One goal of Prime Solar Products is to identify solar products that provide solar alternatives to everyday products at a reasonable price. The solar patio umbrella fits this, and goes a step further. If you're like me, your backyard deck or patio gets plenty of sun, and your patio umbrella gets plenty of sunlight and provides valuable shade protection. Add solar panels to the top of the umbrella, and lights under the umbrella, and you've got the solar patio umbrella.
Features
Solar patio umbrella is available in various different color and sizes, with UV and weather protection. The solar panels are built in to the top of the umbrella, and most models include LED lights built-in to the underside of the umbrella, with no exposed wires between the panels and the lights.
LED Lighting
The solar umbrella provides lighting from the built-in LED (usually) lights, giving you a great lighting solution for your patio table and outdoor get-together. Sometimes the deck or house flood lights are too strong, or just don't give the direct lighting you want at your table, or you may want the extra lighting, but the Solar Patio Umbrella lights can give you what you are looking for--all from solar power.
This is a great use of solar technology, and the umbrella lighting really adds functionality that is missing from the non-solar version. The solar panels allow you to store energy for your lights during the day, giving you the ability to turn on your umbrella lighting when you want in the evening.
Make sure to secure the solar umbrella to your patio furniture properly -- as you would with a non-solar umbrella. The solar panels are built into the umbrella, and most likely won't last long if the umbrella comes loose and tumbles across your yard. This won't be a problem with a normal patio weighted umbrella base.
Solar Lighted Patio Umbrella (beige)
Solid Benefits for the Price
If you've got a deck or patio with an umbrella, then consider a solar patio umbrella and the added benefits. Check out the available selection of umbrellas in the Home & Garden section of our online store, and I think you'll find that the prices are comparable to non-solar umbrellas. Starting at about $80, with the added lighting functionality, using only solar power, these solar umbrellas make sense and for the cost, provide true benefits for the price.