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M mzoltarp Member Bakersfield, California Joined: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 163	M mzoltarp Posted posted on Sun, Jan 14, 2007 8:09 AM I enjoyed all of the pictures in this thread. Given that summer will arrive any day now in Bakersfield--yes I know it's January--I'm gearing up for a tiki project. Last summer we got some some palapa umbrellas from overstock.com for about $70 each. They were the fake kind make out of what looks like plastic grocery bag material. One week in 90-100 degree temperatures and the plastic had begun to go brittle and after 2-3 weeks was flaking all over the back yard. FYI if you live in a sun-drenched locale think twice about the fake plastic palapa umbrellas. Had I sprang for the real thing, they probably would have lasted much longer.

I enjoyed all of the pictures in this thread. Given that summer will arrive any day now in Bakersfield--yes I know it's January--I'm gearing up for a tiki project. Last summer we got some some palapa umbrellas from overstock.com for about $70 each. They were the fake kind make out of what looks like plastic grocery bag material. One week in 90-100 degree temperatures and the plastic had begun to go brittle and after 2-3 weeks was flaking all over the back yard. FYI if you live in a sun-drenched locale think twice about the fake plastic palapa umbrellas. Had I sprang for the real thing, they probably would have lasted much longer.

Post #278764 by mzoltarp on Sun, Jan 14, 2007 8:09 AM