Customer Reviews With Photos

10 out of 10! I have owned every possible tent there is- THIS ISSSS THE ONE! All moms….it sets up with one person,Packs easily in a suitcase, gives tons of shade, is Light weight and survives alllll levels of wind! Do not think about the price- I would have paid 500 it is THAT good! My kids love it! Do it!

I found the quality of these clamp-on umbrellas is much better than I had expected. These are going to be very durable and very versatile. Metal is used where strength is needed, and it's not thin or flimsy. The rubber surface of the clamp prevents damage to where it is attached, so it can be used without worry. The body and knobs of the clamp are made of a much stronger than plastic material, perhaps resin. They are heavy duty, and I have no worries they will break or wear out. I really like the versatility of the clamp mechanism. I found it can be adjusted to almost any situation, and the jaws of the clamp open wide if needed. For starters, my wife and I are planning to use these umbrellas clamped to mobility scooters when we attend a large outdoor festival soon. It will be very handy to have our personal shade or rain protection. These umbrellas clamp so securely to the scooters, we can leave them attached when mobile. The umbrellas work like one would expect and can easily be opened or closed, and of course they will also clamp onto most chairs.. The umbrella fabric is very strong, waterproof, and hemmed around the perimeter. It resists tearing, and is very good quality….certainly better than the fabric used on many umbrellas. The umbrella’s center shaft support is metal and over ½ inch in diameter, and the ribs that form the umbrellas structure are either made of carbon fiber or a similar rugged and rigid material. These umbrellas far exceeded my expectations. I am very happy with them. If you are looking for clamp-on umbrellas, these are first class.

I'll preface this comment with the fact that I've been a happy Shibumi customer for years. When I heard they launched a new quieter version of the shade, I figured I'd give it a try. I must say, the new canopy is noticably more quiet compared to our previous shade. We purchased both the classic and mini sizes and used them on a family trip to Jekyll Island. The shade was a hit and worked perfectly well, as expected, and our friends liked it so much they ended up buying one for their family. I can't recommend this product enough! Pros: Ultra light weight Quick setup and takedown Tons of shade Cons: Requires additional attachment if there's no wind

This beach cabana is amazing! It's easy to assemble and sturdy. We used it on a breezy beach with no issues. The sand pockets keep the cabana sturdy... no flying away! It even comes with scoops for the sand! Easy to transport in a carrying case! Great buy!

Stayed in the Catskills for a week and slept in our 4Runner… these were awesome! Allowed great air flow and even though it rained every night, not a drop in the car with the windows open. No bugs either!! Easy to take off when we left on daily trips, 2 minutes to put them back on at night. Would recommend to anyone sleeping in a vehicle.

Bought this tent for our beach trip in December. It'll save us $$$ since no need to rent beach chairs and umbrella anymore! When folded, it's compact and fits the carryon luggage nicely. Installation is easy and straightforward. Size of the tent is decent. Quality seems excellent. Fabric pattern is cute and my kids approve it.

Please, prior to leaving a review, do everybody, including yourself, a favor by setting up the tent at home before you go camping, or whatever you're plans for it might be. Make sure all the components are in the sack. Make sure it's easy for you to set up. The tent was a piece of cake to set up (I read the instructions). First time took maybe 15 minutes for the tent, another 6 for the rain fly. It's windy today and I got the tent up by myself, but the rain fly was a 2-person job. The rain fly pole goes into a sleeve along the horizontal edge of the front of the fly (over the door). It'd be great if the sleeve is rust colored like the tent sleeves, but no, it's the same blue as the fly and tent, and not in the least obvious. Honestly, I dunno all that much about tents, but in my ignorance, to me the fabric seems thin. The bathtub floor is nice and tall. I'm gonna put either thick neoprene sheeting or a tarp inside to keep from damaging the floor. And then another tarp underneath for floor protection and rain. The door zipper is 2-way - but NOT "smooth," and wants to zip onto the rust-colored rain edging. We put some liquid dish soap along the zipper - it's better, but you still need to watch that it doesn't grab the edging. There was a 4 inch piece of thread near the height of the door zipper that wanted to catch in the zipper. DO NOT pull any threads, always snip them off with a pair of scissors. The last thing you want is for a pulled thread to start unraveling a seam or catch in and muck up your zipper. The window zipper is easy and smooth. There are NOT "built-in zipper windows all around." The only zipper window is in the door. The "snag-free continuous pole sleeves" are NOT snag-free - they catch on the silver pole sockets. It's not a big deal, just a matter of being aware. The obvious 'NOT' is the Shape being "square." Five and six lines down in the full description is stated the width is 9 feet and the length is 12 feet (accurate). Not sure in what universe the tent is manufactured, but 9×12 is not square. Just fyi: we're gonna Scotch Guard the heck out of tent. Incorrect descriptions aside, it seems like a right decent tent. I'll update next month once I've camped in it.

