Features:

  • WATERPROOF & WINDPROOF: Teflon like coating repels water to keep you dry. Rated by the Wirecutter as the best umbrella 2 years in a row, it survived being turned inside out 20 times in 30mph winds without breaking.
  • COMPACT UMBRELLA: Full size umbrella, measuring 38-inch canopy with 16-inch arm length automatically opens/closes with a touch of a button, and folds down into a compact 11 inches.
  • DURABLE: This sturdy umbrella is built to last! Constructed of metal ribs and a 3-fold, chrome-plated steel shaft, lightweight, flexible fiberglass tips, and rust and corrosion-resistant frame offers protection against both rain and wind.
  • MILDEW-RESISTANT: Quick-Drying polyester with mildew-resistant protectant. Includes a mold-resistant storage sleeve guaranteed to keep your handbag, duffle, tote or briefcase dry.
  • GUARANTEE: Backed by a 1-year manufacturer warranty (from date of purchase). If our umbrella fails you in any way the first year let us know and we will replace it, free of charge.
Still going strong after two and half years

When you start using this umbrella, you will notice that this is a very ordinary umbrella. It does what every umbrella does: keep you dry in the rain. It is like any umbrella you would find in the local drugstore, except a little bit lighter and maybe a little bit expensive. It has moderate wind resistance, but will still flip in very strong winds. But, this umbrella lasts. I have never had an umbrella before which lasted more than 6 months. I have tried them all from $10 umbrellas at the local drugstore which look big and burly, but break in the wind after a month or two to a very well-reviewed Totes umbrella with a lifetime guarantee which cost twice as much as this umbrella and broke a rib in just 6 months. On the other hand, I have been using this umbrella for almost two and half years. The canopy looks a tiny bit worn out, but other than that it functions as well as it did when I bought it.

Durable and Effective

This compact umbrella is far more durable and effective than most of the competition I have used over the years. Easy to use and pack away. An excellent product.

Strong and Large Enough.

I bought this on a recommendation from Sweet Home. It has worked great. It isn't too big and can fit in a bag (it isn't one of those tiny tiny ones though). When open it provides enough space for protection, and I have had through several hard rains and storms and it hasn't shown any signs of breaking unlike those $5 umbrellas you buy at Duane Reade or from the sidewalk vendor that last once or twice. I also like the lime green color - easy to spot and not leave behind in restaurants, etc.

will not die.

I bought my first approximately a year ago after doing a lot of research for a quality umbrella. I expected to pay at least $50 for something durable and reliable, not $11.75! Things like these should never be reviewed shortly after purchasing, and I'm only here now because I lost my first, and am coming back to buy a second. In the year of use, I can only remember it flipping once or twice, in very, very high winds. Even after flipping, when most umbrellas' days would be numbered, this umbrella lived on. You can go to Walgreens and spend $10 on an umbrella for the weekend, or you can buy this one, and use it for at least a year. I recommend the latter.

Five stars for customer service alone (contact them even if 1 year warranty is up you might be pleasantly surprised :) )

