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I just bought one in Lidl and it is massive - combined with a good windshield I think it would be perfect to cook outdoors ( don't like to cook in the tent due to condensation, possible danger and smells - never smells as good when you're full up). the only problem is that you are just meant to stick it in the ground.  I know that you don't need to be into aerodynamics to know that the bloody thing will blow over when someone so much as raises their voice so I bought a pack of eyelets in the hope of attaching guys to the beast.

The problem is , and I have noted that members have used these umbrellas before, do I attach eyelets at the edge of the fabric or do I use the round dooferdanger at the top of the pole to attach guys.

Advise is well appreciated as TOH will humiliate me if everything goes A*s* over t*t

Thanks

Hi sidick ,they were selling them in argos ( fishing range) last year ,not sure if they have them this year tho ,that was is here http://www.superbows.co.uk/fishing/shelters-umbrellas/cat_19.html?ccSID=1e76eca9fa57cdcaa008e208a684233d

Cant vouch for the company tho as ive never used them !

Thanx Skatty

it doesn't have the apron but its the same size ..... how does it stay up?

I use an umbrella that fits through the circular hole in the middle of some tables.  It has a spike that can be hammered into the ground with a rubber tent peg hammer, I then use bungee straps to tie the middle of the pole to a collapsible camping table.  (It could be strapped to a camp kitchen).  With the bottom of the post in the earth and the middle bungie in place it is reasonably stable.

Try tying it to either your camp kitchen or a chair

Thanx everyone

Oooooohhhhh nooooooo..... defo not a safety thing to do! 

I love my fishing umbrella and have used it once to protect the chaps whilst using the barbie in the rain on Pentewan but it was secured over two windbreaks at the corner where they joined. Guy lines were attached and we hoped for the best coz there was us, our two kids, our mate and his three kids having this bbq with only our four berth van and awning to eat in while the heavens opened. The tin tent had only two rings and grill so the bbq offer was jumped at! No way did I want to have to end up cooking inside! So........kagouls, fishing stool and fishing brolley it was! Bbq was loverlyyyyy

i have used my fishing umbrella to BBQ under in the garden - several times, found that the top portion didn't grip the bottom part of the pole too well, easily solved with a very inexpensive jubilee clip, just tighten it to the pole at the height you want, and hey presto, the umbrella dont slide down.

have also attached guy lines from the spike to stop it blowing away. 

just one real problem encountered with BBQing like this, is the smoke tends to go up, hit the brolly, and 'bounce' back down again before making its way out.  in other words it gets very smokey!