I have O.W Lee wrought iron furniture. Solid, excellent quality and pricey. We bought it when we lived in a higher elevation windy area and the heavier furniture made sense. I kept it when we moved, but it is a bit too heavy/solid to move around easily.

I live less than 1/2 mile from the ocean in south Florida , and have a pool with a salt system. I have had Gloster teak furniture for 24 years which has held up well, but needs to be cleaned and treated to not turn silver grey. I don’t bother with that any more, just let it weather. Less than 4’ from the pool edge, I have a 24 year old restoration hardware aluminum dining set, the coat on the furniture is chipping, but the metal underneath is fine. I’m going to get it recoated. I also have Ebel all-weather wicker furniture, (2017) which has held up and is easy to hose off.
The only material I have had trouble with is wrought iron, that always eventually rots out in this climate.
I love the classic look of teak, but the aluminum and all weather wicker is much easier to keep looking new.

I have had teak tables and chairs in my meadow for more than 30 years. it is untreated. and not covered in the winter i do scrub every year or two to remove the lichen and grime. untreated it is silvery. the condition is still good.

About 6 years ago i got polywood adirondack chairs. they also need occasional scrubbing and this past year deer or squirrels have begun gnawing on them.

A problem with teak is that its heavy, making it difficult to clean under and around.

Heavy outdoor furniture can be good in these times of high winds. My old aluminum furniture blew to the edge of the yard and my table blew over. We replaced that set with Meadowcraft wrought iron twenty years ago and it still looks like new. The sunbrella cushions…. Still cushioning but flying embers from fire pit left their mark and improper cleaning did also. Given the design of the cushions they cannot be easily replaced….

Incidentally…I move the swivel Meadowcraft wrought iron by tilting the chair and rolling it on the round base to move it. So easy. The none swivel ones can still be moved fairly easily.

I have a teak dining table and chairs, do no maintenance other than simple cleaning, and after 30 years it’s still in excellent condition. I also have quite a few Brown Jordan pieces- chaises and chairs mostly- that I got preowned off Craigslist or FB Marketplace for little money- one chaise in perfect condition was a curb find- and they’re just great! I would not want to deal with cushions, but that’s me.

Chinacatpeekin, I do like the cushions (very comfortable and quick drying) and they have stood a lot of abuse, being outside all year in Ohio, undercover only in the winter and used around the fire pit with flying embers. While the cushions themselves are still comfortable and functional they look like the have seen a lot of action. I can’t find any that fit and the company doesn’t make replacements so if I want fresh fabric it will cost a lot of money to have them recovered…..I wish I had taken better care of them.

My horse trailer (2008) is aluminum and I just got it back from the shop for brake work. It’s in fantastic condition despite having traveled down salted roads in the winter. I can’t fathom how being near a salt water pool will make aluminum furniture rust.

We have a wrought iron dining set that must be 40 years old. It was white, but we spray painted it gloss black years ago and just touch it up once in a while. We get new cushions about every 7-8 years due to the barn cats.🐈‍⬛ 🐈.