Five stars for the amazing customer service alone (see below) :) ... Okay here's my story :) ... to give credit where it is due, the umbrellas did last past the manufacturer's one year warranty ... I was a bit annoyed at first in that according to my daughter one umbrella gave problems from the very start when it was used... the other umbrella (bought two) worked well for my son but failed close to the 2 year mark... the reason I was annoyed was that (at the time of the purchase at least) the umbrellas were touted quite highly by the wirecutter (google them :) ) as being high quality umbrellas that are supposed to last for a while, something the manufacturer makes reference to as well if you check the product description here on amazon. In my case the umbrellas failed just short of the 2 year mark and I was hoping to at least get a good 3 to 5 years of use out of them given all the positive things the wirecutter and reviews here in general had to say about them :) .. Checked the reviews here on amazon, including the one by Fscfsc indicating that once the one year warranty is up, that's it, you're out of luck and the manufacturer isn't going to do anything about it... okay, fair enough but I still emailed the manufacturer and.. very politely and nicely (I hope I came across that way at least :) ) let them know I was disappointed and why and acknowledged that while I knew they couldn't do anything about it since the one year manufacturer warranty was up, I was hoping that they could forward my reviews to their quality and design department since I was guessing they expected their umbrellas to last longer than two years :) ( I should point out that the one umbrella that might have had issues from the beginning did not see frequent use although the second umbrella probably did). I got a pleasant surprise... not only did they email me back, they apologized and shipped out two replacement umbrellas for free at no charge whatsoever to me :) .. checked them out today when they arrived in the mail, both work fine as far as I can tell though obviously they need to stand the "test of time" (use out there in the rainy weather) before we can say for sure... still, at least 5 stars for the customer service alone :) ... I'm pretty good about updating my reviews so if I don't update this review any further assume I got at least 3 years of use out of the umbrellas :) ... I should point out that my experience may or may not be the same one you experience as far as reaching out to the manufacturer... poor Fscfsc had worse luck than I did for example in this regard (I believe his or her review - don't want to assume gender :) .. shows up first under the negative reviews on here) ... but this shows that it doesn't hurt to ask even when you're 100 percent sure as I was that there's not much that will come out of it (and as mentioned above I was pleasantly mistaken :) ) .. if you like, you can google "lewis and clark umbrellas" to bring them up and scroll down to the "contact page" at the bottom (I should point out that they responded to me VERY quickly which was also very nice, a lot of companies take weeks to respond assuming they respond at all :P ) ... My teenage children (who both take good care of their stuff, trust me :) ) assure me that the umbrellas themselves do good job of keeping the rain off them so that's good :) ...

Holds Up Great!

Had it for 4 years now and its held up very strongly! One-handed open button is quick, closing does take 2 hands to shorten back down and wrap close. It has never inverted in the normal windy city conditions. No rips or tears in the fabric and no rusting on metal frame. Comes in a handy sleeve to hold a wet umbrella and also protects it from daily jostling a commuter backpack. After a few years, there are some mildew stains where the fabric meets the metal. Likely due to closing and storing before it completely dried out (read: user error). This is apparent on the green color, prob would not even notice on black. Great quality for the price - just get one!

Works well

I've had this umbrella a few months now and it has held up well in some pretty windy storms surviving being blown inside out a few times. It is a fully automatic umbrella that opens and closes (retracts) at the push of a button. It is a very small umbrella but opens to a good size for one person. I was using a similar totes umbrella before this but I think I like this one better since it is smaller.

Perfect everyday umbrella

This is a fabulous umbrella for the price. I bought this because it was highly recommended and I haven't been let down. I had one amazing umbrella for years that was a giveaway from my university alumni association (best promotional item ever), and hated to replace it. But this has worked very well for a couple of years now despite neglect and abuse — it's been left outside in the rain for a few days, it's flipped inside out in the wind numerous times, it's been used as a baseball bat by my toddler. And it still seems practically new. I live in the Pacific Northwest, where people inexplicably don't use umbrellas, and I am smug and dry every time I use it.

Sturdy and Reliable

I've had this for a year now, and I can definitely recommend it. This is a sturdy umbrella, and its auto-open and auto-close mechanisms work reliably, which is great for getting in and out of taxis, buses, subways, stores, etc. (The spring mechanism is tough, so I tend to use the floor or a nearby wall for leverage when compressing it.)The size is a good compromise between coverage and compactness—it's larger than the dinky ones at the drugstore, but will fit easily into a backpack or travelling bag (though not a small purse). Mine is orange, which makes it very easy to identify and improves my visiblity to cars in bad weather. There might be some super-high-performance umbrella that manages to be as useful as this one but also lighter and more compact, which would be nice as it is a bit of a club, but I haven't come across it and I'm pretty satisfied with this one.

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