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Gets lots of jealous looks at the beach By J from Carlsbad, CA on 09/19/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Set Up, Fly Works Well, Lightweight, Sturdy Cons: Fiberglass poles, Short weak stakes Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: On Tamarack Beach, lots of folks stop to ask where to get one. Lots of beach shade at a light weight, especially compared to the usual beach shelters and umbrellas.
Tends to want to turn into a parachute and fly at times.
You MUST anchor corner(s) and/or guy line(s)if there's wind. We're using nylon sacks filled with sand. Stakes that come with it are useless in sand.
Haven't tried it in really big wind...yet.
By Linda from Holland, Michigan on 08/04/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Set Up, Lightweight, Sturdy Cons: 2 cords arrived frayed Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Three grandbabies napped under the shade while their moms sat in beach chairs, also under the canopy. Held up in 25 mph lake winds.
By HB from Slidell LA on 07/31/2008 Pros: Easy To Set Up, Fly Works Well, Lightweight, Sturdy Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
By Bret Frk from Asheville, NC on 07/23/2008 Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This set up fairly easy and quick and provides a great deal of shade and protection. The bonus side wall is quite nice, and not available on other shade structures. We used it on the beach where there was a good deal of wind and it stayed up with the use of sand spikes (definately recommended for the beach) but started to bend in under the wind pressure. Granted, it was some heavy wind, but with some additional sand spikes and additional ties (rope not included)it may have worked out very well.
Set up in a snap with two people. Will make a great camp shelter!
Great portable shade/shelter By Beach Babe from Northern Utah on 07/23/2008 Pros: Easy To Set Up, Lightweight, Sturdy Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Easy set up and take down. Suprising amount of shade/shelter. We use this at the beach along with two or three "Easy Up" shade tents, and this is much better! Way easier to set up, and its size/weight is a tiny fration of those tents. Very stable in wind when properly staked as well.
By Bobby from Gray, TN on 07/21/2008 Pros: Easy To Set Up, Lightweight, Sturdy Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Great baby shade at the beach!
Quick shade, sturdy awning By OKIE from Arlington, TX on 07/18/2008 Cons: Cheap stakes, No reinforcement for rods Best Uses: Anyplace with no shade, Beach, Car Camping, Mountaineering Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: We saw this on the beach at South Padre Island. A man was testing this one and a similar awning by Kelty. About three days into the week the Kelty disappeared. We talked to the owners about the awnings and looked at them ourselves. The owner told us that the Alps Mountaineering was of better quality, except for the stakes. He had to use the Kelty stakes to keep the Alps Mountaineering awning from blowing away.
You can expand or contract the legs to shade more or less area. However, the more that you expand, the shorter the awning gets. This could be a problem for tall people. At normal height, the awning will shade a couple of lawn chairs and a cooler with no problem. The breeze easily passes through, so you are not suffocating.
We bought the awning because we were tired of messing with a beach umbrella, but we did not want to go through the hassle of carrying and setting up an E-Z Up type canopy on the beach every day. Whereas it takes two people to set up the E-Z Up canopy, one person can set up the awning in about 15 minutes. (However, Alps Mountaineering advises you to practice setting up the awning before taking it out in the field. Take heed of this advice!) It also weighs only 11 pounds and takes up a minimal amount of space when packed. Two positives for us.
I took a star off the rating because the rods slip into sleeves of the awning in a similar manner to a tent. The pockets where the rod ends seat do not appear to be reinforced. It makes me wonder how long it will take the material to wear out, especially on the sand.
Oh, and the owner of the Alps Mountaineering awning bought another one online from Sierra Trading Post before he left the island.
Wonderful product-easy to use By Manimal from North Wilkesboro, NC on 06/29/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy to set up, Lightweight, Sturdy Best Uses: Beach, Mountaineering Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Looking forward to using at the beach to shelter our family from the sun and heat.
By Mom from SC on 06/17/2008 Pros: Easy to set up, Lightweight, Sturdy Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: So far we've only used it in our yard, but it is so easy to set up and so compact that we plan to take it to the beach with us this summer. We have three kids and I think it will provide just the right amount of shelter from the hot sun.
I'm going to buy another one By Grandmom from Philadelphia PA on 05/05/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy to set up, Lightweight, Sturdy Best Uses: Beach, Car Camping Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: We keep the small kids out of too much sun by keeping towels and snacks under the fly. We are going to need another, the kids are getting bigger. We all find this free entry-awning to be just right and its set-up quite easy to understand. Don't know if it's waterproof but it does a good job with sun.
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