Outdoor and Travel Umbrellas
Umbrellas might seem like an unusual item in an outdoor gear store, but for many trampers and travellers they're a seriously practical piece of kit. A lightweight trekking umbrella provides hands-free rain and sun protection on low-gradient trails, is faster to deploy than a rain jacket, and — unlike a hood — doesn't restrict peripheral vision or hearing. On sunny days it doubles as a parasol, which matters a lot given NZ's high UV levels.
Compact travel umbrellas pack into a shirt pocket or the outer pocket of a day pack and hold up to the daily conditions of city travel, markets and tours. Windproof designs with double canopies handle gusts much better than standard umbrellas and are worth the upgrade if you're travelling to exposed coastal or highland destinations.
Dwights stocks compact travel umbrellas and more robust trekking designs — both built to take more than the average umbrella thrown at them. For rain-focused NZ conditions, windproof construction is a must-have, not a nice-to-have.
- Compact folding travel umbrellas for daily use
- Windproof designs for exposed and coastal conditions
- Trekking umbrellas for trail sun and rain protection
- UV-protective canopies for sun shielding