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never thought I’d be asking this! lol
i now get the bus in and out of work in the city centre and lately have been thinking I need an umbrella!
so, any recommendations? Budget say 20 quid
Decathlon.
Medium size folded press a button and a golf umbreall unfurls.
Fulton. Good enough for the queen.
High fives brother in brollies. I love a good one
Why Swaine, Adeney & Brigg of course! A solid cherry wood shaft with silver band and silk canopy is yours for £695 Squire! Your £20 gets you a single letter engraved on the band...
One with a poison tipped blade hidden in the end do that you can “take care of” double agents. That or just pop in to TK Maxx and see what they have.
James Smith. I inherited one from one of my grandfathers. His "town" umbrella. Hardly used, now treasured.
Fox are rather good as well.
I pack one of these for trips to Singapore. https://www.lifeventure.com/products/accessories/trek-umbrellas-medium
Packs up small, and just enough coverage to deal with the tropical downpours.
Primani is where I got mine from. It keeps the rain off so job done.
Buy a better coat .. Umbrellas are only used by arse holes.
Umbrellas are only used by arse holes
*waves*
a bit out of budget, but I've had one of these for 6 years - bit of an achievement given the sub-tropical downpours and wind it's survived: https://bluntumbrellas.co.uk/products/metro?variant=43980651465
IME it doesn't greatly matter. When you need one, you've forgotten it and have to buy a cheap one from K-Mart. When you don't need one, you forget it somewhere, so it's lucky it was just a cheap one from K-Mart. 😀
The hood: a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or sweatshirt.
Umbrellas are a pain in the wotsit for everyone.
Buy a better coat .. Umbrellas are only used by arse holes.
This
Umbrellas are a pain in the wotsit for everyone.
And that are what I wanted to say originally, but thought it would be rude. Umbrellas are shit.
I was in La Bresse for the DH world cup and walking the track on race day could hardly see any racing due to the brolly's lining the track. They can be a pain in the arse in certain situations. Buy a good hat and coat.
That said, I bought a Senz for Mrs Wachowchow many years ago and it gets used regularly and still looks new. Great stability in the wind too. Basically their own blurb is spot on.
Waterproof coats are horrible "boil in the bag" garments where you end up just as wet as if you were exposed to the rain but smelling of stale seat as well, umbrellas are much nicer for normal use.
Who knew there was so many variations on a brolly!
plenty choices cheers
i had a basic one but the spokes were rubbish and broke.
cheers
Please don't get a golf umbrella - the 4x4 of the pedestrian.
Buy a good hat and coat.
This is the correct answer.
A hat is where it's at.
But a brolly is a lot cheaper than a hat and cost! And it’ll dry quicker, easier and it’s handy...
In which case, the Decathlon one joshvegas recommends is ideal.
I keep one up the side of the drivers seat in the car and it unfolds into a full size golf brolly for the princely sum of £8
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This one - resists the wind and is strangely asymmetric ..
https://www.senz.com/en/foldable-umbrellas/senz-manual/