Beach Shade

I bought this May 2022 and at first we had trouble figuring out the best way to put it up, but after that it's a breeze. We used to cart down to the beach a heavy canopy...no more! The Commouds is so light, and it looks beautiful fluttering in the wind. The canopy hasn't torn or stretched out in the two summers we've used it, and in Florida it is hot. It's gone through a couple thunder storms and all it did was lay flat. Nothing was bent or twisted. We just put it right back up after the storm was over. However, you need to still wear sunscreen. I'm not sure what the SPF is, but you can still get burned especially if you're out all day. I highly recommend this product.

We traveled to Destin with this! We have the 10 ft by 10ft and it fit in our suitcase just fine! Set up was easy took 5 minutes if you have some extra hands to fill up the sand bags. The shovel it came with worked great and made it really quick to fill up. Fill up the sand bags as much as possible and then pull the fabric right and it works great!!!! We had purse set up great but I noticed others with the same product dropping a little because there sand bags weren’t full and they probably didn’t stretch it tight. Great product we plan to continue to take it on our beach vacations!!

I hated this thing so damn much. I spent the entire day at the beach babysitting it and trying to keep it from collapsing. Constantly adjusting the placement and angles of the poles every time the wind shifted. Constantly shoveling sand into the corner pockets. If there is a very* light breeze, I could see it working. If there is a normal amount of oceanfront wind, buckle up, you're not going to have a relaxing day.

This was a challenge to set up in the wind. Definitely need extra hands. It worked best to dig holes, fill the sand bag corners, and bury them in sand. Then use the tie cords to stabilize. Once we finished wrestling it the first day, we enjoyed the shade. The rest of our vacation had very little wind, which made set up a ton easier!

This was a really great purchase. We use to drag out a 10×10 pop up tent to the beach but we didn't have the room with a smaller car. It would also take 2-3 of us to set up & break down. This canopy was so easy that I could do everything by myself. The trick is to really pack as much sand as you can into the pockets & stretch out the copy as far as possible. If you do that, it will set up well. Once it was up & in place, I dug holes deeper and buried the pockets & covered them up with sand. It did great even with a lot of wind. We used it several times at the beach that week. I would buy again.

Poles are not great for windy days. All of them broke

Yay for this shade!! I bought this one since the trendy brands came with fewer poles and I wanted a bigger shade size as well. I’ve set it up 3-4 times (on my own) this weekend and it’s been great. My kids love filling the sand anchors and emptying them for break down. I was able set up on a low tide sand bar and QUICKLY break down and leave when our oasis was disappearing. Easy set up on my own, great shade coverage, easy carrying bag and definitely a staple for summer. I thought the wrapping bungee cords were silly but they really help and do a great job.

It’s actually very functional. The fabric is very elastic, and it’s holing up pretty well. We’ve used it about 8 time this past season. It provides good protection from sun, and seems tolerant of reasonable breezes or wind. If it gets too wi day, you probably won’t want to be on the beach anyway. You’ll probably get pretty good at setting it up after your first couple uses.