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Plein air umbrella kit
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Features:
- Silver
UV protection outside coating reduces heat from sunlight.
Black inside surface removes reflected light.
- Large
ventilation openings to counteract wind drag.
- Umbrella
diameter: approx. 40 inches. The overall length is
20.5" when folded.
- Service
height of up to 107 inches suits the tallest artist.
- Universal
ball joint ensures easy umbrella direction adjustment.
- Rubber
padded C clamp can be mounted to any tripod leg or
French easel leg.
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Strong fiberglass umbrella frame gives maximum
product life.
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Large Nylon carry bag carries entire kit. Extra
room for a pochade tripod.
- Lightweight
design - under 2 lbs.
Price : $74.99
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This
is a new, innovative and revolutionary umbrella kit with
a total weight of less than 2 lbs. Like other EASyL products
it sets another new standard for quality plein air art
equipment. The kit consists of three parts:
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1. C clamp with universal joint.
2. Telescopic tube.
3. Ventilated UV protection umbrella. |
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conventional umbrellas, the EASyL umbrella is clamped
to the tripod leg to prevent easel damage. The C clamp
can attach to any round tripod leg, or the square leg
of a French easel. The V shape rubber pads ensure stability
even on the most windy day. (The conventional umbrella
clamp is made of flimsy plastic, originally made for
beach umbrella not for artist umbrella; and with a gooseneck
which is prone to break after several uses; this type
of umbrella clamped on the easel will eventually wears
out itself, or even damages the easel ).
The
all metal universal ball joint is another innovative
design, enabling the artist to adjust the umbrella to
any desired position effortlessly and conveniently.
To
set up the whole kit, the C clamp is attached to one
of the tripod leg, the telescopic tube is mounted to
the support on the universal joint, and the umbrella
pole is inserted to the telescopic tube. A bungee cord
is attached to the umbrella and a fix position on the
setup.
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The
fully extended telescopic tube enables an umbrella height
of up to 107" from the ground, good for even the
tallest artist.
The adjusting of the
umbrella will be determined by the artist's height,
the sunlight condition, and the easel tripod height.
Artists will soon find the most suitable position for
their own personal requirements.
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umbrella is made with a silver outside coating for UV
protection and a black, anti-reflective interior. The
silver coating reflects the sunlight, significantly
reducing heat, and the black interior surface will remove
reflective light, enabling the artist to paint with
uniform, natural lighting. The diameter of the umbrella
is approximately 40 inches, perfectly covering the artist
and painting. ( Too big a diameter will draw a strong
force from the wind and can cause the easel setup flipped
over under a strong gust of wind ). There are eight
ventilation openings on the top of the umbrella designed
to reduce wind drag. The umbrella frame is made of fiberglass
providing absolute strength with minimum weight.
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The
folded umbrella, along with the telescopic tube, is stored
in the supplied nylon carry bag. The carry bag has been
designed to also carry a pochade tripod. The outer pocket
will store the C Clamp and universal joint. The overall
length when folded is only 20.5". |
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The
EASyL umbrella has a unique ventilation system using rubber
belts on the upper side of the material. In this way the
venting gaps are formed and can remain open constantly.
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The
umbrella pole is inserted into the extendable telescopic
tube without using a locking device. This is important
as it ensures that even in the event of a strong wind
gust the umbrella will not cause the easel to blow over.
The umbrella is secured by a supplied bungee cord attached
to the quick snap lock on the telescopic tube. This ensures
easy umbrella retrieval without danger to the easel.
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The
picture on left shows the bungee cord is attached to the
quick snap lock on the telescopic tube. |
We
do not suggest using an umbrella in winds exceeding
20 mph.
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UMK-40
mounted on a Soltek |
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UMK-40
mounted on a French easel |
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Courtesy
photo by Kevin Macpherson |
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Courtesy
photo by Greg LaRock |
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Incidentally,
I was in Colorado for the Stephen Quiller Summer
workshop last week. I had bought a collapsible
umbrella for over $50. It bent into the first
time out with a little wind, ruined! A lady
from Canada had the large Easyl and the umbrella
attachment--a couple days after mine bent into,
she had hers out in like gale force winds, very
powerful, and it held up without even getting
pushed over. Your umbrella is made of strong
and quality materials--congratulations.
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Bill Polm. Murrieta, CA
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just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am
with the umbrella! I used it at a recent workshop,
and it worked great. I have tried two other umbrellas
and this is the best designed by far.
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Lynn Davis-Smith
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you so much for the wonderful umbrella!!! I
love my Easyl box, ( both of us have one now!
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continue to give out your info and glowingly
show my students your products.
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Sara Linda Poly |
I
have been remiss in telling you how much I appreciate
the umbrella. My husband and I have been painting
this week, on Balboa Island. I marvel at how
long we can paint, while in the sun - simply
because we have added this piece of equipment.
I am particularly sensitive to sun exposure,
and the umbrella has added about 3 hours, to
a typical outdoor painting session. In the past,
I was comfortable for about 1.5 hours - and
then it was really a test of endurance. Now,
it is such a pleasure, to paint outdoors.
And little gusts of wind, simply let the umbrella
lift a bit. A big gust of wind, simply makes
the umbrella lift gently out of the shaft, and
land carefully beside the tripod. Exactly as
it was designed to do. Quite a switch from the
old style umbrella set-ups, that caused your
easel/palette-panel box, to "take off"
in flight. With so many horrible "unbrella
disasters", it is no wonder that artists
are a bit timid to add an umbrella into their
plein air gear.
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Michelle Sonoqui Gillette
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I
am very surprised how sturdy the umbrella system
is. I have used many different umbrella setups,
and this is the best!
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Tony Bianco
Fairvalley Studio
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Thank
you for such amazingly fast service. The umbrella
may have been twice the price of the cheap umbrellas,
but it's ten times the quality and much easier
to carry. It will make painting this summer
much more bearable.
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Linda Cain
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