Hello Product Hunt--Greig from Blunt here. We’re humbled to introduce the Octobrella to the PH community today! We wanted to make this product exclusively available for purchase on Product Hunt because we knew your lot would appreciate it most: after all, you spend your time building products too. We’ll be here to answer any questions—especially the nerdy engineering and material related questions.
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Very innovative & inspirational product!
Here is where hail storms occur most and where you may see a surge in sales as your great tech will the save lives of people caught in hail storms!:
Hail occurs most frequently within continental interiors at mid-latitudes and is less common in the tropics, despite a much higher frequency of thunderstorms than in the mid-latitudes.
Hail is also much more common along mountain ranges because mountains force horizontal winds upwards (known as orographic lifting), thereby intensifying the updrafts within thunderstorms and making hail more likely.
The higher elevations also result in there being less time available for hail to melt before reaching the ground. One of the more common regions for large hail is across mountainous northern India, which reported one of the highest hail-related death tolls on record in 1888.
China also experiences significant hailstorms
Central Europe and southern Australia also experience a lot of hailstorms.
Popular regions for hailstorms are southern and western Germany, northern and eastern France and southern and eastern Benelux. In south-eastern Europe, Croatia and Serbia experience frequent occurrences of hail.
In North America, hail is most common in the area where Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming meet, known as "Hail Alley".
Hail in this region occurs between the months of March and October during the afternoon and evening hours, with the bulk of the occurrences from May through September. Cheyenne, Wyoming is North America's most hail-prone city with an average of nine to ten hailstorms per season
As per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail
I really hope to see your product do some beneficial impact on this issue!
Thanks for reading & please discuss!
Jaswinder Brar
@jay_bee12345 thank you for the intel, this is awesome. Sounds like we need to get some Octobrellas to Cheyenne, Wyoming asap. Check out the following link with some hail storm testing we simulated
I've been thinking about moving to Chicago, but no matter what I sure visit often enough! This umbrella is the perfect solution to the crazy weather that I'm sure to face.
@katesegrin thanks for your comment. This umbrella was created with cities like Chicago in mind. In New Zealand our testing ground is Wellington which receives similar crazy weather to the Windy City!
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Try taking this umbrella for a trip to Iceland in the winter. I'll buy it if you get it out of there unharmed!
Like Ben, I'd love to see this brolly in the UK. Send some over and let's get this thing sold in the place that needs it most!
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But I need my umbrella retractable as well so I can fit it into my backpack when I'm not using it. Currently using Fulton Jumbo Black http://www.fultonumbrellas.com/s... Not overly sturdy, but compact when retracted and large when expanded.
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Very clean, better looking than the Senz.
What's the weight? Can it take on SF winds?
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@evan_trevers I bought a Blunt umbrella over five years ago and it has taken on cold Chicago winds with ease and still works like it's brand new. I'd assume the product development team has only made these umbrellas more durable over the years. Highly recommend giving it a shot.
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@scottewashburn Right on. You hung onto an umbrella for five years without losing it? Impressive!
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@evan_trevers come to think of it that's gotta be one of my crowning achievements. Can't say the same for any pair of sunglasses ever.
Octobrella by GE + BLUNT
Octobrella by GE + BLUNT
My Octocat by Github
Octobrella by GE + BLUNT
Octobrella by GE + BLUNT
Octobrella by GE + BLUNT