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My patio umbrellas kept getting wrecked after one season, so I switched to a cantilever style last spring
The difference was night and day after just one summer of storms and wind here in Phoenix, the $180 offset one held up perfectly while my old $50 center pole ones would snap after a single monsoon.
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williamb298d ago
Damn, that's a bummer about your old ones but glad the switch worked out lol. Phoenix monsoons are no joke, I've seen those things turn into kites out here.
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jamiew538d ago
Wait, you think the wind is what does the damage but what about the DUST? I mean, those monsoon haboobs roll in and it's like a TON of sandblasting on everything. I've seen folks have to replace their windshield wipers every season just from the grit getting embedded in the rubber. The sun does a number on them too with the UV, baking them until they crack. Really the combo of heat, sand, and sudden rain is a triple threat for car parts.
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