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| date_first_available | February 28, 2020 |
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| manufacturer | Weatherman |
| best_sellers_rank | #38,862 in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry ( See Top 100 in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry ) #47 in Folding Umbrellas |
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Customers find the umbrella to be of excellent quality with strong construction and appreciate its compact size without being tiny.
Quality construction. A bit pricey for a small umbrella but it will sit in my car for the next 10 years. Had cheaper one, broke the first time I used it. Read more
A great sturdy travel umbrella that really does well in the wind. I saw many traveler's umbrellas turning inside out while this one felt very secure and did not turn inside out. It is slightly heavier than a typical travel umbrella but it's not terrible weight-wise. Opens and closes with the ease of a button. Read more
One of the better umbrellas I have purchased over the years. It has a sturdy feel to it, goes back and deploys easily. These are going to be way better than anything you find at a Wally World or $ store. Read more
This is a well made umbrella that feels sturdy. You can feel how well it’s made in its heft. It’s lightweight and folds down easily. When extended it is the perfect size for one person. I carried this around all over Paris this holiday, and used it daily. It never failed to deploy and keep me dry. It is really strong in windy conditions. My daughter’s cheap no-name umbrella flipped inside out many times in the wind at Disneyland Paris. This umbrella held strong in those same conditions. It’s small and easily fits in the side pocket of my backpack. I will buy another for my wife and daughter for when then travel. Read more
Excellent umbrella. Compact and strong. Highly recommended. Read more
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. Read more
The media could not be loaded. Looks good to me. I leave it on the door in my car. Good to have for those rainy days it's compact. I put a quick video up and some photos. It's comes with a small bag. The button both opens the umbrella and closes it. I put it in the video. Great product. Read more
I bought this in advance of a potentially rainy trip to Italy after reading reviews here and elsewhere. I also bought the less expensive Repel umbrella. The Weatherman umbrella has a great build quality and nicer fit/finish than the Repel, plus it's about 1.5 oz lighter. There are 11 color choices for the Weatherman and one Folds of Honor design, and each of them has a cool reflective edge around the canopy. The Repel comes in black, gray, yellow, and red as well as three unique patterns and combinations but no reflective bits. The Weatherman umbrella is slightly longer than the Repel when folded (11.8" vs 11.5") and smaller when fully open (37.8" vs 42"). It is also a single-canopy umbrella compared to the Repel's dual canopy. Neither umbrella is waterproof, only water resistant. If you're going to be in a lot of rain for a long time, you'll eventually have water drops coming through the canopy no matter which one you use. I only used the umbrellas for a few days during the trip, and not much at all since then so I can't speak to how well they compare over time. That said, I do think the mechanism on the Weatherman is sturdier than the Repel and you can feel the difference when opening/closing them. Is the Weatherman worth more than 2x the price of the Repel? If you are going to use an umbrella all the time or travel with it a lot, the Weatherman's 1.5 less ounces and better build quality will make a difference. If you don't use an umbrella very much, the Repel is probably the better option. Read more