ShedRainUmbrellas Rain Essentials Manual Compact, Navy, One Size

Almost small enough to put inside your purse the quality is good and functionality is nice and smooth and gliding into the umbrella. It is not any more wind resistant than they normally are. Color is black as expected.

Purchased this to replace another Shedrain umbrella although this is smaller snd manual. My other Shedrain umbrella with vents was about 18 months old and the automatic mechanism wouldn’t keep the umbrella open. I then happened to notice that there was a lifetime warranty. After sending a copy of photos, a replacement umbrella was shipped to me at no cost. I am keeping my manual umbrella that has a different use primarily because the lifetime warranty was honored at no cost for the other umbrella. Umbrellas can break after a wind gust but the lifetime warranty is reassuring, particularly with the manner the warranty was handled.

A small breeze or gust of wind will blow this umbrella all over the place. I purchased it before the rainy season to be prepared & cannot return it now. Used it for the first time the other day to find that it is not worth the $15 or whatever I paid for it. Wishing companies would focus on quality over setting a cheap price on a piece of garbage that cannot be returned after 30 short days.

I like a manual umbrella since automatic umbrellas are often hard to snap closed and dangerous to open. I never had a problem during a month of Europe travel with this umbrella. Sturdy and compact, and better than the cheap manual umbrellas found in drugstores. I would buy it again.

I didn't realize exactly how small this umbrella was until it came in the mail. It's more like a child's umbrella which is why I'll keep it. I definitely prefer the 40in golf umbrellas but my local lowes was out.

It seems really flimsy. But has a nice size and the rubber grip is nice. I hate the way it opens. It seems like it's going to break every time I do it. The metal is strong like they said.. But not attached very well to the fabric. We will see how long it lasts. There is some warrenty, so maybe it will hold up longer than I expect.

products work well, we own multiple shedrain umbrellas. one major reason we rebuy their products is they have a reliable warranty that they have made good on a few times. they also provided warranty coverage for a design they don't make anymore, because I really loved the fabric - it was the hardware on the umbrella that had failed

I explicitly bought this to pack and take for international travel. It was perfect - small and light-weight. We only travel with carry-on (I use a convertible rolling/backpack suitcase and a day-pack), so space and weight are very important. It was convenient to have in my day-pack, and I was grateful to have it for the occasional rain/downpours (versus having to pack a separate rain jacket).