[pct-l] GoLite Chrome Dome umbrella

[Susan Virnig]

I have section hiked almost half the PCT (from Manning going south) and never used an umbrella.  This summer I’ll be hiking Hat Creek Rim and Trinity Alps (undone parts of sections P & N) and definitely want to use one.  

Does anyone know if it’s possible to find a GoLite Chrome Dome umbrella, which I understand is the best, with UV coating?  I tried searching for one online, but the company is gone and it seems anyone who has one is holding on to it.  Second question:  is there a good alternative umbrella?  Third question:  I have used trekking poles for 15 years and love them, so I don’t have a spare hand.  How do you attach it to your pack so the wind doesn’t take it and deposit it 1000 feet below the trail?

Thanks for all the great info everyone here provides!

—Susan from Spokane