Conceived by an NYC mechanical engineer and tested by heroic nerds at MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics to withstand a 60mph gale, this ultra-huge rain & pigeon poop shield sports all-fiberglass construction, two vented canopies to channel wind and, in the shaft handle, a hidden steel spike -- drive it into moist turf to protect golf balls & prop clubs, or into the face of pedestrians rightly scolding you for having such a damn big umbrella.
As with so many things in life, the inspiration for Choctaw Ridge came from an underwear box from the 1930s, an item that "represented an era when... more
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