You head over to your local drug store one rainy day and pick up a cheap umbrella since you lost your old one. It works fine for a few months, and then one quick gust of wind completely ravages it. So what do you do? You head over to another local drug store and pick up another cheap umbrella. How many times are you going to do the same dance before you finally realize there’s a better way? We’ve tested more than a dozen of the most popular umbrellas out there and selected the very best options available. After all, trudging around through stormy weather is aggravating enough without having to deal with a problematic umbrella.
Best overall
Our pick for the best overall umbrella you can buy is the BLUNT Metro Travel Umbrella. It’s compact and lightweight, and yet the 37-inch canopy is large enough to cover your entire body. The rip-resistant polyester is held in place by tips that don’t have sharp points, so the tears you experience with cheap umbrellas will never be a problem. As for heavy winds, this umbrella can withstand gale-force winds up to 55 mph, which is much faster than any wind you’ll ever find yourself in.
Blunt Metro, Black: $59.00
Best travel umbrella
If you’re looking for a compact travel umbrella that can be stowed anywhere any yet still provides great protection from the rain, the Repel Windproof Travel Umbrella with Teflon Coating is as good as it gets. This great umbrella is just 11.5 inches long when it’s folded, so it can fit in any bag. It also has a teflon-coated canopy as well as resin-reinforced fiberglass ribs that are built to last. How confident is Repel that this umbrella will endure even the harshest storm conditions? So confident that the company offers a lifetime replacement guarantee. In other words, this is the last umbrella you’ll ever buy, no matter what.
Repel Windproof Travel Umbrella with Teflon Coating: $22.95
Best golf umbrella
Anyone in search of an oversized gold umbrella that’s big enough to cover multiple people and durable enough to survive even the most serious storms will find that the BLUNT Golf Umbrella is the best on the market. It uses a patented wind-resistant radial tension system and a special canopy shape to ensure that it provides protection even in heavy winds. The 54-inch canopy is more than wide enough to keep you dry, and the ergonomic handle is still comfortable even when the wind picks up.
Blunt Golf, Aqua Blue: $99.99
More options:
- BAGAIL Double Layer Inverted Umbrella. This is a complete reinvention of the umbrella, featuring an inverted design that won’t drip water on your floor when it’s closed.
- YUI Compact Travel Umbrella. The YUI Compact Travel Umbrella might be the most compact model you can buy that still does its job well.
- Rain-Mate Compact Travel Umbrella. This is another good compact option that comes in a wide range of colors.
- Sharpty Inverted Umbrella. Here’s another good inverted umbrella model, and this one has more than a dozen color and pattern options.
- MRTLLOA Double Layer Inverted Umbrella. The pretty prints on the bottom of this umbrella’s canopy will make you forget all about the storm you’re stuck in.
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