Review on Compact UV Blocking Umbrella with Superior Sun Protection by Tammy Sims

Bought for a trip to Peru. The sun burns down there at high altitudes and gets so hot. Tour guides are notorious for having long chats in the sun about sights, history, etc. This kept me in the shade and cooled me down. Passengers kept asking to stand under it with me, and since it's big enough for two, I allowed them. I bought the compact size. Small enough to fit in my medium-sized Ameribag, but thicker in diameter than, say, a Totes-type umbrella. Still comfortable to hold in one hand. Use two hands to close after pressing the roll-up button, one at each end, then squeeze each time. It only took me a while to stretch out the "wrinkles" when I was ready to remove them, it only takes a minute and is easy to do. A gust of wind blew it inside out, but a quick gust into the wind blew it up again, no problem. It kept me cool and shaded, my fine haired head didn't sweat and I didn't tangle my hair when I took off my hat. Nor that ugly line hats leave in my hair because of that umbrella. My boyfriend was against me buying this because he said it would look weird but it was great, perfect and got a lot of positive attention everywhere and I ended up loving myself more than anyone!