FultonMagnum Auto Men's Umbrella Black One Size

This umbrella has survived a stormy Scottish winter, blown inside out several times, been thrown, dropped and caught by a single spoke (which bent, but was easily bent back into shape), and has generally kept me happily mostly dry throughout (except when the rain was coming horizontally, but that's hardly an umbrella's fault!) The wooden handle is solid and comfortable to hold, and being a crook handle, is useful for hanging jackets, shopping bags, etc on when you need one hand free.The Fulton Magnum is large and heavy for a folding umbrella, even compared to other extra-strong models - it weighs my backpack down quite a lot, and it only fits in the bag diagonally. There isn't any plastic-rib trickery to the storm resistance of this umbrella: it's just really sturdy. Given enough wind speed it will blow inside out rather than break, but turning round to present the other side of the umbrella to the wind will snap it back into shape. The lack of an auto-close mechanism to complement the auto-open mechanism is sometimes a bit inconvenient, but I suspect it makes the umbrella as a whole simpler and less prone to breaking.All in all, when I inevitably leave this umbrella on a northbound train, never to be seen again, I'll be straight back here to order another one.[edit] Not long after I posted this review, the umbrella stopped opening. A little investigation revealed that the handle had gotten bent (I have a bad habit of throwing and catching the umbrella when I'm bored, and sometimes I miss!) and the green opening button was no longer engaging the bit of metal that released the umbrella catch. I just bent the handle back into place and it's been working for the last month or so. How many other umbrellas could you do that to without them just snapping? :)

After my last fold up umbrella fell to pieces, I decided it would be worth investing a little more money in a better made one. I already had a Fulton Golf Umbrella that has given me sterling service over several years, so a Fulton was top of my list. This mens auto umbrella is very well made, has a much wider canopy than most, giving that extra bit of protection from the rain. To allow for the bigger canopy, they have fitted more metal struts than usual, giving it increased strength and rigidity. The handle is comfortable, and the whole thing is easy to erect and fold up again. It takes up no more space than a smaller fold up umbrella, but that extra size when open is well worth the extra expense. OK, so there are cheaper ones on the market, but I'm glad I invested in this one. Like everything in life, you get what you pay for.Well made, robust and certainly worth the slightly higher price than a smaller cheap one. Highly recommended.

Bought this for my son but I borrow it as well. Having got through loads of cheap umbrellas that have collapsed or torn in our wet and windy weather down here, I thought I'd go mad and try something more expensive. It's worth it. Although it's billed as "Men's", it's not gigantic and even though I'm 5' 2", I had no problem using it. It's strong and easy to operate and you can feel confident it won't fly away or disintegrate. I also like the "crook" handle which I find easier to hold. Admittedly it might not tuck away into a small handbag but that's the only minus point. It's well worth putting up with carrying it because it does such a good job when you need it. At £17.00 it is excellent value. It did take a bit longer than expected to arrive, but it was just before Christmas so no real issue.

Decent umbrella and although not used in high winds yet it does seem well made and sturdy, so fingers crossed it holds up well in very bad weather.The only thing I was a little disappointed about is the fact that it has a plastic handle and not a wooden one. I wouldn't mind if it were plastic with a decent wood effect but it looks a bit cheap to be honest. It may have said this in the description but I missed that and went purely on the images so probably my fault.Other than that I am happy with the item and would recommend it.

This umbrella is really well made.The opening mechanism is smooth.Collapsing and putting the umbrella away is effortless.It's a joy to use, especially if you're in a hurry.

When I bought this umbrella, I was looking for one that would collapse small enough to be packed in a laptop computer bag or a suitcase, whilst still offering a decent-sized canopy formed of good quality materials. Ideally, it would have auto extension too, although that was less than essential.The fully-collapsed length of this umbrella (48cm: 19 inches) is a little more than the umbrella I had before it (despite which, the length of the handle when fully-extended is less), but I can live with that as a trade-off for a wider canopy and (I think) better-quality materials. The ten ribs of which Fulton boast may also be a bonus over what I had before, I'm not sure; a particularly mean blast of wind consigned this umbrella's predecessor to the umbrella graveyard some time ago. With luck, this one will resist blusterous weather a little better.And I got auto-extension! The mechanism works smoothly and is readily reset when folding the umbrella.In all, I feel I did well.

This is a really nice, solid, gentleman’s umbrella. The movement in opening and closing is smooth and feels positive. It was a bit bigger than anticipated when folded down but it’s a gentleman’s brolly so to be expected I suppose. It has been used in a quite windy scenario and seemed to hold up well. It’s quite heavy to hold but Would recommmend.