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 | | Posted: 03/05/08 |
| 'A VERY USEFUL BIT OF KIT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS' | | Strengths:
hiking in rain is much more pleasant and in extreme heat and sun can make a BIG difference | | Weaknesses:
handle grip not good and no wrist loop. can't use as a waling pole as fabric at the base is not protected | | Overall:
If you expect either a lot of rain (and little wind)or really fierce sun
it should earn its keep. |
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| | Posted: 17/09/06 |
| 'ALMOST EXCELLENT' | | Strengths:
Light.
Good size.
Much tougher than you'd expect. | | Weaknesses:
Mediocre handle.
Not actually waterproof... | | Overall:
I've used an umbrella when hiking for quite a few years, but although my Smith & Sons hazel-shafted model will probably outlast me and makes an excellent walking stick it is sometimes simply too heavy. GoLite's Dome has a smaller canopy but still offers good coverage and is remarkably tough for its weight. The design is very simple with little to go wrong - my concerns about the durability of the somewhat primitive opening catch (essentially a small nail) appear to be unfounded.
On the other hand, it leaks. Badly. Half an hour with a sealing compound and some waterproofing solved the problem entirely, but shouldn't waterproofness be the one thing you can rely on an umbrella for without requiring a DIY fix? |
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| | Posted: 30/04/02 |
| 'Stop laughing back there!' | | Strengths:
Lightweight (270g). Stronger construction than the average brolly, opening with a deeply satisfying thud. (Blimey I worry myself sometimes when I look at the stuff I write....) | | Weaknesses:
It's an umbrella, and therefore no use in the windy / gusty conditions that we know and love in the UK. Plastic handle not much cop. | | Overall:
Everyone takes the piss about this brolly. Even me. What possible use is a brolly in the great outdoors?
Well, the British Everest Northeast Ridge Expedition (including Joe Brown, Mo Anthoine and Bill Barker) rated them as their most useful bit of kit and pictures of them on the Rongbuk galcier with their brollies are legendary. Stuck down the compression straps of their sacks they made excellent portable sunshades and an escape from glacier frazzle. You look a bit odd - well very odd - but they really work. They are also fine for straight up-down rain and tropical downpours. This brolly is quite light, reasonably strong, doesn't seem to ever blow inside out, and it's not that expensive. Very handy in strong Corsican sunshine last year; but better for exotic trips than UK grimness. |
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