Comments on: The Coolest & Greenest Umbrella Ever (Crowdfunding Goodie)

By: davidman

davidman — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:42:00 +0000

It is so wonderful if such materials support great wind resistance.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:07:00 +0000

I read somewhere that you could do so. I imagine it’s not the case for *every* part, but that was discussed as one of the benefits somewhere. The way it’s made, that’s very easy to do.

All in all, these guys really spent a lot of time thinking and planning a very green product. They approached us several months ago with the idea, and our CEO provided feedback to try to make it all as good as possible. But I can’t tell you much about that process, as I wasn’t involved there.

By: tbert

tbert — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:12:00 +0000

Real question here is: if it breaks, can I replace only those parts thata are broken, or do I need to dump the entire thing? I’m all for the reduced energy/material footprint, but designing yet another 100% disposable product is failing to change a mindset that needs changing.

By: Otis11

Otis11 — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:39:00 +0000

Well, it does look like it inverts a bit, but as the arms flex instead of bending at the joint it snaps back instead of staying inverted. At least that’s what I understood from the video…

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:01:00 +0000

If they won’t turn inside out in a gust then they are something special.

Best not to buy too large. A good gust could take you airborn if you don’t have the normal umbrella safety feature of wind-dumping.

By: Otis11

Otis11 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:11:00 +0000

These actually aren’t any more than a normal umbrella… Hope they make it! Keep us posted.