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8 days for UPS to conduct its "investigation".
Does anyone have that self defense umbrella ?
Hey Phil, how are you liking your umbrella after 10 years? Holding up well?I'm leaning toward the Oertel Handmade Classic 1, even though it has a steel shaft rather than a one piece wood shaft.
The wood shaft models that I like are too long and too large.
The Classic 1 is 96cm tall and 112cm in diameter. It's the 10 rib model, which I prefer over the 8 rib.
It's the first one Henry mentioned in his post above.
It's like brand new.Hey Phil, how are you liking your umbrella after 10 years? Holding up well?
I'm ready to push the button but the $69 shipping has me gritting my teeth.
Anyway, it looks like a quality piece of kit and my $40 leather handled one has given up the ghost.
That's what I have... 68" golf umbrella... wood handle.I've been using a golf umbrella for years now. Not quite as stylish, but good quality build and easy to store in my car trunk.
This is cool. Has a lifetime warranty! Blunt only has a 2 year.I bought a Hedgehog umbrella a few years ago. Every cheap umbrella I have bought breaks in a strong wind. The Hedgehog is one tough umbrella, especially with the windy winters in the Pacific NW. www.hedgehogumbrella.com
Check Kent Wang. I like mine. It replaced a Brigg that somehow disappeared from my MB at the dealership. It is serving me every bit as well at about 1/3 the price or less.Hey guys,
Hate to bump an old thread, but I figured that was better than creating a new one. I've been looking to get a quality umbrella, and had narrowed it down to SAB, Fox, Howard Yount, and London Undercover... but really those selections are unfounded. After reading through this thread I have some new questions.
As far as Oertel umbrellas go, I can't seem to find them as inexpensive as was mentioned. I had been wanting a fully wooden shaft as opposed to metal, and those are all appearing to to be well over the $300 mark... the metal ones over $200 on the lowest end. The price isn't a huge factor, however I was thinking I may have been looking in the wrong place.
When it comes to the number of ribs in the umbrella, I assume the more ribs, the better... and that is why Howard Yount was disregarded for having just 8 ribs. I believe London Undercover only makes 8 rib umbrellas as well. I found that the majority of the Oertel umbrellas are 8 rib, with only one model having 10 ribs. Is a 10 rib umbrella really that much better? My dad has a Brigg umbrella, and it is only 8 ribs... so I had never really thought of needing more than that. He has had that umbrella for 10+ years, and hasn't had any issues as of yet. Is there a substantial weight increase when moving up to 10 ribs?
Any reasons not to consider any of the brands I had mentioned?
I don't have many requirements, other than wanting a wooden shaft, something classic looking, little to no plastic and something that will last.
Any help is appreciated.
SWMBO will be home soon, so purchases must be complete by then
Yeah, that's the 600 ones I was talking about, and they have some sweet ones for even more. And you're right, the more I spend, the odds increase that I'll leave it somewhere.