Strata Products Ltd GN351 Ward Parasol Base, Black

Really compact, practical and looks good!I must say it’s not the greatest in quality finishes, but pretty good value for money!Really easy to fill with water and secure the parasol and it actually looks really smart when everything is put together with the parasol.Would definitely recommend!Great so far!

I like this base as it was cheaper than the cast iron ones and is easy to use, I had to whittle down the wooden pole on my parasol as it was slightly large, good quality product just filled with childs play sand job done.

Why did you choose this product over others?:Right size for me . It is small but solid and looks well made would not be suitable for a very large parasol .

Base is easy to fill with water and bung is contained in the stem. Does not look too bad but not v stylish. I found fitting the parasol into the stem and tightening it quite difficult. Need to push the parasol down as far as it will go and the screw fitting did not turn easily. The parasol blew over and toppled the table on my first attempt.

The base works well and is easy to use

Bought this to take in touring caravan intending to fill it with water and empty it each time it is used. The filler plug on the side has no screw thread or similar but is just a hard plastic bung type cap which looks like it will have to be hammered in place to close. I queried this with vendor who replied “these plug is removable but required good tool to pop this out. You can use screw driver and other good tool to push this out as they are not easy to remove though”. Doesn’t sound like a safe solution to me. I have no wish to end up in A&E on my holidays or carry a heavy, possibly leaky parasol base in the caravan. Vendor says I can return it for a refund but as it was less than £10 it’s just not worth the cost and effort of a trip to the post office. It was cheap, arrived quickly and looks OK but isn’t portable. I was disappointed but if you just want to use it at home it is probably fine.

Good strong item. Holds brolly very well

What can I say, fill it with water, put parasol in and relax. Make sure the bung is firmly in otherwise it may leak. Not really suitable for large parasols or if the wind gets up, but for calm sunny days 😎 perfect 👌