Bought an expensive umbrella in a sailing shop once as I was so tired of being soaked walking to and from the train (did it rain more when I was in college?). The wind broke it to smithereens about 45 seconds after walking out of the shop (it was raining the day I bought it).
A good jacket is a much better investment.
Noting worse than when your brolly blows inside out and makes a holy show of you
Good advertising though.
coming soon to M&S for only 499.99€!
That’s the only good umbrella, the rest will fall apart the first time you use it.
The DART consumes all!
Bought a “wind resistant” umbrella a few years back. First time using it on a windy day, it caught the first big gust of wind and nearly pulled me in to the middle of road 😶
This is your reminder that umbrellas are designed to prevent you getting wet in downward windless rain showers, and are wholly unsuitable for application in Ireland, bar a few summer showers.
As mentioned in other posts, get a quality waterproof jacket, and a pair of of wet pants like the mac in a sac fold up yolks if you need to keep your legs dry too.
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No good – what about the sideways rain? NEXT!
Ah chrisht that light is fierce handy too
Bought an expensive umbrella in a sailing shop once as I was so tired of being soaked walking to and from the train (did it rain more when I was in college?). The wind broke it to smithereens about 45 seconds after walking out of the shop (it was raining the day I bought it).
A good jacket is a much better investment.
Noting worse than when your brolly blows inside out and makes a holy show of you
Good advertising though.
coming soon to M&S for only 499.99€!
That’s the only good umbrella, the rest will fall apart the first time you use it.
The DART consumes all!
Bought a “wind resistant” umbrella a few years back. First time using it on a windy day, it caught the first big gust of wind and nearly pulled me in to the middle of road 😶
This is your reminder that umbrellas are designed to prevent you getting wet in downward windless rain showers, and are wholly unsuitable for application in Ireland, bar a few summer showers.
As mentioned in other posts, get a quality waterproof jacket, and a pair of of wet pants like the mac in a sac fold up yolks if you need to keep your legs dry too.
I didn’t see a wind tunnel test
They already existed. They’re called coats