Not a fan of this umbrella type, where in order to close it you're supposed to get all the splines inside the cap when closing. Who has the time for that? Also, the little bag it comes in that goes inside the nice little zip up case that also comes with, yeah, it's never going back into either one of those. That said, when opened it's a usable size %26 although I've yet to use it myself I've lent it to a friend twice %26 he hasn't complained, just thanked me both times. Guess it's better than no umbrella but I wouldn't buy it again.