Travel Windproof Compact Umbrella (Black)

A dependable high quality umbrella that will withstand winds of up to 45 mph. Looks & feels robust made from reinforced aluminium & industrial grade fibre glass. Designed with safety in mind with reflection material added to the outer canopy piping for dark nights in use, very effective. The canopy fabric opens & closes at a push of a button, however it will not fully close automatically. Cover sleeve included with company logo printed upon it. When open the canopy cover measures approximately 40 inches in diameter. A nice chunky grab handle with a looped thick nylon wrist band. Approximately 12 inches long closed, weighing 388 grams. The canopy fabric is recycled & water repellent with the added advantage of UPF sun protection. This umbrella comes with a lifetime warranty which needs registering with Weatherman.com covering materials & workmanship. Very easy to do & minimal questions asked in the process. However be prepared for the manufacturer to contact you regularly with new promotions & discounts. As I understand it the owner of this business was actually a weatherman for a tv station in the USA who was so disgruntled by the quality of the umbrellas available in the market place he came up with his own design & standards. This is my third Weatherman in current use, I agree they are not cheap but as long as you are not the kind of person that looses them you will find them value for money. Why am i fan? Because it’s understated & doesn’t embarrass you when you depend on it time after time, not to mention the lifetime warranty the company stand by.

Excellent umbrella. Compact and strong. Highly recommended.

This is the 2nd one, and the smallest, Weatherman that I've given as a gift. I gave my niece the next size larger who walks 4 miles to work in a city each day. She was so thrilled with it she sent me a video of her using it on her walk in the rain one day without a single flip inside out. So, my daughter, her cousin, requested it as she recently moved to NYC and has had multiple umbrellas flip inside out on her. Because she's in Manhattan and travelling narrow sidewalks with scaffolding, she needed the smallest size possible and says this one has been 100% perfect in the first week of use. She likes the reflective strips, the fact that it folds easily into her tote, and, of course, the fact that it has refused to flip inside out when slapped with a gust of wind between buildings. She is thrilled with it! Brand seems to be well worth the money.

Stands up to East coast storms

I used it for the first time yesterday. It leaks at the joints where the frame meets the fabric. Expected much more from such an expensive umbrella. At first I thought it was splashing in from the sides, but after investigating I found it was dripping from almost all of the joints.