The Unbreakable Walking-Stick Umbrella

I guess the point I was trying to make was that the super-strong umbrella in question (The Unbreakable Walking-Stick Umbrella) may be great for handling an army of watermelons, but what good is that if a 20mph wind inverts it and it is ruined? You're much more likely to encounter wind than enemies. :p

So the question remains. How strong is it in dealing with wind and rain?
 
klattman said:
So the question remains. How strong is it in dealing with wind and rain?
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I would email the manufacturer and ask. It's a small business, so he's likely to respond.
 
cardimon said:
I would email the manufacturer and ask. It's a small business, so he's likely to respond.
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I'd be more inclined to trust someone here who has tested it, rather than someone involved with the sale of said item.

That said, if it had the storm opening/flap/whatever-you-call-it, my doubts would be few.
 
klattman said:
I'd be more inclined to trust someone here who has tested it, rather than someone involved with the sale of said item.

That said, if it had the storm opening/flap/whatever-you-call-it, my doubts would be few.
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It is being discussed over at the PaxBaculum.com forums, under Techniques & Tools:
Unbreakable Walking Stick Umbrella.

Phil Elmore says he just bought one and will review it for us.
 
I did indeed. My first torture test was to take the umbrella to New York City and leave it in the care of several bellmen. It came back with the handle scuffed from running into a wall somewhere, but otherwise unharmed.
 
There's the man himself. I've been tellling every Tom, Dick, & Harry, and his mom, to sit tight and await your go-ahead before purchasing. :)
 
garythenuke said:
Any new word from the testing? Do we have "permission" to buy these :) ?
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Here's the latest from Phil:

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"Stage one of my testing is complete. Specifically, I took it to New
York City and then left it in the care of a bellman while our luggage was
first transported, then transported again, then stored, then returned
to us over the course of our visit.

"The umbrella came through unscathed but did exhibit paint scuffing on
the handle, which tells me someone did a good job of dragging against a
wall or otherwise trying to abuse it. The umbrella itself was unharmed
functionally."

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You can get the latest details in your own email box, unless you'd rather not, by joining the Phil's Yahoo group, "PhilElmoreDotCom" The email address is PhilElmoreDotCom@yahoogroups.com. The group is very low volume, so it will not fill your in box.
 
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I still haven't concluded anything regarding how breakable the unbreakable umbrella might be, but testing is ongoing. It sheds water quite well, at least new. I couldn't say if this is due to the material itself or the effects of a coating that might wear with time. It's a classy looking, perfectly functional umbrella, or at least strikes me as such so far.
 
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I still haven't concluded anything regarding how breakable the unbreakable umbrella might be, but testing is ongoing. It sheds water quite well, at least new. I couldn't say if this is due to the material itself or the effects of a coating that might wear with time. It's a classy looking, perfectly functional umbrella, or at least strikes me as such so far.
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This sounds like a great tough umbrella. But how does it deal with WIND? What level of wind speed can it take without damage or inversion?
 
I have not had a sufficiently windy day to test that. I only just recently had the necessary rain and the time to take the pictures in order to get the shots you see here.
 
I have been thinking about getting one of these; I wish some one has some wind experience with these. Whixh handle do you guys think is the best?

shane
 
If it's tough enough for Phil Elmore (currently being determined), and classy enough for John Steed to have used for thrashing villains (up to the individual to decide), then we'll have a winner.
 
Snow said:
We need an update!
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I recently contacted him. He said it's tough conjuring up a windstorm in which to test the umbrella's resistance to being turned inside out (unless you're trapped in a hurricane -- then you have other things to worry about).

You can always contact him yourself if you're in a hurry: Phil Elmore
 
I haven't managed to break it yet but I've been a little stymied in coming up with realistic tests for it. As Mr. Cardimon indicated, lacking a wind machine I cannot figure out how to test its inversion threshold. Every time we do get bad weather, it seems I'm not where the umbrella is.

It's a decent item, though, and worth it. I have only one complaint, and that is the latching system for the umbrella closure isn't as "positive" as I'd like.
 
Sharp Phil said:
I haven't managed to break it yet but I've been a little stymied in coming up with realistic tests for it. As Mr. Cardimon indicated, lacking a wind machine I cannot figure out how to test its inversion threshold. Every time we do get bad weather, it seems I'm not where the umbrella is.

It's a decent item, though, and worth it. I have only one complaint, and that is the latching system for the umbrella closure isn't as "positive" as I'd like.
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Great to hear from you, Phil. Would you be able to summarize exactly how the latching system needs to be improved? Include as much detail as possible. Your writing skills should make that task easier. Then I'll see about relaying the information to Thomas Kurz, the guy who invented it. You could do that yourself, of course, but since you're testing the umbrella, I figured I'd volunteer to forward the data.
 
Sharp Phil said:
As Mr. Cardimon indicated, lacking a wind machine I cannot figure out how to test its inversion threshold.
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Just send one off to Cliff Stamp. He's full of hot air and a blowhard. Should be a realistic test. :p :D ;)

(Of course, he'll have to see if it chops concrete blocks first.)
 
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