Calm Eden Journal

Three folded Haven compact automatic umbrellas in cream, black and light green standing side by side, each with a carabiner loop handle

Best Umbrella Brands in the UK: What Each Is Be...

There is no single best umbrella brand in the UK, because each is built for a different job. Fulton suits everyday British weather. Brigg, James Smith and Fox suit a...

Best Umbrella Brands in the UK: What Each Is Be...

There is no single best umbrella brand in the UK, because each is built for a different job. Fulton suits everyday British weather. Brigg, James Smith and Fox suit a...

Man in a white kandura and headcover holding an open black Haven umbrella, with the words Shade Wherever You Go above him

Umbrella With a Fan: Does It Work in Hot Weather?

Partly. A fan umbrella adds moving air, and a mister adds evaporative cooling, which works best in dry heat. In humid Gulf and Singapore summers the mist helps less, and...

Umbrella With a Fan: Does It Work in Hot Weather?

Partly. A fan umbrella adds moving air, and a mister adds evaporative cooling, which works best in dry heat. In humid Gulf and Singapore summers the mist helps less, and...

Diagram of a black compact automatic umbrella open at 105 cm across and 70 cm tall, and folded to 40 cm long

Types of Umbrellas: Every Kind Explained

Umbrellas differ in three ways: shape (stick, folding, mini, golf, dome, inverted), how they open (manual or automatic) and what they are for (rain, sun, wind, travel, kids). Most umbrellas...

Types of Umbrellas: Every Kind Explained

Umbrellas differ in three ways: shape (stick, folding, mini, golf, dome, inverted), how they open (manual or automatic) and what they are for (rain, sun, wind, travel, kids). Most umbrellas...

Haven compact umbrella clipped by its carabiner loop handle to the shoulder strap of a hiking backpack, with a misty lake and mountains behind

Best Umbrella for Hiking and Backpacking

The best umbrella for hiking is one you will actually carry: light, short when folded, and easy to open with a trekking pole in your other hand. For day hikes...

Best Umbrella for Hiking and Backpacking

The best umbrella for hiking is one you will actually carry: light, short when folded, and easy to open with a trekking pole in your other hand. For day hikes...

Man standing in the shade of an open black Haven umbrella held above his head

Can You Get Sunburned in the Shade?

Yes. Shade blocks direct sun, but UV also scatters through the sky and bounces off sand, water, snow and concrete, so you can still burn or tan in the shade....

Can You Get Sunburned in the Shade?

Yes. Shade blocks direct sun, but UV also scatters through the sky and bounces off sand, water, snow and concrete, so you can still burn or tan in the shade....

Open black Haven umbrella tilted on a pale studio floor, raindrops on the canopy and the ribs visible underneath, with the caption Wind-Ready: a flexible frame that bends, then springs back

Windproof Umbrellas: Do They Actually Work?

Yes, some do, but windproof is a design claim, not a tested standard. What counts is the frame: flexible carbon fibre or fibreglass ribs, a vented double canopy or a...

Windproof Umbrellas: Do They Actually Work?

Yes, some do, but windproof is a design claim, not a tested standard. What counts is the frame: flexible carbon fibre or fibreglass ribs, a vented double canopy or a...