Easthills Outdoors Instant Shader Dark Shelter XL Beach Tent 99" Wide for 4-6 Person Sun Shelter UPF 50+ with Extended Zippered Porch Pacific Blue

This tent is amazing. A must have for the beach! You can secure it with stakes or sand in the pockets. We used it on a windy day recently and it stayed put. It sets up and folds back down easily, and can be done with one person (though two is better!) It has a lot of really thoughtful design features, for example the pouches that hold sand release with Velcro so you can easily empty them. There are pockets inside for phones and things. We fit about 3 beach chairs in it, it’s a nice size for a family. When we used it this weekend I just thought it was so well-designed I had to come back and write a review!

Bought this to take to the beach because we didn't want to rely on the umbrellas. I almost bought the Kelty version but decided to go with this one and I do not regret it at all! I usually buy high quality products from known brands because I do not like junk. Was a little concerned because about the quality of this name brand but it was a good gamble. We used this every day for 7 days at the beach. It weighs about a third of what those 10x10 pop up shelters weigh and it sets up in literally less than 30 seconds! Just pull the two ropes and boom, its open. Fill the 3 sand pockets to weigh it down and you are good to go. It also comes with some rope and some spikes to pin down the front if you want. The floor is long and wide enough to comfortably sit two beach chairs inside. The sun protection is outstanding (no light comes in through the inside with the windows closed). You can open or close the three windows with handy loops holders. Taking it down is a snap by pressing down the two orange rods at the top and folding it back up. (Takes about a minute to get it fully down and back in the bag) This is a good investment and well worth the money for the sun protection it provides. I sat in there for many hours each day and was very comfortable. There is 4 pockets on the sides and one overhead that I placed my JBL speaker it. The only negative that I found with it is the nylon strap that helps compress it so you can get it back in the bag is really cheap so I replaced mine with a better one. (get them for like a dollar anywhere) If you are on the fence like I was, take my word for it and get one, everybody around me was asking about it and wanted one! Take care!

We took this on a cruise and used it on two of our beach days, one in Turks and Caicos and one in Bonaire. This tent was super easy to put up and take down and 3 adults fit comfortably in it. Turks and Caicos was a little windy and the tent held up great. Bonaire had unusually strong winds and the tent worked ok but had some issues staying up so as long as the winds aren’t too strong you should be super pleased with this tent. The fact that we could zip up the entire front flap was a major plus, and you could even use a cable lock on it if you wanted to make it extra secure.

Pros... (1) this thing is huge both me and my 6'8 husband could get into it easily and stretch out comfortably. (2) It keeps ALLLL the sun out. The black interior really really makes a difference. (3) This thing withstood some REALLY REALLY high winds on our 1st day at the beach. We tried to do it without the strings but read the directions and discovered that we need to use the lines in high wind conditions. (3b) The sand bags around it REALLY REALLY help. It seems they really put a lot of thought into the design of this unit. (4) I was able to stand up and I'm almost 5'9... now I had a little head/ neck bend but for the most part, i could stand up at the middle point of it. (5) speaking of standing up, I was able to zip it up, close all the windows and not only keep out the cooler air as it got later in the day & keep out the sun when unwanted, I was able to change clothes standing up. (6) It looks very aesthetically pleasing. We walked away from it down to the water and looked back up. It really looked very very nice compared to other tents and shelters out on the beach. (7) And maybe the most important pro, IT IS SUPER EASY TO PUT UP!!!! LIKE, SERIOUSLY! JUST AS EASY AS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO!!! NO JOKE!! I will record a video of us putting it up later. EXTREMELY EASY! CONS: It was INITIALLY really difficult to pack back up. Letting it down was easy but all the legs wouldn't fold in as shown in the video. But my husband just strong-armed the 1 onery leg (I was against it...I thought he would break it).... but that actually worked!!! After that, it was a breeze to put away (pun intended). (2) The window coverings flew up a tad impacting the privacy when I was changing clothes inside. ALL IN ALL... the pros FAR outweigh the cons. This is an EXCELLENT UNIT... ON sunny and breezy days at the beach.

Love love this tent! I have a similar one but it’s not black out. This one shades you from the sun, no need for sunscreen. Set up is easy and it’s comfortable for family of 4 to hangout in/around it. For comfort I wouldn’t do more than 2-3 chairs tho. Highly recommend

I'm a Florida native who loves the beach and often go alone so I don't want a heavy, difficult set up tent and I want to skip frying. I have bought so many tents this is literally Theeeeee BEST Tent! It's quick set up, roomy but even better it's 10 degrees cooler inside due to the dark technology. I bought others and your shaded but sweating bullets. This one is The One.

We are the envy of everyone at the beach. Easy to carry and set up. I would advise you to set it up first in your yard. That way when you get to the beach you know how to operate it. It may take a few tries but that’s it, and it’s all muscle memory from there. Great purchase, especially in Florida!!!!

This is a really nice tent but when I went to set it up vacation this year the third time the locking mechanism broke in one of the struts broke off the rivet. I know how to set this thing up I've done it about 6 to 8 times with no issues. So this tent got used that few times and then broke. When we're not on vacation it sits in the bag in my garage on a Shelf. I have tried three times to contact East Hills Outdoors but they choose to not respond to my inquiries through their website, their email, or through Facebook. I do not recommend buying anything from them because the products are inferior quality and if it breaks you'll never be able to get a hold of anybody. Like most places they don't list a phone number on their website and I've searched and searched and cannot find one. Amazon won't replace it either because the warranty is through the manufacturer. Now this tent is useless.