Ultralight Hiking Umbrella

The umbrella is very light and with a useful and impressive carrying case. You can attach it to the shoulder straps of the backpack. For those who want their head without attaching a hat and also protection with a larger diameter than a normal hat against the sun's radiation, this product is an excellent fit.

Pros: Lightweight. Has loops at both ends so it’s easy to hook to things for travel. Durable. When wind inverts it just pull it back into shape with no damage. Reflects heat very well. Noticeably cooler under the umbrella. Easy to open and close. Cons: when you get it don’t open the umbrella inside your house because it’s that plastic material that smells like ripe roadkill, if you’ve encountered it before you know what I mean, just open and store it outside where it can breath and it’s great.

Some people will call you a dork. Many others, on the other hand, will find you to be a genius when you are out and about hiking in the backcountry wilderness. I had received more compliments than I could remember with my self-made hiking umbrella. However, blue umbrella can only shade you so much. That is where this silver umbrella comes in: it reflects most of the heat away while the black interior keeps any sun-ground reflection to a minimum. It felt significantly cooler with it than my DIY blue umbrella. Came with 2 bungee straps to hold the umbrella in place, but I wish it had a rotating clip to attach to the backpack's shoulder strap so it could easily be angled towards the sun during hours before or after noon. Overall, a good umbrella.

Just started using, but so far the UV protection is great. Noticeably cooler underneath this umbrella. Wind resistance is impressive: held up beautifully against ~30 MPH gusts without any noticeable stress. Frankly, given that this is ~25% less expensive than comparable umbrellas like the Gossamer Gear Lightrek, I am impressed with the high quality at the lower cost.

I'm so excited to use this hiking on the AT this summer. It's so lightweight and feels sturdy at the same time. I plan to leave off the included carrying case. My scale measured 12.5 ounces when I included the attachment to my backpack strap pieces. It's large and covers me with plenty of room to also cover my pack. I'm really looking forward to not sweating under a raincoat!

The hands-free straps do not seem to work very well. The umbrella is not secure with them on.

This is a very nice umbrella. It’s very well made, very big shade coverage, and offers nice relief from the sun. The umbrella works as expected: it’s a noticeable difference in the shade. The dimensions are huge (compared to the other backpacking competitors) as it is both taller and wider than them. I used the included kit to attach it to my shoulder strap and now you have your hands free for other tasks. My only complaint is also it’s best feature: the shade coverage is fantastic because the dimensions are bigger than other umbrellas, but that also means it’s comically large and awkward looking (at least to me) plus it’s heavier (12 vs 6.8oz for the SMD Carbon) and so it bounces as I walk which became a distraction. If you’re a “bigger” person (you know what I mean) it’ll probably be a good fit. I think I’ll go with them SMD Silver Shadow mini instead

I got this to meditate outside. I sit in a chair and prop it up behind me so I am not directly exposed to the sun’s rays. It keeps me pretty cool and protected. It glides open and closed easily, but has no lock or anything. Works well enough for me. I highly recommend. It also comes with one of those bungee straps so don’t order an extra unless you just want some for other things or to extend the one that it comes with. Good value for the price.

This is a great umbrella. I love it, except it smells really strongly of copydex, even weeks after using it! So strange!

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Lo he comprado para su uso en la montaña y en caminatas por el campo, la versatilidad la veo en que también sirve para protegerte del sol. Parece resistente y es bastante ligero. Ya lo he usado en el monte en un día de lluvia y viento y ha aguantado bastante bien.

I don’t care what anyone else writes or says about this item. It is absolutely fantastic. I have just come back from walking across Spain in temperatures of around 34’, in direct sunlight, and it would have been unbearable, maybe impossible for little fair-skinned me without this product. You put it up and it’s like switching on an air conditioning unit over your head. It is, without doubt, (after the correct boots) the single most useful item I carried. Anything else could’ve been replaced or done without. Not this. There may be better quality, more expensive items available but for 20 odd quid, this is fantastic value. Can even be used in the rain. 5 star. 10 out of 10. 100%. Grade ‘A’.

Very poor quality, it broke on the first use as I opened it up. If it had cost £3 or £4 I would probably have accepted it as my fault for buying cheap rubbish. But, for the price of this I expected the quality control to be much higher.