The Blunt Umbrella gets its name from its snazzy-looking rounded tips, which unlike their pointy counterparts won’t take out fellow pedestrians’ eyes. One annoyance avoided already. It gets better: the Blunt Umbrella has smartly engineered internal structure which makes it durable and wind-resistant. For example, the blunt tips aren’t just there to help you avoid unfortunate street altercations, they also keep the the fast-drying polyester canopy super-tight. Sure, other umbrellas are wind resistant but the Blunt achieves this in a lightweight, practical design that doesn’t turn the concept of an umbrella into a massive space-aged monstrosity — that’s a damn feat.
It’s going to rain all week on the east coast. For $US70, the Blunt Umbrella will keep you not wet and less annoyed. If only it came with GPS-tracker for when I leave it at the bar — I’m still working on that. [Blunt Umbrella]
Graeme
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 3:01 PMI bought one of these a few months ago and it’s very good. It’s the first umbrella I’ve had that has handled the abuse I give it. That said, at $90 I’m probably looking after it a hell of a lot better than the freebie umbrellas I’ve had in the past with corporate logos splashed all over them.