Pocket Umbrella – Small Enough to Stay in the Bag All Week

Closed, it is 19 cm long and weighs 250 grams, which is the whole argument for owning one. The outer cloth throws water off and the inside carries a coating that cuts glare, so it earns its place in rain and in flat midday sun. The frame is made to bend in a gust and come back.

Why choose this pocket umbrella?

A long umbrella wins the downpour and loses every other hour of the day. At this size it goes into a handbag or a coat pocket and stays there between uses. That is the difference between having cover and remembering where you left it.

Quarter-kilo carry: 250 g, light enough that you forget it is in the bag.
19 cm closed: slides into a handbag, a pack pocket or a jacket.
Beading outer cloth: water rolls off, so it dries soon after a shower.
Coated underside: knocks back the glare when you hold it against the sun.
Springy ribs: the frame flexes in a gust and returns to shape.

The umbrella you have with you beats the good one in the hallway.

Open it away from your face and let the ribs click out fully before you raise it overhead. After rain, shake it and leave it standing open for a few minutes instead of folding it damp. A wipe with a cloth is all the canopy needs.