If you’ve got a downtown kid, you likely live in a condo or apartment building. Hopefully your unit includes a balcony so you can have a bit of outdoor space to yourself.
Of course, summers can get pretty hot and you need a bit of shade from the sun. Likewise, getting outside and being able to do a bit of work on your laptop or phone (and actually being able to see your screen) is also nice.
Buying one of those huge and heavy patio umbrellas is overkill – and impractical for your, likely not huge, balcony. What options do you have? When I searched online for balcony umbrellas, there weren’t a lot of practical results. Most were, as mentioned, massive patio umbrellas that aren’t really great for balconies.
I did, however, find one umbrella that isn’t specifically for a balcony – but definitely works for one. It’s a bit more universal, and is marketed as attaching to your camping chair, to your canoe, or even your golf cart. And, yes, it works for all of those things, but – for me – it also meant it would likely work for a balcony.