Venustas Pop Up Beach Tent, Portable Beach Tent Automatic Sun Shelter, Lightweight Easy Setup Tents 4 Person UPF50+ Anti-UV Protection Sunshade for Family Adults

I absolutely love the sun canopy tent. So much so that I bought a second one for my daughter. Setting it up was so easy by just disconnecting the white caps and the black caps and it opens in three seconds. But let me tell you when it comes to folding it up, If you are trying to follow the directions on how to fold it, you’re going to need a lot of wine and more patience than we are all born with. You can forget the directions that come with it and you can also forget the video that is posted. Neither one of those are worth two seconds of your time. Before we headed out to the beach we did a practice run in the front yard just to make sure we knew exactly what we were doing. Thank God we did because that particular night we were not able to close it at all and fold it back into the bag. The next day I had to seek additional help and we found a very creative way to wrap it back up into the closed position by first laying the whole thing on the ground flat. Someone has to stand on one end of it careful enough not to break it while the other person brings the bottom end around in the shape of a cursive letter “e” so that when you are finished you have one loop over another making sure the piece closest to the ground is small. You have to be sure not to break it. Once you wrap it you have to connect the white to the white and the black to the black. Once you get the thick elastic band around the entire thing it easily slips back into the carry case like a charm. When we finally went to the beach the next day please set this up like a pro and enjoyed it even so it got rather windy toward the end of the day. The sandbags are a great asset and we used the silver stakes to hold it down additionally. It even got hit pretty hard by some boys playing football on the beach but it never affected the stability or quality of the tent. I think that was a pretty good test. When it came time to take it down I took a deep breath and practiced what we did at home and to my surprise we got a round of applause by people on the beach. They were amazed that we took it down and wrapped it up in less than three minutes. Of course I felt a little bit proud and happy because five minutes earlier another man carried his off on his back. He couldn’t close his at all. So my recommendation is to definitely buy the tent for the convenience and quality and Protection from sun and wind. Just make sure you get your wine ready and practice the night before.

The instructions are attached so it makes it very easy to set up and take down. The set up is the easist as you undo a couple of velcro straps and throw it to an unoccupied area and voila all set. Take down is a bit more difficult as you have to twist to fold it up but again, the instructions are very easy to follow and it might require a couple of times to master it. The only item I would change is to add a cover for the side vents but that it is nit picking at best. I compared it many others that have more splines and are a bit more compliated in construction. One thing I like is that this is very simple and more then likely more reliable. This replaced some sunbrella stick in the ground umbrellas and this is much more easy to set up, lighter, and good wind resistance. Good shelter at the beach but still enjoying the beach

love this shelter! Purchased it for the beach and it's big enough for multiple people to sit inside and be protected from the sun. Pros - so much lighter than a big umbrella, pops up fully formed, has stakes for dirt or sand bags to keep it from blowing over, folds up easy once you figure it out the first time (definitely read the folding instruction first), stays cool in sun, and fits into a case with handles that my 6 year old could carry easily. Cons - wish they had a bigger size so could fit chairs inside, be careful setting up because it pops open really fast once the latches are freed.

Easy set up and take down with watching the video on the Amazon site. I suggest you practice first. But it is easier if the 2 of us fold it because the "figure 8 twist" is a little difficult. One of us holds it and the other puts the elastic band around it. Great for shade and wind block on the beach. Lightweight. I gave it 4 stars only because I wish it was a little bigger. My feet stick out the opening if I am laying flat on my Rio beach lounge chairs that I got that are only 10 inches high so they work well in the tent. Then we got the Tommy Bahama chairs that are shorter and "upright" which work better with the tent. Also wish the tent had a flap that could close up the "open side" so we could have privacy to change clothes if we need to. BUT these are MINOR critiques as we are very HAPPY that we have this tent.

This has been a great investment so far. It has plenty of room for two adults and one child plus all of our beach bags & gear, food, water, etc. It's super easy to setup. The sandbags attached to the sides are great to "anchor" it down on windier days. We were able to setup easily and keep it up in pretty high winds, while others on beach struggled & failed to setup their shade tents. It is easier with 2 people when the winds are higher. The folding is a little complicated. It takes some thinking/concentration to get it done, but it's not impossible. It's easier done with 2 people. Because of some reviews I read, we watched YT videos to kearn/understand how to fold it back. Glad we did because the instructions are very vague. All-in-all... I definitely give this product a 5 out of 5.

I was very happy that this was a well made product. I bought it for the beach and it worked well. It's easy to put up, but you definitely need to practice opening it, setting it up, and putting it away before you go to the beach. I ended up setting it up in the hotel room because I didn't have time to try it sooner. There aren't a lot of instructions and I had never heard of a guy line so I had to watch a couple YouTube videos to find out what a guy line was and what to do. It turns out they are nylon cords that help secure the tent. The first time I set it up and took it down, it took me awhile, but take your time and use patience and it'll be fine. Once you figure it out, you've got it. It was very secure in the sand & it's actually huge inside. The one bad thing, there wasn't much of a breeze on the beach that day, so it was hot inside of it.

I purchased this for beach day with our baby granddaughter. It is easy to put up and is larger than expected. The folding instructions in the bag were hard to follow. The QR code to video on how to fold it gave an error page not available. I found a video on the amazon product link re folding the tent. I was able to follow it to fold the tent. It is tricky to fold due to tension in the poles. Perhaps it will get easier with use.

This tent is perfect! My kids use it not only in the beach but in our garden as well. So easy to assemble and put back together they do it by themselves. We decided to buy a second one because it worked out great, now we have one for the kids and one for the adults! Great materials, very lightweight. At the beach, the bags provided to fill with sand provides perfect stability and maintains the tent on its place. We had a windy afternoon but the tents held on really well. I love that 2 adults can confortable fit inside, protected from the sun, and the windows let the breeze in. I highly recommend it!