Fulton Birdcage-1 Umbrella

This umbrella feels well made with good quality materials. It feels sturdy and made to last. The opening function is easy, no buttons just the push up type. It feels like it will withstand winds better than previous ones I’ve tried of similar design. It looks stylish and is a good true dome shape to cover your whole face and head keeping our all important hair styles safe from destruction! Perfect! And can still see where your going with it’s see through design. I am very happy with this brolly. Also it was delivered boxed so came in perfect condition, unlike previous ones that were delivered bent. Well worth the money! Thank you ☺️

Great umbrella well made

The Fulton Birdcage appears a robust and well constructed umbrella, easy to open and close. Its shape and size are sufficient to cover me (an adult male) almost down to the waist. The material is very transparent, giving good all round visibility. I haven't used it yet in windy conditions, making it difficult to comment on how well it would tolerate being blown about. So far though the umbrella has been everything I would want it to be and I have no regrets about buying it. The price seems reasonable as well.A couple of additional comments:(i) The domed shape is very good at deflecting rain from the upper body. However, the deflected rain has to go somewhere and I find it ends up smothering me from the lower midriff down, saturating my trousers, and trickling into my shoes;(ii) I walk briskly, generating heat, which rises up into the dome of the umbrella and collects there, making the Birdcage a surprisingly warm and steamy place to be.So, I end up very wet at one end and rather moist at the other end. But it's still an improvement over a conventional umbrella, better looking and easier to use.

The design shields you from slanting rain to some extent, and the transparent fabric makes it easy to see where you're going. For normal conditions where the rain is vertical, protects my pant legs much better than a regular umbrella. Also, even though it's not marketed as wind-resistant, the shape of the canopy makes it wind-resistant. Finally, it's very reasonably priced.

This purchase is to replace the one I left on the train after 6 years of regularly surviving high winds and heavy rain without any sign of deterioration - brilliant and totally reliable - and if I hadn't lost it would have continued to be so! The replacement that initially arrived was a very frail and inadequate version of my original although I thought I was repeating my order from 2018. Very disappointed I complained to the seller and immediately received an apology for the wrong item being sent and told the correct one was now en route. This has now arrived - and is indeed is a replica of my lost one. All this within less than 24 hours - so impressive! Like my brolly!

My last one broke after years, got this at a good price. Love these as they dont turn insideout in the wind

I have been buying these Fulton Birdcage umbrella for years now. I bought this last umbrella in May and have only used it a handful of times so far. As I opened it the last time, two of the metal ribs/stretchers broke in half and a third popped through the plastic canopy. There seemed no significant reason for this abrupt breakage...maybe different, cheaper materials were used in production? I love Fulton's clear plastic birdcage umbrella. It's great to see out on a dull and rainy day. And prior to this, I have been very impressed by the sturdiness of these umbrellas in a lot of rainy, windy weather in the west of Ireland.Since I wrote the last review two weeks ago, my 2nd newest Fulton snapped as I opened it this evening (see pic). I’m not sure if the construction is different lately or cheaper metal is being used, but I will not be buying another Fulton birdcage umbrella anytime soon.Signed,A very unhappy customer

I live in rainy windy Manchester UK and this time of year I usually go through a few cheap umbrellas which is always disappointing. This umbrella is so sturdy, I’ve not had a single issue with it, I also love that I can see through, be fully covered and see where I’m going. It’s survived big gushes of wind and heavy downpours. I did see a lot of people complain about it being ‘dusty’ on arrival - it’s supposed to, it’s talcum powder which keeps the plastic from sticking to itself and every now and then Fulton advises you reapply talcum powder to take care of the plastic. Well worth the money and I feel very glamorous with it!