Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol

Is the Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol worth buying?

The Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol is worth buying at £99.99 if your table seats eight and you want the cover and the wind kit delivered in the same box. Its 3.3 m canopy spreads 8.55 m² of shade, more than any other round roof in its group, and it weighs 13.6 kg, which is enough aluminium and polyester to stay put once the base is filled.

481 owners rate it 3.8 and the model has been sold since March 2016, so replacement parts and colour choice are not a gamble. This particular model, 104085, comes in cream, which suits pale decking and light garden furniture better than a dark canopy. Look elsewhere if you want lights built into the ribs, because the Kingsleeve has none.

How much shade does the Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol give?

You get 8.55 m² of shade from a canopy measuring 330 cm across. Run the price through those square metres and the parasol costs £11.69 per square metre, which is £2.50 more than a 3 m VOUNOT and £20.20 less than the 2.68 m square Outsunny.

Those 8.55 m² are what covers a long table with a chair at each end, and the 1.48 m² it adds over a 3 m canopy is the difference between sun on the end plates and shade over them. The head tilts and swivels steplessly, so the canopy can be angled across the table as the sun drops without shifting the base.

What comes in the box with the Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol?

The parcel holds the 3.3 m canopy on its rustproof aluminium frame, the crank handle, a fitted protective cover and the five-piece wind safety set with 25 mm wide straps and solid metal hooks. The parasol measures 2.4 m by 3.3 m and weighs 13.6 kg before anything goes on the base.

Nothing in that list holds the parasol down, so sand or water bags for the base are a separate purchase. At 13.6 kg the frame is light enough to move single-handed with the canopy closed, which is useful when you want the shade over a different part of the patio. Wipe the fabric with a damp cloth and mild soap, and store it dry over winter.

Where does the Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol fall short?

Three things to accept. The 3.8 rating from 481 buyers is below the 3.9 of the sister Kingsleeve cantilever, and there is no lighting for evening use. The frame stands 3.3 m at its highest point, so a canopy this wide swung out on the arm needs roughly 3.5 m of clear ground, which rules out a balcony or a patio walled in on one side.

The weight is the other practical limit: 13.6 kg of parasol plus filled base bags takes two people to reposition, so choose its spot carefully and leave it there. Tilt is set by hand at the pole rather than by a second crank, which means a short walk across the patio each time you want a different angle.

Kingsleeve Brazil 3m Parasol vs the VOUNOT 3m and the Kingsleeve Sochi

The VOUNOT 3m costs £64.99, £35 less, and spreads 7.07 m² at £9.19 per square metre, so it wins on shade per pound and gives up 1.48 m² of canopy. Its 717 ratings at 3.9 also beat the 481 behind this one. Take the VOUNOT for a six-seat table on a tight budget, and this parasol when the table seats eight.

The Kingsleeve Sochi 3.3m asks the same £99.99 with the same canopy and the same wind kit, but 953 owners rate it 3.9 against 481 at 3.8 here, and it carries model number 104083 rather than 104085. Buy the Sochi while it is in stock and keep this second model as the fallback when the colour you want has gone.