Fulton Tornado Performance Umbrella, Black, Automatic, Vented Canopy, Strong Wind Resistant Frame

I'm not an umbrella person, but when I've had to use this, it has performed well. It's nicely made, feels good in the hand, and is easy up and down in operation. Whether it works in a hurricane I can't say, as you won't find me out in a hurricane. However, it's a very nice umbrella!

My last 4 umbrellas have been Fulton Jumbo's and I thought I would give this a try for extra wind protection. I wish I hadn't bothered. First use in moderate wind it flipped inside out three times in succession and is difficult to get it back right again as it's so big. After my 10 minute walk I folded it down and it would retract easily. The button now only partially opens it and you have to do the rest by hand. It's not windproof, the original Jumbo never inverted like this. If you are looking at both I would choose the standard.

Yes it's neither the shortest, slimmest or lightest, but I've tried all those and they're flimsy, short lasting with no decent overhead coverage. This is built to last, endure most winds, and fully cover from rain, and easier to carry in decent sized bag unlike full length umbrella.

Overall good product where it matters, but the anti-flipping vent holes are flawed. Reasonably small when folded, huge when opened up. Can probably fit three people under it comfortably. Lightweight. Fits in most backpack side water bottle pockets. Problem is with the main selling point of the flaps that are meant to allow gusts of wind coming up under the umbrella to flow through them to stop it from flipping inside out. The flaps overlap with each other so much that when wind comes up, it presses them against each other which just seals them both shut together so the wind can't actually escape, so it is basically like it is just one big piece with no vents. Given how big the canopy is, it ends up catching a lot of wind and tries to flip inside out more often than you would think. One of the plastic hinges broke when it flipped inside out during a windy day. Still works ok but looks a bit naff with one of the ribs wobbling around. Buy it for being a good generic umbrella, not for being immune to flipping inside out. I haven't found an umbrella so far that can make that claim.

This is the strongest umbrella that I know of.If it blows inside out it's easy to correct.

Although of robust construction, this umbrella turns inside out just like most others on a normal (not tornado) windy day...

Strong sturdy umbrella. Very wide, which is what I wanted.

I do not use these words lightly, but this is the worst purchase I’ve ever made in my life. I was a very loyal customer of this company, having bought from them probably 10 to 15 umbrellas, for myself and for other people. I bought this umbrella on the understanding that it’s supposed to be good in harsh weather. The umbrella would not hold its form from just the air flow of walking. When walking into the wind, it was floppy and didn’t hold it shape; if even the smallest amount of wind got under it, it would invert. Righting the umbrella involved trying to figure out how to collapse the umbrella and reopen it, which is itself confusing because of the mechanism. In the time I had it, it was actively worse than not having an umbrella at all. It was embarrassing because it collapsed all the time, and a handful because I need two hands to reset it. I accidentally left the umbrella on the train, but when I discovered, I didn’t even walk back. It can be someone else’s curse now. There is no way that a company which made this many good umbrellas should be able to make something this useless.