Texsport Portable Easy Up Outdoor Beach Cabana Tent Sun Shade Shelter - Lightweight and Compact Brilliant Orange, 9' x 6' x 68''

I took this up into the mountains to provide some shade and protection from the elements for a telescope over a weekend. There was light rain, some wind, and heavy dew. I like the height... Not quite tall enough to stand under (I'm 6'3"), but it's a great size. I had a table, a big telescope, a giant pelican case with gear, a cooler, and two chairs shoved in there. Putting it together the first time was a little confusing, but then it's easy when you know what you're doing. I had no sand to fill the bags with, so I staked it. It worked great and I was so glad to have brought it. To rotate it to best avoid whichever element I was afraid of, I would just unstake it and swing it around. Easy to do by yourself. Next I took it with the family to St. Thomas for shade on the beach. It was lightweight enough to not be a hassle to carry. And we had one super windy day... We filled the bags with sand and piled the sand over them and it held in some pretty impressive gusts. Very good purchase.

We purchased this for a trip to Lake Powell last week. The shelter worked pretty well, though it really takes two people to set it up. If there is any wind, it may take many more. The shelter is not very tall, it will barely cover the head of an adult sitting in a chair. It is a bit wider than the umbrella type, so will fit 3 pretty easily but 4 would be tight.This shade does let a fair bit of light through, it is not an absolute block, but did provide some much needed shelter from the desert sun. We were unable to stake it but the pouches allowed us to fill them with rocks and kept it in place through some pretty gusty wind.

It is a kite at the beach. We live in Hawaii where the trade winds are usually fairly strong but we brought it on a very light day (no kite surfers - although we could have strapped this tent on and surfed:). We did everything perfectly - stakes, sand, set up - and there was no way it would have stood without the tent catching air. We had to physically hold it down. It's unfortunate because I loved it when we set it up at home first! If this is for use outside the beach setting, it's great. Roomy and breezy.. Perfect for a shady set up in a park or field. But the large size is what sets it up for beach failure.. The draft just lifts the ceiling of the tent. Set up took two people.. I tried alone at first and that didn't work. Just check youtube videos bc provided instructions are ambiguous. If it didn't say beach in the title my star rating would be quite different. Do not buy for the beach. Sol Cabana is the way to go. Smaller but far more steady in wind.

We bought this for a beach trip, hoping it would allow the kids to play in the sand while still playing in the shade. It worked great. There was a very stiff breeze (WIND!) the first day we set it up but it held up well. The stakes are pretty thin so if the ground is at all hard you may want to buy beefier stakes. The pockets that you fill with sand are pretty small but as long as there are aren't gale-force winds, they keep the flaps down well. We easily fit all of our stuff, a couple adults and a couple kids at a time. It looked like the Taj Mahal on the beach next to the small shelters other beach dwellers bought. Definitely well made and worth the money. It is very easy to set up and put away.

Certainly the instructions are terrible, but are sewn into the package. I practiced twice in the drive way with a friend helping and we finally learned how to assemble it. I would never try this first time assembly on a beach. And it can't really be put up by one person, too many things need to be done at the same time. But with a helper, or an experienced helper, it goes up fairly fast, 8 minutes, maybe. First time took us 20 minutes.The PLUS is, this is one of the few shelters that is big enough. It is great inside. Also lets the beach sand be the floor, I love that and prefer it to a tent fabric floor. Those competing shelters with fabric floors risk puncture by the sharp points of folding chairs and much else. I think this the more practical design. Another Plus is that it is very light, 6 lbs or less, and folds tiny. Take down is a breeze, and fast. As many have stated in other reviews, you need better stakes -- buy them on Amazon, see other reviews to get the link. I did. I also purchased a rubber mallet for $4.50 from Amazon to drive the stakes in the sand or ground. With extra longer stakes, the rubber mallet, and some trial and error learning how to put it, it is a great and superior solution to shade and shelter. Wish they made it in blue, however. Not sure orange is the best color for all people. Me included.

The directions are not clear. There are poles that are used as the frame and it is not clear on how to put them together and stabilize them. I had to look up a you-tube video on a tent that is similar to get some clarity and even that was not that helpful. You will need a second person to help you put it together. Make sure you practice putting this tent together first before actually using it. If you don't practice then you might become very frustrated putting it together on the first try where you are on a hot beach or elsewhere assuming that it is easy to assemble. The kit is compact and lightweight it can easily fit in your trunk.

This is a great sun shelter for the beach, playing field, or park. It's big enough for 4 adult sized chairs as well as smaller items. It is easy to put up & tear down (2 people makes it easiest). We bought & used it for a beach location & it was great for us. However, the ventilation at the back is marginal (sides are great) & it lacks anything for storing small items like phones, etc. It also lacks a floor tarp (we purchased our own) which I consider a requirement for the beach. Overall, it's a good buy for the money & certainly performs as advertised.