[pct-l] GoLite Chrome Dome umbrella

Fri Feb 6 10:21:38 CST 2015

When did GoLite go out of business?  I really liked some of their packs.  Is 
this the same umbrella or a copy?
Golly

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Williams" <baidarker at gmail.com>
To: "P Isabella" <isabella at bendnet.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Susan Virnig" <susan at newstories.org>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] GoLite Chrome Dome umbrella

> Hey Susan,
>
> Here's a link to the same umbrella without the GoLite logo being sold for
> $33.
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/161552763510?item=161552763510&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true
>
>
> I used to get them at times for $20 to $25 on sale, so it's not too much
> more.  But it's the exact same thing without the GoLite logo.  I own both
> and there's no difference.  I go thru one, sometimes two on a thru hike 
> and
> keep a set of spares ready to ship from home, so buy two if you can.
>
> As for use, I just put the handle under my chest strap and synch it down
> and for a light rain that's all you need to do.  It'll stay nicely snugged
> down over you and your pack just with this, or popped up high if it's a
> light drizzle so you can still use the camera.  In heavier rain or any 
> kind
> of wind, clip a small carabiner to the loop of line attached to the bulb 
> of
> the umbrella's handle and hook it to your waist belt.  If you need to
> tighten it down, just use the cord lock provided with the umbrella to
> tighten it down.  If the wind is from one side or the other, just hook it
> left or right of center so the umbrella top is faced into the wind and it
> will be able to handle a good blow this way.  If it's really corking, you
> may need to use one hand for the umbrella and one hand for the pole, and
> worse than that, you may need two hands for the umbrella.
>
> I've only had to do this a few times, but even in a real blow, 50 to 70
> mph, I've been able to keep the umbrella up and hiked on, sheltered by 
> this
> extra bit of windbreak in otherwise terrible weather.  It will form fit
> itself to you in that much wind.  Once way above timberline on the CDT in
> Colorado on an otherwise lovely afternoon,  I was hiking shirtless in a
> swim suit when the weather turned from sunny to a maelstrom of hail and
> freezing wind in what seemed like 30 seconds.  I wasn't able to get my wet
> weather gear out and on in the fierce wind, but popped the umbrella which
> gave me enough shelter from the cold to run quite a way along the ridge
> till I could descend out of the wind to a bit of shelter to don my
> clothing.
>
> In those kinds of conditions, however, be very careful not to allow the
> wind to get under the umbrella as it will turn it inside out in a split
> second and destroy it.  I've also had that happen once on a storm hike of
> our local Mt. Diablo when I'm guessing the winds were above 60mph.  When 
> it
> caught the umbrella wrong, there was no repair I could do.  It was ruined.
>
> Have a great hike,
>
> Shroomer
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:23 PM, P Isabella <isabella at bendnet.com> wrote:
>
>> I use three pieces of shock cord on my left side pack strap that i can
>> tighten down.  This holds it really snug so i can use both hands for my
>> poles.
>> Mademoiselle
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On Feb 5, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Susan Virnig <susan at newstories.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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
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