A far too small 45" no-name brolly that accompanies me on longer walks when it's inclement. Too small to get everything and me underneath, I often end up with sodden lower legs rather than get my clobber wet. On the plus side it was only a fiver brand new from the boot sale.
Otherwise, it's a Badger 60" brolly - which is a bit of a heavy brute - or a well-used Korum Mk1 shelter, which I much prefer to any brolly you can name. It needs re-proofing, but has stood up well to the test of time. The tensioning bungees in the poles have snapped a time or two, but it's an easy repair, considering that the knotted-together end still fits inside. Best of all, it's possible to sling the gear in without worrying too much about placement and still have plenty of room left for a dry piscator perched on a Korum chair as old as the shelter - Korum gear just lasts and lasts.
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Exactly. On a box with the Preston double umbrella arm. It can also be tilted by repositioning the centre pole, and, if the terrain allows, also be pegged down to secure. There's also the option of attaching guy ropes, again, if they can be suitably secured.
I've always been able to fish from under a brolly when it's raining using a rod and line
I've often wondered about those brolly clamps. Surely they're just a secondary attachment, additional to the ground spike and pegs. How else would you stop the whole caboodle blowing over in anything more than a breeze, unless the box is full of diver's weights? When I bought the Korum chair it already had every attachment known to man - including a brolly clamp - but I've never dared use it in case the whole thing blew over every time I stood up.