This is the first summer my sons have had baseball games scheduled through the end of June. Let me tell you, Florida in June is sunny and hot! If it weren’t for my JoeShade® UV blocking umbrella I’m not sure we could’ve endured the bright Florida sun at those games during the midday hours. No one likes to get sunburned or overheated during summer weather, but we love to be outdoors!
It’s a well known fact that along with application of sunscreen, one of the easiest ways to stay safe in the summer sun is to stay in the shade. As we’ve found weekend after weekend, our UV protection umbrella is the perfect way to do this.
Because true ease of use is so important to me, the first thing I did when I received my JoeShade® was set it up to make sure it would indeed be practical and worth my time taking it with me, portable umbrella or not. Much to my delight, this portable sunshade umbrella sets up quickly and stores easily in its matching carrying bag. The tripod stand makes a sturdy base which stands freely in place. In other words, no digging a small hole to China to make your shade umbrella functional. Simply pop out the tripod, open the umbrella, adjust the height to your liking, and you’re finished!
JoeShade® makes a great sports umbrella because it’s lightweight and portable, which making it easy for parents like me to carry to the field, along with all the other sports equipment we’re usually stuck hauling.
It has humored me to find that when you bring a portable sun shade umbrella with you at the ballpark, everyone wants to stand or sit under it with you. For us, it’s become a mini-contest to see how many chairs we can get to fit underneath it.
It was extra convenient for everyone about two weeks ago not only as a sunshade umbrella, but accidentally as an actual giant rain umbrella when the skies decided to open up around the second inning! I’ve also enjoyed the tilt function on the stand that allows for multiple angles of coverage without needing to move the actual umbrella as time passes and the sun changed location.
Now that summer vacation is in full swing, my teenage daughter and her friends are ready to spent some quality time on the Gulf of Mexico. Of course, her first request was to take the UV umbrella with her so they don’t get sunburned. I’m seriously considering investing in a second JoeShade®, one for her, one for me!
JoeShade® retails for $33.95 + shipping and comes in 3 colors: Blue, Green and Red. With your JoeShade® portable umbrella, you can keep your cool and stay protected from UV rays wherever you go!
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