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!

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

We went to Panama City Beach and used this tent every day for at least 8 hours a day for 5 days! You can set it up with one person in about a minute or less, but take down requires a bit of effort so that it will fit back into the bag, it's not very heavy and it will fit easily in the trunk. It will fit 2 adults or teens or 3-4 small kids and a decent sized cooler. We had regular camping chairs but, low back beach chairs will be much better as to give you more head room. It's not very rugged but it's also not delicate, just try not to be too rough when handling it but its very stable when set up. I filled the sand pockets up to give it more stability in the wind and it comes with stakes and guy lines for stronger winds. The window panels allow for more ventilation should you need it and the pokets inside hold phones ,keys or other small items. The panel does zip up in case you want/ need some privacy. It will be much cooler inside this shelter than in direct sun even on the hottest of days!

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.

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.

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!!!!

Do not buy! Very cheap parts that break the very first time using tent. The quality of easthills outdoors is rock bottom.I Will never purchase another easthills product