I like that it is light weight and relatively easy to install. I liked the internal gear loops and attachment points for the boot bags and yak hooks. It is compact. I was at 1st reluctant to purchase because the material was not coordinated with the HD skyrise tent but after thinking about it I am glad they did not change it for the HD version of this tent since it needs to be removed and stored and its small size makes it more efficient for camping and over landing when you are needing the room to store all of your stuff. The lighter fabric is easier to handle. Improvements could be made to the stake loops at the bottom by replacing the plastic rings and going with a more robust strap or loop system with reflective rope.

I have gotten sooo much use out of this hammer and stake kit over the past few months. I've definitely taken it camping several times, but it has also been the most helpful at setting up and taking down all the tents for these Vine reviews. It has made that process so much quicker. The hammer is of course... a hammer, but the stake puller is what is so nice about this thing. That hook has made pulling stakes out of my hard NC red clay dirt so much easier. It has a nice balance between light weight and build quality. Nothing on it has started loosening or wiggling. The stakes are great when I need extras and the bag has really been great for storing all of my tent setup stuff. You can see in my picture the stuff that comes with the kit and all the extra stuff I'm able to fit in the bag. Even with all that it still has plenty of room left for more stuff if needed. The bag is also well built and can definitely handle all the weight. You can also see that I have made a modification to the hammer. To cut down on noise and potential damage from a steel hammer on aluminum stakes, I epoxied a thick piece of leather to the hammer head. Some camp sites actually have a rule where you can only use rubber or leather faced hammers for noise reasons. The one complaint that I have, that is also kinda funny, is that when using the hammer it actually rings like a tuning fork! I mean in just keeps going and going for almost a minute if you let it. My guitar tuner actually picked it up as a B flat, lol! The leather has helped some, but definitely hasn't stopped it. It really pretty much just changed the pitch of it if anything (I haven't rechecked it with the tuner). I have a few ideas to stop it from ringing such as putting spray foam inside the hollow handle, but I haven't tried them yet. I usually just mute it with my hand. Other than the ringing though, I love everything about the kit. I've gotten a lot of use out of it, it is super helpful, and I definitely recommend it.

I grew up, going to Lake Powell and Mexico to beaches where wind is always an issue, and we use pop-up shades as known throw-always after each season. I decided it was worth trying the extra money to not stress about breaking frames of pop-ups in the wind when I purchased this extra large Neso sunshade. I purchased two extra feet so that we could make it a hole for post shade. At first I was worried when I put it up because it was so wobbly but once we buried the sandbags for extra weight, it’s stretched out awesome. It moves with the wind and doesn’t grab it like a parachute like a pop-up shade. I love the color and the portability of it because it was smaller than a kids backpack. I’m a little worried about how it will hold up where the posts sit inside of the Lycra. I guess we will see how long they last. But they look amazing and they are dynamic instead of static, which I think has made a huge difference. The sun does shine a little bit through, but it also lets a little wind through, and it moves with the wind. We loved it, and it looked stylish. It was definitely taller and way bigger than any other pop-up shades that we could manage. Highly recommend after 7 days at rocky point.