Champion Folding Auto Umbrella Thunder: Your Portable Protection in Any Storm Review

When folded, this umbrella is 20.25 inches long and weighs 1.4 pounds. This makes it longer and heavier than any of my other umbrellas. It also offers more coverage - 48 inches at the base - and is much stronger. I've used it in winds that would have turned any of my other umbrellas inside out. By pressing the pop-up button, the umbrella opens gently and can be easily retracted by hand. The cladding consists of alternating light and dark gray panels. It's attractive and simple. If you're in a…

I have several umbrellas and would like to have more of them in the house. The C9 Champion Folding Auto-Open is definitely one of my favorites. This umbrella is very big; big enough to keep you dry even in the heaviest downpours. The auto open feature works like a charm. I've had a few with this feature that were awkward to close, but this umbrella closes very easily and is easy to use. The width of the open umbrella is large, and the closed umbrella is not too compact (I've had compact…

I was pleasantly surprised by this C9 Champion umbrella. I didn't expect such a durable, comfortable and stylish umbrella from this brand. In fact, I only wore it a couple of times before it was "long loaned" from my lady! My favorite feature is the one-button automatic opening. This allowed me to operate the umbrella with one hand. The umbrella opened quickly as we would like in a downpour. Closing the umbrella was done by hand, but the operation was also simple and easy. The umbrella's…

The C9 Champion is marketed as a golf umbrella. I would say it's a bit small to qualify as a real golf umbrella. It is significantly larger than a typical travel umbrella, but not as big as you would expect from a golf umbrella in my opinion. The umbrella measures 20 inches when closed and the canopy reaches 46 inches when open. The screen has 8 ribs so it is well supported. There are no ventilation holes so that no wind can penetrate under the umbrella. In heavy rain this can be a problem…

This is a really great quality umbrella. The Champion brand produces quality items, an umbrella is a nice addition. The umbrella itself is a beautiful dark gray color. The screen has a good weight. I love that I didn't feel like it was weak or fly away when the wind was a little stronger than usual. The umbrella material is a typical umbrella material, what I like is that I first used it in light to medium rain. Shower a few days ago, it was big enough to keep my whole body dry and my dog that…

Umbrella arrived broken. A small piece of plastic has broken off the part of the canopy that you press onto the center shaft to extend the canopy - see photo. Due to this failure, the umbrella is not fixed in the handle. Constantly wants to be in the open position - it will not close. However, all is not completely lost. You can still close the roof of the umbrella with Velcro, which is usually wrapped around it when closed. You can't put the umbrella in the handle to fix it, but you can put it