I bought this for my brother's 21st, I'm only 15 so I can't afford anything too expensive, but this is the best! His birthday isn't till the end of March and I won't see him till Easter holiday, so I decided to order this now and do some testing on it. Since it literally just arrived I haven't rain tested it yet, but I will do that as soon as it does and update this review. I opened and closed it a few times and it seemed quite durable. The overall design is just awesome! Some people are saying they didn't receive the bag with the handle, but I did. The bag is a little small when going across chest, but that might be because of my boobs(lol). After I rain test it, if it survives and is deemed to be durable, then I'm ordering another one for him. He always dresses up when he goes out partying, in ghillie suits and as a banana in pyjamas. In addition, since he is also a fan of Japan (like me watching anime)and is a fan of samurai warriors (plays Shogun) this would be best for him.



(UPDATE) Umbrella reasonably study, but be warned, like any other umbrella it will brake if there is a high wind. It rained yesterday and it was fine - apart from my feet getting wet I stayed reasonably dry (not to mention that I was sharing the umbrella with my 2 other mates waiting to be picked up from school)