I have only ever had two brollies in 60+ years of fishing.
My first was a 48" Efgeeco with a jointed wooden pole and the fabric was treated cotton which was waterproof but still allowed a certain amount of wind to blow thro.
Amazingly this brolly is still in service, as a sunshade on barbque days
My second brolly was (and still is), a 50" NuBrolly with a extending aluminium pole tilting at the top, the material is nylon reinforced plastic and totally wind and waterproof.
It was obtained following the sound advice of Alan Brown of Hitchen.
This brolly is still going strong, completely undamaged and rock solid if securely pegged off the centre ring, one straight into the wind and two offsetters.
Both these brollies were made in England which perhaps indicates why they are still undamaged and 100% serviceable.
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As for brollies being turned inside-out, anyone opening one without first pegging down the centre securing line needs their head examiningmg:
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My first was a 48" Efgeeco with a jointed wooden pole and the fabric was treated cotton which was waterproof but still allowed a certain amount of wind to blow thro.
Amazingly this brolly is still in service, as a sunshade on barbque days
My second brolly was (and still is), a 50" NuBrolly with a extending aluminium pole tilting at the top, the material is nylon reinforced plastic and totally wind and waterproof.
It was obtained following the sound advice of Alan Brown of Hitchen.
This brolly is still going strong, completely undamaged and rock solid if securely pegged off the centre ring, one straight into the wind and two offsetters.
Both these brollies were made in England which perhaps indicates why they are still undamaged and 100% serviceable.
........
As for brollies being turned inside-out, anyone opening one without first pegging down the centre securing line needs their head examiningmg:
.