ALFROTEYALFROTEY Compact Travel Umbrella - Automatic Open/Close, Windproof, UV Protection, Lightweight, Folding Car Umbrella for Women & Men (Black Red, L)

I did tons of research looking for the lightest, smallest, compact umbrella. When your backpacking you are looking for those features in a product especially the lightest. I weighed this as soon as I got it to see if they were telling a fib about the weight. Its true, it was 6.5 oz, IF you take the outer fabric case off. You wont need that anyway. The ball handle covers and conceals the pointy ends very well so those pointy ends dont poke holes in bags in your backpack. With the umbrella closed it fits in the palm of my hand from the tip of my finger to the end of my palm, just under 7 inches long. Truly the perfect backpacking umbrella, and for $10 its way better and lighter than the Heliox hiking umbrella for $80. It is a little hard to open it all the way but if you know that you have to push it up hard till it clicks that becomes a non issue after the first time you open it. The trade off for it being so light is completely worth it. Its not super sturdy but it is sturdy enough to use it for what it is supposed to be used for, so no jumping off cliffs and using it as a parachute! It is also a little small side when fully opened but again for me, thats a non issue ITS LIGHT, and it will cover my shoulders for those light rains. Heavy rains and wind I will pull out the Frog toggs.

These are double thickness umbrellas so there's little chance you'll get wet when using them. The only problem we had with them is one mentioned by other reviewers, that they can be diificult to close. One's closure mechanism was ruined when a preteen tried to force it closed the wrong way. The best way is to place the tip of the umbrella on the ground or floor and gently press the umbrella straight down until you hear the click. They look classic and sturdy and have held up well throughout the rainy months.

Bought to use for sun protection. Works great, nice size. Doesn't hold up well in a wind and the handle doesn't like to stay folded up.

Bought this for my daughter easy to use, works great and very cute! She’s 8 and loves it.

I bought it for a trip abroad and used it only once. It is small enough to fit in a pocket but large enough to cover you when needed.

I like is very compact and looks nice however the umbrella is not that strong and parts are very thin, wind can break this umbrella

We needed an umbrella that would cover both of us without being too large. This umbrella is perfect. Great quality.

I love it!!! Works great and looks great definitely recommend

El color es bonito, el material se ve delgado (habrá que probarlo para ver si no se abre con el viento). Se abre fácilmente, aunque para cerrarlo si hay que usar un poco de fuerza e intentar varias veces. Le puse 4 porque considero que es muy pesado, yo lo quería para andar en la mochila, pero por el peso creo que la opción es dejarlo en el coche.

I little bit heavy. in rest is nice umbrella

quite hard to press the button even harder to close