The last umbrella you'll need. When I lived in Seattle, my compact Totes umbrella was enough for the weather. When I moved to San Francisco, not only did the wind kill my Totes, it also took out of commission a special wind-vented umbrella I'd bought.
I didn't want to keep going through umbrellas. I ended up finding this weird kite-shaped one and a funky video showing it blasted in a wind tunnel. I went all-out for the XL model (now apparently discontinued), and it's held up for five years so far, going strong. read more