This is a pretty nice umbrella, but as some others said, the tilt hinge can get busted easily. Today a surprising gust of wind caught the umbrella and damaged the hinge. To be fair, it was a strong gust: it dragged the heavy umbrella stand and the aluminum table about six feet across the deck until it came to rest against the house.The hinge would no longer hold the umbrella straight up (see pic). I put a hose clamp around it (see pic), which makes it tight, but I have to loosen the clamp to cloSee full review