totes Blue Line Golf-Size Vented Canopy Compact Umbrella, Black, One Size

This is the best umbrella Ive owned. It has the perfect size to keep me dry. The vent up top prevents it from being a slave to windy conditions. It pops open as easily as the day I bought it, and I am approaching two years with this guy. The only wear is a small amount of rust on one of the joints, but it hardly noticeable. I keep one in my car at all times.

I finally decided I was fed up with the poor-quality folding umbrellas I always end up buying from CVS or wherever because my existing poor-quality umbrella had a catastrophic failure during a downpour. You spend like $12 and the thing has a hole in it after one or two uses, or one of the spines breaks and your umbrella is all floppy on that side. Even when its brand new, that cheapy umbrella is so small that youre soaked from the knees down by the time you get where youre going. I walk about 1.5 miles to work, and I dont want to get there miserable and wet. I saw a colleague with this umbrella and took it right out of her hand so I could find out what brand it was, then went to Amazon and ordered it immediately. My favorite thing about this umbrella is the size-no more wet legs!! It folds down to a reasonable size. I will say that this umbrella is heavy; I dont carry it all the time just in case of rain-its too heavy to tote around unless rain is in the forecast. But that is the tradeoff for the quality and durability of the product. Im very happy with it!

This was a great purchase. I 100% recommend.

Works great. The area I live is ALWAYS windy and this umbrella has yet to fail me. It has a nice wide span, which is great when youre a tall dude, because that way you only get wet below the knees. As others have said, it is kinda heavy, so dont buy it if you cant handle carrying 2 pounds. On the plus side, if you live in a bad area, you could probably use it to beat the crap out of someone when its not in use.

Pretty standard here, it does what an umbrella should. I do like the handle having grip to it. Its big enough to keep my back from getting soaked or purse at your side. It doesnt fit in a purse but its not huge so its fine to hold. Does good, Im pleased. Not those cheap tiny things you get at the store that will fall apart soon as the wind comes.

Very sturdy, a really good size, and looks nice. I do wish the handle was a little more comfortable, but that seems the Achilles heel of all umbrellas. The size on this is plenty big to cover me and my bag even in good solid downpours, but not terribly obnoxious like some golf umbrellas. Id rate this smaller than the massive golf umbrellas people use out on the course, but a good bit larger than a regular umbrella.

I was looking for simplicity, strength, and aesthetic appeal. I am from Chicago and commute everyday on the train downtown where I see umbrellas breaking, flying away, or jabbing people. For the price this umbrella is perfect. I have yet to find a single complaint about this product. Extremely sturdy material and not to long on the shift. Handles the wind very well with the extra slit in the middle. Windy City approved!

I live in Chicago where it gets a bit windy. The umbrella will flip inside out if caught in some wind, but its overall a decent product and I would buy again. I did like the handle, good grip and easy to hold for long periods of time.

Bought this umbrella for myself and used it twice. I notice that the weather in NY is a lot more extreme than Cali so this umbrella is perfect. I go through so many umbrellas and needed one that fit all the standards requirements to battles with the gusty winds. The auto open button works great when one is coming out of Starbucks in the morning and am holding a coffee with one hand. The vented canopy works great against the strong wind. I bought another one for my friend who lost her umbrella a few months ago as a Christmas gift. She loves it too.

Provides a good balance between size when opened and size when closed (can fit in my backpack). I bought a second one because my kid stole my first one, which I received from Totes after a different model failed with little use. Their products have a lifetime warranty and they will honor it. So glad they sent me one of these, because Im totally sold on them now.