Post by davesenesac on Nov 21, 2016 11:37:20 GMT -8
Sunday was out hiking in a local redwood park forest during rain while carrying my camera gear. I managed to leave home without grabbing an umbrella because I'd been using it Saturday evening while out walking to a local theater during the storm and afterward had put it in a place to dry out overnight. That would crimp my ability to take tripod mounted camera photos during the rain. As I was on the 7 mile loop that required 1300 feet of elevation gain, recalled from previous camera work in rain outings that I had wanted to research a way to use an umbrella hand's free because operating a complex camera while holding an umbrella in another hand is tedious. Thus found the below this morning and ordered it that was $16 plus $7 shipping.
www.amazon.com/Luwint-Diameter-Gardening-Umbrella-Headwear/dp/B013QV0MYS/ref=sr_ph_1
Oversized but Lightweight: 7 vents and 7 metal rids, Unfolded Diameter (Approx.): 36'';
Weight: 8.4 oz; Easy to Carry: Folded Length (Approx.): 9.8'', You can put it into your bag
Surface coated with aluminum layer, Silver color doesn't make your head hot, protect you from sun and rain
Adjustable headband for most Adults; With Spring-Stop Lanyand Cord Lock, Stable and Comfortable to wear
More convenient to open and collapse, camouflage inside, Cool and leaves both your hands free to do whatever
Suitable for gardening, hiking, fishing, farming, golfing, photographing, painting, mailman and a jelly fish Halloween costume etc.
So will find out how functional this is. Expect it won't be useful during breezy rainy conditions but then I only bother to do storm photography while it is raining or snowing during light breezes at most. Also could be useful as a whole body sun hat while lugging a backpack on desert trails or other trails in hot sunny weather. One backpack I've made detailed plans for where I can probably make use of it is the strenuous Shepherd Pass trail on the east side of the Sierra that is 6400 feet of uphill in Sequoia NP and starts way down in hot sagebrush below 6k. One is forced to start hiking in mid morning heat because of the need for a wilderness permit sermon at a ranger station that does not open till 8am about 20 miles away. Thus could hike with the umbrella up the initial waterless 2400 feet and then ditch it and later pick it back up on the return.
David
www.amazon.com/Luwint-Diameter-Gardening-Umbrella-Headwear/dp/B013QV0MYS/ref=sr_ph_1
Oversized but Lightweight: 7 vents and 7 metal rids, Unfolded Diameter (Approx.): 36'';
Weight: 8.4 oz; Easy to Carry: Folded Length (Approx.): 9.8'', You can put it into your bag
Surface coated with aluminum layer, Silver color doesn't make your head hot, protect you from sun and rain
Adjustable headband for most Adults; With Spring-Stop Lanyand Cord Lock, Stable and Comfortable to wear
More convenient to open and collapse, camouflage inside, Cool and leaves both your hands free to do whatever
Suitable for gardening, hiking, fishing, farming, golfing, photographing, painting, mailman and a jelly fish Halloween costume etc.
So will find out how functional this is. Expect it won't be useful during breezy rainy conditions but then I only bother to do storm photography while it is raining or snowing during light breezes at most. Also could be useful as a whole body sun hat while lugging a backpack on desert trails or other trails in hot sunny weather. One backpack I've made detailed plans for where I can probably make use of it is the strenuous Shepherd Pass trail on the east side of the Sierra that is 6400 feet of uphill in Sequoia NP and starts way down in hot sagebrush below 6k. One is forced to start hiking in mid morning heat because of the need for a wilderness permit sermon at a ranger station that does not open till 8am about 20 miles away. Thus could hike with the umbrella up the initial waterless 2400 feet and then ditch it and later pick it back up on the return.
David
