Although it cost more for shipping to get this, I have and use it all the time. It rolls up into a nice tight ball and fits into its plastic container so i can carry it in my bag or even in a pocked of my coat. It is light weight but sturdy and far easier to have this than to lug around an umbrella which will get left behind just before it begins to rain. I can slip this poncho over whatever I am wearing and it leaves my hands free but protects me better than the umbralla does. I now use it Instead of the umbrella with the hood up i keep nice and dry and it has not snagged or torn after 6months of using and refolding