I love my new Balios umbrella! Generally, I'm not a person who uses umbrellas at all. But after moving to the South where we get rainstorms all year long, I finally caved. The feel of the wood handle is really comfortable in my hand. It's small enough to fit in my backpack or large purse-bag, yet big enough to provide adequate covered for storms. It also comes with two waterproof covers to help mitigate the whole wet-umbrella-making-a-mess situation, which I definitely appreciate!