GustBuster Metro 43-Inch Automatic Umbrella

Perfect for the rain and the wind. Does not snap inside out and keeps you dry. An excellent investment.

Funciona de lujo.Tiene muy buena estabilidad. Con rachas de viento, no es como los típicos paraguas, no va dando tumbos con las ráfagas de viento.Creo que tiene algún tipo de tratamiento deslizante o anti-agua, porque después de la lluvia, lo sacudí para plegar-lo, y la tela parecía estar seca.Trae una funda con un cordón ajustable, para que se pueda llevar como un bolso o como una mochila. Es muy cómodo.Tiene un doble cierre, que pare guardarlo está de lujo, pero para abrirlo es un poco engorroso, porque a veces el velcro de uno de los cierres se puede volver a pegar.Los muelles y las varillas, se nota que son sólidas y de calidad.

Après avoir passé des heures sur le net à lire des comparatifs de parapluie, je me suis finalement risqué sur ce modèle qui semblait satisfaire de nombreux utilisateurs.Et bien après plus d'un an d'utilisation régulière, je ne le regrette pas !Avec son ouverture automatique, ses baleines renforcées, la double toile "anti-tempête", la solidité globale et sa housse de transport avec double corde permettant de le porte à l'épaule ou en "sac à dos", il a tous les avantages pour une utilisation intensive.Testé pendant des bourrasques qui auraient retourné la plupart des autres parapluie (dans les 60-70km d'après la météo), je ne m'en sépare plus.Il est un peu grand même plié, mais il faut ça pour garder une solidité telle, les modèles "de poches" étant les premiers à "exploser" dès le moindre coup de vent.LA référence pour moi.

I carry my umbrella with me everyday in my backpack (you never know when you'll need it in Chicago and I used to travel extensively for work). With all the crazy downtown winds (the tall buildings act like wind tunnels), the only time I put away the umbrella is when the wind is blowing very hard and constantly swirling that an umbrella does absolutely nothing to keep you dry (It's not unusual for swirling rain in Chicago to actually come up at you during the worst storms). In short - it easily survived in winds where an umbrella still serves a purpose.I did have a slight problem with bending the shaft which resulted in the umbrella requiring a bit of force to open and close. I was able to carefully bend it back so it isn't as smooth as it could be but still very usable. I don't count this against the umbrella - it's been horribly abused for over a decade now!I'm finally replacing it because the material for the canopy is wearing out (thinning material but no hole yet) from repeatedly taking the umbrella out of my bag. It's not so bad that I couldn't use it for about 3-5 years but figured it's more than paid for itself having travelled over 100,000 miles and used in dozens of cities around the world.I also own the 62" doorman gustbuster which is just as old but is in perfect condition (other than the tip from using it as a walking stick when the rain dies down). I'd say there is a clear difference in craftsmanship (the larger umbrella being better built), but I have yet to come across another umbrella that makes a great compromise between size, usability, craftsmanship, and price.

I thought I had displaced my umbrella but I found it. I purchased it more than 5 years old and it still works very well. Now I have a back up.