People who need a very durable umbrella, may want to look at the GustBuster.
Desert and beach dwellers can look at their SunBlok version, which is also a sun blocker with a slightly reflective outer surface and a dark interior to prevent sun reflection and brightness from the sand.
The SunBlok version is also useful for desert dwelling car BOBs, and off roaders, motorcyclists (for breakdowns) and hikers, it is about 10 degrees cooler under the umbrella, and desert wind gusts won’t break it.
You make a good point, and I wholeheartedly agree. I've noticed a complete lack of actual red-and-white umbrellas at the Umbrella Corporation, because they're just a symbol.
Also, strangely, I have never seen an actual raccoon in Raccoon City.
Be careful since raccoon is a trickster animal based on Japanese folklore that can change shape into human form so that is why there is no raccoon in raccoon city J)
just got myself educated on umbrella corp (: had to google that stuff. now it’s all clear, mr raccoon city… sort of - still can’t figure out where the devanagari fits in …