It's pretty good. I've used it this winter season and mostly avoided getting wet. Press the button and it will open or close. I only find two parts of the screen difficult. When you press the button to close the umbrella, it won't go down. This is normal, but if you want to open the umbrella again, you must lower the umbrella completely before pressing the button again. This brings me to the second difficulty I encountered. Lowering the canopy is very difficult. Because it's automatic, it has a stiff spring that resists repeated twisting. Overall, it's big enough to cover my body, small enough to fit in my small backpack, heavy but not so heavy that it's uncomfortable to carry around.