EEZ-Y Compact Travel Umbrella w/Windproof Double Canopy Construction - Auto Open Close Button for One Handed Operation - Sturdy Portable and Lightweight for Easy Carry

Lo usiamo già da un po' e si è rivelato più resistente del previsto. Non ha fatto ruggine e il meccanismo dopo 1 anno e mezzo è ancora perfettamente funzionante. Regalato a mio figlio per la scuola . Consigliato

Toller Regenschirm, hochwertig, stabil und auch bei stärkerem Wind hält er stand.

I’m really happy with this umbrella. It’s super sturdy and thus far surviving the British climate! It has a button to put it away as well as to open it. It’s not lightweight, but I’ve lost a few umbrellas that were and so I think it’s a positive!

I've not actually used this umbrella yet, but I looked at quite a few umbrellas before buying this one and noticed that a lot of reviews focus on the automatic opening system, either praising it or complaining how difficult it is to close. Most better compact travel umbrellas in this price range seem to have the same automatic mechanism as this one: you press the button to open and it opens very quickly, so you need to watch where you point it. To close, you press the button, which folds it, then you have to push it down until it clicks shut. It is quite stiff, and you need to exert a bit of pressure (as with other umbrellas with this mechanism), so for someone with arm/hand strength issues, this type of umbrella is maybe not ideal. Most umbrellas in this price range seem to offer different features, but few combine them all as this one does: high number of ribs, reinforced ribs, water-repellent fabric and vented canopy. This was one of few umbrellas I could find that had all of these features, it has nine reinforced (but flexible) ribs, which look very strong, but I doubt that this alone will prevent any umbrella from inverting in strong winds, so also wanted a vented canopy. It's has a curved, easy-grip handle, but is still not longer folded than others with a straight handle, whereas some others with easy-grip handles are a bit longer than this one when folded up. This does mean that this one has less grip-space on the handle, but it's therefore only 29 cm long when folded. The handle itself is around 6 cm long, so just about long enough for me to hold comfortably and my hands are quite small. If an easy-grip feature is important to you, then the shortness of the handle might be a draw-back, especially for larger hands, but for me, ability to withstand wind and compactness is more important than grip comfort and the trade-off made here suits me well (wanted one that fits within a water-proof cover purchased separately). It has a nice wrist strap firmly attached to the handle, and comes with a slip-on cover which is generous enough to be able to get the umbrella back inside it easily. It says on Amazon that it comes with a life-time guarantee, but you need to register the product on their website and there, it states that they guarantee their umbrellas for 2 years. I have contacted the seller about this, and will update this review when I hear back, also will try to update it after I've used the umbrella, but am reasonably confident it will perform well even in windy weather. Having now used this umbrella, I wanted to point out that this type of automatic opening/closing mechanism has a draw-back (don't think this is unique to this umbrella, have another the same): once you press the button to fold it down again after use, you can only open it again after having fully closed it, so pushed it right back down until it clicks into place, you cannot press the button to fold it down and then press again to open it, without fully closing it. This is a bit annoying, if you briefly enter a covered area. Other than this, I am very happy with how it performed in windy conditions: according to the Met, today there were wind gusts of up to 21 miles per hour, and this barely broke a sweat, so can see it being stable in far higher wind, as in the product description. The vented canopy did not even come into play at this wind speed, when holding it into the wind. I suspect, although did not test, that it would also have handled being held sideways or underside facing the wind direction, which a good, really weather-proof umbrella should withstand, as you can't always move it around quickly enough. Time will tell, and if possible, will update when I've encountered really stormy weather with this.

I ordered the red and the color is so rich and beautiful. This umbrella is very strong. I was in the wind and I did not see the air go through the air slits but the structure was very strong to hold the umbrella open. This is a very large umbrella. Two people can easily walk under it. Feels so nice and sturdy. Most of my umbrellas have been very cheap. I like the feel of sturdy. It is a little bigger around than the cheaper, smaller ones. Dries quickly. When you press the button the umbrella quickly opens up full. It is fun to open but to close not so much. Again you press the button and the umbrella quickly closes which is very nice but then you have to press very hard to close. It won't open unless it is completely closed. Does take effort to close it. Not crazy about that feature but all in all I would buy again and would recommend to a friend. I love my umbrella. There are so many styles now. When I close it I just shake the water off and it becomes quite water free at this point to roll up and stick in my purse. Love it.