Hiking with an Umbrella

[jlink79]

Gossamer Gear now has the Swinglite Chrome Umbrella http://gossamergear.com/chrome-umbrella.html

[aka.cyberman]

A friend of mine from Seattle says the locals look at Umbrellas as a sign of weakness. IDK. I just ordered one from Gossamer Gear. I'll try almost anything once.

[kbajg]

A friend of mine from Seattle says the locals look at Umbrellas as a sign of weakness. IDK. I just ordered one from Gossamer Gear. I'll try almost anything once.

Weakness code name for envy. lol
Umbrella works great down here in the hot Florida sun as well. I've hiked many times in the direct sun using the umbrella for a while & then not & it is a huge difference making your own shade that way.

[Oms]

My wife and I have used the umbrellas more for the sun then rain. Love it.

[Dos]

I used the umbrella on the Florida Trail this year as well as the PCT after I posted this article.
The sun was a beast in the desert.

I ended up using either a very small bungee cord or the night Ize twisty thing to lock my umbrella in place
for " Look Mom!! No hands!!"
Will never have to use my rain jacket again!!

[sidvicious]

last weekend i stared intensely at my golf bag umbrella before i hit the rainy mountain.

and all through the hike i wished i had grabbed it.

[MrJames]

A friend of mine from Seattle says the locals look at Umbrellas as a sign of weakness. IDK. I just ordered one from Gossamer Gear. I'll try almost anything once.

If I'm not mistaken, Barefoot Jake, master of Olympic National Park (nearby Seattle), uses one, no?

Who cares what others say?

A Favorite Joke: Why Old Men Don't Get Hired

Hiring HR Person: Well, Jim, tell me, what do you think is your greatest weakness?
Jim: Oh, that's easy: Honesty.
HR Person: Honesty?..Honesty?? I don't think that's a weakness.
Jim: I don't give a _ _ _ _ what you think.

Being an old man is great! Milk it!

I am proud to be a weakling and old man and like this umbrella. I'm prouder than proud. As with trekking poles, once I used one a while, said "Oh Yeah!" Over a yard across, silvered for sun reflectivity, sturdy, doesn't attract lightning, only 7.9 ounces. euroSCHIRM Swing Liteflex Trekking Umbrella

https://www.google.com/search?q=euro...utf-8&oe=utf-8

[slugbait]

Another Washingtonian who uses an umbrella here. I remain mainly dry and don't get too hot (because I don't need a stuffy jacket on).A downside is they don't play nice in wind.

[OneClick]

Scary, scary rain!

[Scotty Von Porkchop]

I've used my umbrella a few times on multi day trips and found them pretty good. I kinda like the nerdy very Britishness of it too

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