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(Note: Got a little photo crazy)
I call our weather-succor chairs by their original concept name, Wind Chairs, despite the cold insulation or overhead sun shelter being equally important at different times. The high rise back extension is very effective in blocking chill winds, the Ridgerest seat padding is wonderful on cold nights, and the golf umbrella works well enough in no shade sun, but it is translucent at best and not UVA/UVB protective.
For twenty bucks this thing was worth a try (Thanks Erica for the sunstroke thread, and Kim for the idea)
https://www.beachstore.com/Beach-Products/Clamp-On-Umbrellas/Clamp-On-My-Shade-Umbrella
Unfurled that cheap sunbrella is 38 wide x 44 long. FWIW the golf umbrella is 50 inch diameter circle.
Not bad, but the clamp on that sunbrella was noted in almost every review as slipping, falling off or breaking.
No matter, I do not really want that clamp, I just want to umbrella part and the shaft. I tried the clamp anyway in a few locations and, nope, I much prefer my simpler method, which does not involve screwing a clamp in place and takes only seconds.
Clamp cut off, and saved for possible future use. The pole attachment does screw into that clamp both vertically and horizontally. Might be just the ticket to hold a deer fly trap; saved in the misc parts box.
P7120978 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
P7130979 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
Next, I needed sufficient height that I can get in and out of the chair without an umbrella fight. But not so high that the shaded area is overly diminished. The golf umbrella shaft height was perfect without an extension, but the sunbrella, with the clamp end cut off, needed an extra 8 inches of pole height.
Once again, an old Eureka tent pole to the rescue. The supports for the wind chair back extension use Eureka poles, so I know they fit nicely in the ALPS chair sleeves. And whadda ya know, the male ferrule end of a Eureka pole fits snug and perfect up inside that sumbrella shaft.
A little G/flex and that pole extension is rock solid.
P7130982 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
The Sunbrella needed the usual pad eye pop riveted on, and a bungee ball to secure the umbrella to the chair frame lest it go Mary Poppins in the wind. The pad eye was two drilled holes pop rivet simple
P7130983 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
I have no bungee ball length that would work on the ALPS, but custom length is easy, and I have naked balls. So to speak.
P7130985 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
To fit the ALPS chair that bungee ball tie down, when stretched taut, needed to be 15 inches long, so 30 inches of bungee. None of my balls hang that low. Custom work.
P7130988 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
Those chair umbrellas take seconds to install; drop the pole in place, wrap the bungee, sit in the shade. Literally seconds.
P7130993 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
P7130994 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
And likewise take seconds to move to the other side of the backrest, depending on sun direction/angle and desired chair orientation.
P7130990 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
P7130992 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr
The Eureaka poles for the windblock extension fit inside the rigid backrest poles on some chairs, but on the big ALPS chairs they slide into an already sewn fabric sleeve. The Eureka tent pole was not quite grippy snug enough in that sleeve to prevent the rectangular sunbrella from rotating like a windsock. A circular golf umbrella wins that round.
That windsock action with shifting shade would be annoying at best, so I sleeved the bottom of the pole with a couple wraps of Gorilla tape in a slight taper. It is now a snug fit with no windage pivot.
For $20 it was worth a shot; smaller than a golf umbrella, but opaque and UVA/UVB protective. And seemingly cooler than a golf umbrella. Time for more test sits, and some thermometer readings.
I call our weather-succor chairs by their original concept name, Wind Chairs, despite the cold insulation or overhead sun shelter being equally important at different times. The high rise back extension is very effective in blocking chill winds, the Ridgerest seat padding is wonderful on cold nights, and the golf umbrella works well enough in no shade sun, but it is translucent at best and not UVA/UVB protective.
For twenty bucks this thing was worth a try (Thanks Erica for the sunstroke thread, and Kim for the idea)
https://www.beachstore.com/Beach-Products/Clamp-On-Umbrellas/Clamp-On-My-Shade-Umbrella
Unfurled that cheap sunbrella is 38 wide x 44 long. FWIW the golf umbrella is 50 inch diameter circle.
Not bad, but the clamp on that sunbrella was noted in almost every review as slipping, falling off or breaking.
No matter, I do not really want that clamp, I just want to umbrella part and the shaft. I tried the clamp anyway in a few locations and, nope, I much prefer my simpler method, which does not involve screwing a clamp in place and takes only seconds.
Clamp cut off, and saved for possible future use. The pole attachment does screw into that clamp both vertically and horizontally. Might be just the ticket to hold a deer fly trap; saved in the misc parts box.
P7120978 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrP7130979 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrNext, I needed sufficient height that I can get in and out of the chair without an umbrella fight. But not so high that the shaded area is overly diminished. The golf umbrella shaft height was perfect without an extension, but the sunbrella, with the clamp end cut off, needed an extra 8 inches of pole height.
Once again, an old Eureka tent pole to the rescue. The supports for the wind chair back extension use Eureka poles, so I know they fit nicely in the ALPS chair sleeves. And whadda ya know, the male ferrule end of a Eureka pole fits snug and perfect up inside that sumbrella shaft.
A little G/flex and that pole extension is rock solid.
P7130982 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrThe Sunbrella needed the usual pad eye pop riveted on, and a bungee ball to secure the umbrella to the chair frame lest it go Mary Poppins in the wind. The pad eye was two drilled holes pop rivet simple
P7130983 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrI have no bungee ball length that would work on the ALPS, but custom length is easy, and I have naked balls. So to speak.
P7130985 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrTo fit the ALPS chair that bungee ball tie down, when stretched taut, needed to be 15 inches long, so 30 inches of bungee. None of my balls hang that low. Custom work.
P7130988 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrThose chair umbrellas take seconds to install; drop the pole in place, wrap the bungee, sit in the shade. Literally seconds.
P7130993 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrP7130994 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrAnd likewise take seconds to move to the other side of the backrest, depending on sun direction/angle and desired chair orientation.
P7130990 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrP7130992 by Mike McCrea, on FlickrThe Eureaka poles for the windblock extension fit inside the rigid backrest poles on some chairs, but on the big ALPS chairs they slide into an already sewn fabric sleeve. The Eureka tent pole was not quite grippy snug enough in that sleeve to prevent the rectangular sunbrella from rotating like a windsock. A circular golf umbrella wins that round.
That windsock action with shifting shade would be annoying at best, so I sleeved the bottom of the pole with a couple wraps of Gorilla tape in a slight taper. It is now a snug fit with no windage pivot.
For $20 it was worth a shot; smaller than a golf umbrella, but opaque and UVA/UVB protective. And seemingly cooler than a golf umbrella. Time for more test sits, and some thermometer readings.
