When the weather is behaving, you want to sit outside and enjoy it while it lasts. Oftentimes, reading a book is a good way to take in a few rays of sunshine, but if it’s a really good book, what you may have meant to only be an hour can end up being 4 or 5. If you don’t want to be baked, it might be best to sit in the shade. The only problem now is that you have less light to read your book.

If you want to keep reading no matter the time of day or night outside, then the Solar-Lighted Umbrella will provide you with a little extra illumination. It’s a 9′ canopy lined with 32 built-in solar lights that is supported by a steel pole and PVC water bag at the bottom that you can fill for added stabilization. There’s a crank mechanism to make it easy for opening and closing, and it will cost somewhere around $150. You’ll have color options of black, brown, burgundy, or hunter green.