My Plastic-free Life - Topic: Umbrella? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/umbrella/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Maddie on Umbrella? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/umbrella/#p850 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/umbrella/#p850 Just for fun I looked at Craigslist.  I found only one umbrella but it was stylin',

  I wish I needed an extra umbrella.  You can always try the thriftstores.  I don't have a huge problem buying used plastic items since they have already been purchased by someone else.  I'm with you, I really like nice umbrellas.

]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 21:11:38 -0700 smallLife on Umbrella? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/umbrella/#p819 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/umbrella/#p819 My umbrella broke beyond repair about a month ago.  I've managed to either avoid the rain or wear a hooded rain jacket (which I tested in a downpour - definitely not waterproof, ugh) but it's getting unavoidable.  So I'm without an umbrella or a functional rain jacket for the time being.

 

A quick search of the blog found a post about repairing an umbrella in 2009.  What have you done for rain since then?  If I HAD to choose I'd go with a rain coat that I can also use on my bike, but I'm an umbrella girl at heart (not even that, a collapsible umbrella that fits in my purse lover - a true fashion vs. ethics dilemma). 

 

Google has shown me recycled umbrellas, biodegradable umbrellas, super expensive solutions, and plastic free umbrella components.  

 

Ideas?

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