We used this as an upright umbrella instead of as a beach shelter because our chairs were too tall for the beach shelter layout. It was much easier to carry down to the beach instead of one of those pop up canopies and cheaper than renting an umbrella every day. The tilt joint in the middle was hard to push over when opening the umbrella. It did not withstand 18 mph wind the one day it was super windy and actually blew inside out. It did provide good shade but towards the end of the day, it was really tilting a lot and had trouble standing up in the sand.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: Despite the YouTube videos, I have not been able to fold it back down after using it the second time. I was able to do it well once, when I tested it. However, on our actual beach excursion, I could not get it closed even after pulling up a video on my cell phone. In fact, I may have bent the frame trying it so many times and I may have to just throw it away. It was easy enough to set up, and I liked having the thin bottom lining so we didn't have to sit on our beach towels. I did not feel it was sturdy enough to withstand the wind that day if I wandered too far away from it. The next day we set a cooler down inside, which made it feel much more secure. It was probably too small to put more than one chair inside. My visitors wanted to sit in the sun anyway, so I sat inside the tent with the cooler and our beach bag. There would not have been enough room for a second person as long as the cooler and beach bag were inside. If I can get it closed again, it will probably do nicely for my purposes. I live near the beach and I should be able to put it in my bike bag for a quick bike ride to the beach. It's still in my garage in it's fully open state, but I gave it a 3 assuming I can get it folded back up and use it for the purpose I described. This review is for the iCorer Automatic Pop Up Instant Portable Outdoors Quick Cabana Beach Tent Sun Shelter. I paid $40 for it, so I will be annoyed if I end up having to throw it away. The seller sent me several videos, as stated in the whatcampingtent.com product info. UPDATE 5/30/16: We have finally mastered the fine art of folding it back up and getting it back into the carrying case -- including being able to zip up the case. It took him around 90 minutes before he figured out his system. Believe it or not, he said the best instructions were the ones sewn into the tent, although the second YouTube video helped a bit. Since we are able to fold it back up, it is perfect for our purpose. We successfully took it to the beach on our bicycles today. It fit very well in the saddlebag on his bike. We could fit the two of us inside lying down pretty comfortably, although we did not have much stuff with us. I will try to upload two pictures: one showing it on the beach and the other showing it folded back up on the bicycle. The seller contacted me immediately after my original review, and offered a refund or exchange, which we really appreciated. We are going to keep the tent and also post very positive seller feedback.