Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This “windproof” umbrella claims that it “Will not break in the toughest of storms”. When I think toughest of storms, I picture a tornado, or hurricane or at least a decent thunderstorm. It fails at 29 MPH. This umbrella isn’t even strong enough to stand up to the typical gusts of wind in a basic rain shower! The first thing that I noticed when I pulled it out of its wrapping was the horrible chemical smell. It didn’t dawn on me before buying this that an umbrella might be toxic! My second thought was that this was pretty heavy for a travel umbrella. But these are overshadowed by the fact that it isn’t even windproof. I’m fed up with umbrella after umbrella failing in the wind. Since I can’t trust whether an umbrella really is windproof, I set up my own test on the back of my car to see for myself how windproof it really is. I put the Fenzer umbrella into the car testing together with other so-called “windproof” umbrellas. The Fenzer umbrella was the worst of the bunch, failing immediately at 29 MPH. I can only conclude that Fenzer is using “windproof” as a marketing gimmick. It’s easy for windspeeds to exceed 29 MPH in a storm with gusts reaching 50 mph or even higher. For me, an umbrella needs to be able to survive at least 50 mph to be called windproof. And this doesn’t even come close. I’m tired of feeling manipulated by sellers claiming windproof. My experience is that the claims are mostly rubbish and that they are just using them to sell umbrellas without being able to back up those claims. So this video (and other “windproof” umbrellas) are getting posted on YouTube as well.