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I've had a Totes 731 Stormbeater Golf Umbrella for more than a decade now. Literally caught it on the fly while riding my bike. It's one of those things where you hand just goes up to protect your face, then you realize you caught it and wish it was on video so people would believe it actually happened.
As you might surmise from the fact that it was flying free in a storm, the venting on large umbrellas does not make them perfectly wind proof. I would say that Beaufort 6 still holds "umbrellas used with difficulty." It has a fiberglass or carbon-fiber shaft, I'm not aware of any cane handle umbrellas that have a fiber reinforced shaft. Hope you can find one if that's a hard requirement, but they are pretty common on "golf" umbrellas. I think the canopy arms are also fiber-reinforced plastic on the 731. The tip is hollow plastic, and showing through after a roommate "borrowed" it without asking, and then decided to use it as a walking stick after the rain stopped.
The durability for regular use I wouldn't know, despite it being 15+ years old. I essentially only use it if an elderly relative is visiting and I am walking them to the car in the rain. My wife would normally hold her own umbrella or wear an overcoat. I guess I might go out and greet her with the mega-umbrella if she comes home and was not expecting rain. What is the etiquette now amongst the youths, do men still shelter their dates under a shared umbrella? Or is this just an entry way umbrella you would grab if you need to take the dog for a walk?
Edit: After looking around a bit I think this might be the same umbrella with a traditional handle: https://drivegoods.com/products/totes-jumbo-umbrella I don't see that model on the Totes' website, so it might not be in production anymore though.
No, because only women have umbrellas anymore. So when it rains the woman opens her umbrella and keeps it, because it’s hers. She’ll share it with her date.
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