LifeTek Windproof Automatic Repellent Umbrellas: Unbeatable Protection, Rain or Shine! Review

Sturdy, portable and a bit muscular (so you can smack someone with it if you need to :). Jokes aside, this umbrella appears to be built to last. Push button opening, looks like the spring loaded mechanism can also be used as a pilot seat ejector. The only downside is that it really only fits one (small) person. So if you are planning to travel with your family, buy at least three. Great thing, looking forward to my next rainy adventure.

Attention: I only used it once. But it opens like a charm, is beautifully constructed, closes just as easily and best of all the canopy is engineered to fold back almost to its original shape - NO OTHER UMBRELLA CLOSES TOO! The only catch is that it's not as big as promised (maybe it's the ordering process) but not small enough for me to get a tape measure either. Oh, and the case is equally well designed, sliding (not squashing) across the top of the umbrella. Where have they been all our…

being wheelchair bound and living in central florida is gonna rain and lately it's like the rainy season. Being in a wheelchair, I travel light but try to be prepared for whatever life throws at me. This umbrella was the right size to carry and with one hand it fit my needs, opening and closing around the house worked perfectly but just the other day I had to use it in a sudden downpour. I press the opening button and nothing, I had to press hard on the top and bottom of the umbrella to cock it

I have to say I walk to my office most of the time which is a 1.5 mile round trip. And living in the Northeast means mixed weather (not much rain this summer, but the pre-fall season has finally arrived). I've been making a comparison since I bought LifeTek here and bought Totes almost two years ago. You know the saying, "You get what you pay for"? Well it's true. I've had previous 14 month sweepstakes with a "wind opening" feature above. Now the tote was a bit larger, but its quality was…