Amazon Basics Round Travel Umbrella for Rain, Wind-proof Compact Umbrella with Wind Vent, Auto Open/Close, Strong Alloy Steel Frame, Compact Size for Backpacks/Handbags (11" Long When Closed), One Size, Black

Looking for a lightweight and small umbrella for travel, I bought the Amazon Basics, Repel, and Umenice for something even lighter. I decided to keep 2, and I chose the Umenice and Repel, in that order. But this also seemed an overall good umbrella so read on.I weighed them myself:Umenice 9ozAmazon 13ozRepel 14ozI measured the diameters myself:Umenice 38.5"Repel and Amazon 37.75"The Repel and Amazon are very similar, both auto open, both vented designs which theoretically makes them less likely to invert in strong gusts. The Umenice is quite different, due to its silver UV-resistant fabric, manual open, and unvented.While each was open, I shook each violently up and down as if wind gusts were attempting to invert the umbrellas. The Repel 9 rib design was noticeably stiffer/sturdier than the 8 rib Amazon. Surprisingly, the Umenice 8 rib design seemed much closer in sturdiness to the Repel than the Amazon, despite being 8 rib and unvented. Perhaps the different fabric on the Umenice played a part in this.The handles on the Repel and Amazon are larger and easier to hold on to than the Umenice, however, the handles on the Repel and Amazon also have a considerable amount of 'play' between the umbrella shaft and the handle, meaning they will twist and turn noticeably in wind gusts, which is something I found mildly annoying with my last umbrella. I think this may be an unfortunate side effect of all auto open umbrellas.Another slight difference is the storage sleeve is a tight fit over the Amazon while the Repel and Umenice slide in more easily. When I bought, the Repel and Umenice we're both about $30, while the Amazon was $17. I was going to buy a Repel umbrella with a design on it to help it stand out, but I read that's accomplished with another layer of fabric and I wanted umbrellas as light as possible. The Repel advertises a lifetime warranty.I chose the Umenice first because it is noticeably lighter and smaller for travel than either of the other two, that's my most important quality in a travel umbrella, and I don't care much about auto open, particularly because that feature still requires two hands to fully close the umbrella. And in fact it seems to require 'loose' handles which to me makes a net negative. I do wish the Umenice had a slightly larger (yet still lightweight) handle which I think would add less than an ounce but make it easier to hold. I also wish it was vented, but it surprisingly held up to my wind gust scenario seemingly nearly as well as the vented Repel, and definitely better than the vented Amazon. The lifetime warranty with the Repel is great in theory, however it's nearly twice the price of the very similar Amazon and personally I know from experience it will go missing (not covered under warranty of course) before I went through 2 Amazon umbrellas so I don't consider that of particular benefit. It being sturdier/9 rib is, so I'm going to keep the Repel as an extra, and for long-term comparison to the Umenice.

great cheap umbrella and i was surprised how small it folds up

They work fine. Bought them for a trip to England. After carrying them around for a week I can say they are on the bit heavy side.

Seems like a substantial umbrellaThe design is nice and clean lookingI like how the flaps for air to escape is made

I wanted a windproof umbrella. This umbrella is perfect. It is compact to carry but appropriately sized when it Is open. It opens and closes easily at the touch of a button. Importantly, it passed the "wind test" with breaking or flipping inside out. Excellent product, great value.

Love it , Great Quality and love that it opens up and closes up with one button. I bought two umbrellas similar to this one from target and it was way too thin this one is thick and pretty big also .

This umbrella went to Chicago in April. It did turn inside out quite a few times.

I wanted a compact umbrella while carrying things from/to my house. At 38 inches, the canopy is sized and weighted for protection without being cumbersome.My headline says "semi-automatic" because the button does not fully reverse the opening action. Initially, the button will extend the shaft and expand the canopy. Pressing the button again will collapse the canopy but not the shaft. Pressing the button while the canopy is collapsed and the shaft is extended does not re-expand the canopy. In other words, expanding the canopy via the button is only possible when the shaft is collapsed.Mindful of not breaking the ribs for this review, I could tell that the vents weren't functional enough to relieve enough stress on the ribs. Being windproof wasn't a requirement and Amazon doesn't advertise this as windproof, so no points subtracted.I do take one point off for the tiny, 2.5" long handle. The challenge comes in collapsing the canopy via the button while gripping the handle. While the handle's shape aids in finding the button, simultaneously gripping the handle and pressing the button requires dexterity even for a medium glove-sized hand. I suppose that if this is your daily umbrella, you would eventually become adept at one-handed operation.