Easthills Outdoors Instant Shader Enhanced Pop Up Beach Tent Instant Sun Shelter with UPF 50+ UV Protection Double Black Coating for Kids & Family Pacific Blue

Pain in the butt to collapse on your own during a windy day but works out okay.

We bought this to take on our first beach vacation in many years. We set it up once before we left, just to make sure everything was there and the instructions were clear. It was, and they were. When we got out on the beach it was a very windy day. There were lots of difference kinds of shelters, umbrellas and other kinds of covers. With the exception of the rental umbrellas, most of the other shelters were having all kinds of troubles in the wind. But this shelter worked like a champ! We used the supplied stakes in the corners, and we filled the sand pockets on the sides with sand. I am guessing the wind was a steady 10-15 mph, with gusts perhaps up to 25 or 30 mph. The shelter certainly swayed with the wind, but never even came close to feeling like it was going to collapse or fold in the wind. I couldn't help but feel a bit smug watching so many of the other people struggling with theirs. And the sun protecting darker color on the inside worked better than I would have imagined. It was in the mid to upper 80's, and my wife was actually feeling a bit chilly inside the shelter. Thank you Easthills for making a product that does what it says, and more. The hardest part of the whole experience is getting it back in the bag to pack it home!

We love that we can put this up in about 4 minutes. It is important to make sure the legs are not twisted from the last time you used it. I can see why people have broken them. But if you just take your time setting this up and taking it down, it works as ordered. We live on the Outer Banks of NC and go to the beach several times a week. This shelter is perfect for keeping the pesky seagulls away when you are having lunch or a snack. When some of our friends visited recently we easily fit four adults and one small child inside along with our cooler and towels. the roll-up windows are great for allowing the breeze through the shelter with out the direct sun. The Velcro sand pockets are a very thoughtful design making it easy to take the shelter down when you are leaving the beach. The front floor/door is a very nice touch when you need a little privacy. Over all it is pretty easy to setup and take down. Just remember to take a moment to ensure none of the legs are twisted.

I use mine at the beach. There are elements to the tent that are great but overall could be a better design. Like if you want to roll up the screens, there are only two fasteners; one on each end. There should really be a fastener in the middle because when rolled up sags in the middle due to no support and constantly falls out of the fasteners. Another flaw is that the floor of your tent is also your front door. So if front is open it’s kind of your front porch. When it’s zipped, it’s seals tent shut. It is a solid piece of plastic, so no ventilation when zipped up. So if you zip front to keep sun out, sand out on windy day, or mosquitoes, there is no cross breeze. It gets really hot inside the tent when zipped. The design is such that there is not good ventilation through the top of the tent either. So on a hot day at beach, you end up baking inside your tent. If you are not using tent at beach or in hot weather, it will be great. The material is pretty cheap. It’s not a tent you should expect to have for years to come. If you get two seasons out of it, consider yourself lucky. It’s easy to carry because it comes in a nice bag. One great feature is the pockets at the base to put sand in to keep it weighed down. The open and close mechanism is pretty easy too. I would not order this again due to how hot it gets inside. They really should have a large vented ceiling designed just like the three side panels. Also should have a mesh on the front that you can zip closed which works independently of the floor.

I have been waiting to review this product but I did not want to comment until I had seriously tried it. All you really need to know is that after using it four days at the ocean I liked it so much I purchased a second. It was better than I expected and I was expecting a lot. The first day I set it up under windy conditions in no time flat. The flaps on the side to pile sand on work great to hold it in place. It has a front apron that I used the second day and actually put sand on it as I was setting it up. Despite a pretty stiff wind it held it in place perfectly. Breaking it down and putting it back in the handy carry bag was just as painless as the set up. We spent the six hours at the beach the first day and did not even get sunburned. The windows on all sides allowed a pleasant breeze and the dark interior coating blocked the heat. The only thing I can not comment on is sturdiness since we used it only once but I compared it to other beach tents nearby and it appeared superior. Great product, good job Easthills