Previous Dollar General umbrella quite literally evaporated in the wind, so I decided to upgrade to this, and I can say the wind washed against it to no avail, the handle is grippy but small and not quite curved enough to make you feel confident, it is quite large and showed no signs of giving to the wind, you have to wrap it too tightly to Velcro the strap and the carrying case is very snug, but really those are minor quibbles.