I got drenched last week, chancing it because I didn't want to lug the brolly along. It's a decent lightweight one, Waterline Fibrelite, but even so. I've just noticed that Octbox are selling a smaller umbrella - covered area 41", weight just over 3lb - on the basis that a smaller umbrella is better than no umbrella, and a smaller one doesn't hamper casting, striking, shipping back, seeing out etc, and can be fixed to your box with much less risk of it taking off in a wind. It's not cheap, at £95 with brackets £65 without, so I wondered if anyone has tried adapting a smaller umbrella, eg a golf umbrella for fishing.
Alternatively, am I being mean to baulk at the price?
Alternatively, am I being mean to baulk at the price?