets, 12 " apart positioned equally from each end.The tube sections have a wall thickness of just under 1/8" and are joined together by 3 threaded nipples having a length of 2' and a aprox. wall thickness of 1/8' measuring at the thread peak.The finial on the upper tube is welded in place, and the eyelets are made from 3/4" split lockwashers that are adequately welded 180 degrees apart at 3 locations, being oriented in the horizontal position. The baseplate is aprox. 1/4"thick with the bottom pipe set into it and welded around it's complete circumference on the underside. Four triangular 1/8' thick gussets are located 90 degrees apart at the topside of the baseplate and tack welded at the ends of the triangles hypoteneuse. The gussets are 1'X2", the 1" leg being on the horizontal. A group of four, 1/2" diameter holes are in the baseplate, equally spaced on a 4.5" center to center pattern.All parts are nicely finished in a semi-rough, semi-matte finish, that may be paint or powdercoat, I can not determine which.One thing I would do differently is change the orientation of the upper eyelets to vertical, otherwise, save using thicker wall tubing, this stanchion is not too shabby. Some greater stability might be introduced by using a additional, larger baseplate under the existing one, and if the stanchion is at an outer position, in the array, having a shade suspended at only one side, adding a guyline from stanchion top, out to a solid ground anchor to provide counterforce.On assembly I would recommend using anti-sieze compound on the threads so to allow easy disassembly in the future."red head" style expansion anchors are included.

Height is accurate, materials are ok, joints need anti-seize if you plan on taking down, concrete bolts not the best, recommend getting something a little better. Ball on top isn't centered.Finally mounted the shades to the poles, the pole gives about 3" under 125lb tension. This is a give from the pole itself being on the thin side. The ball at the top, I accidentally ripped right off when hardly any effort.

Updated review: This is a very strong and mechanically well built pole. In my first review I felt the weld-work where the pole attached to the base left it in danger of failure. After speaking to the vendor who reached out to me and supplied me a replacement pole for comparison at no cost I agree that the pole is not dangerous. However both of my poles show similar quality issues that could be of concern. The welding work still appears amateurish and at many weld points the powder coat finished has been damaged and the steel is rusting through- right out of the box. Also where the decorative sphere is attached to the pole top on each of my poles that connection is very weak and could or has been easily broken such that the sphere would detach. You should not use the sphere at the top to secure anything that needs any strength. And buy a can of rustoleum to touch up the rust before it spreads.