So far I am living this tent! I have bought several tents over the years and I mostly camp by myself with my dog. I like to have a lot of room in my tent to move around and also to have a king or queen size mattress inside. This tent has plenty of room and is tall enough for me. I am 6 ft tall and it gives me about an inch to an inch and a half of space over my head when I stand up in there. I like that I don't have to slouch down inside the tent. We had rain for a first weekend using the tent and so far no problems with that. There were no instructions inside on how to set this up but if you set up tents before it's not hard to figure out. But for people who may be looking for instructions the longer black poles go on both sides of the door. The shorter gray poles go on the other ends of the tent and the long orange pole goes over the top of the tent and lastly the short black pole goes over the door. I plan on posting a video next time I set up the tent up to show how exactly to set it up. But I can easily set this up by myself, as long as you stake down the Four Corners to start you can set this tent up by yourself. The zipper on the door was a little bit rough at first but after spraying some WD-40 silicone lubricant on the zipper everything's been great. All the windows zippers worked properly from the get-go. I am really enjoying this tent so far and will keep you posted if anything changes but so far really great tent. Also I like that it doesn't take up a lot of room in my car cuz previous tents that I have bought take up a lot of room in the trunk of my car and this folds up nicely and actually fits in its tent bag which is not too big of a bag and doesn't take up that much space.

Some people have left reviews say that it takes a lot of work to get the tent assembled. I found a very simple way that works. The first time you put it on your car you set it all up and adjust your straps - then all you have to do is hook it up from then on out. The first time might take you 20 minutes, but after that, it probably only takes 10 or less. 1. Lay the tent out so that they gathered side of the tent that has elastic in it is pointing towards your car.. with the hatch back down lay this part of the tent over the top of your car. There are straps on each side, run them through the loops and then weave it through your wheel on your tire. Bring the strap back up and put it into the clip at the top. Cinch the strap tight. From now on it fits your car! 2. Then lift your hatchback with the tent laying over the car. This works the easiest because you don’t have to try to get the tent wrangled over the top of a hatchback that’s open.. much easier! If you have a roof rack on your car, I would with the strap through the roof rack as well. 3. Insert the tent poles through the clips and the loop that sound to the back side of the tent. Put each end of the tent poles into the grommets. Inside of the tent, there is a black strap that is attached near where the pole is. It stretches across the inside of the tent and attaches to a clip on the other side where the pole goes through the grommet on that side. 4. Make sure all of your doors screens and everything are zipped shut, then spread the tent out away from the car and insert the stakes on each side of the door. 5. We purchased new heavy duty stakes that have a hook on them, and we put a stake in near the tire, where the tent poles come down and near the opening of the door of the tent on each side. Six stakes in total.. I’ve seen a review that says it takes two people to put this up but it definitely could be done by one person. EDIT: we have used this for 7 nights - up and down each night. We have had strong winds, thunder, lightning and rain. As long as you get better stakes with a hook and put them in tight you are good to go. We set out crates with food and some firewood along the inner flap when we had the wind. This is holding up well.

Just got back from a camping trip to the rainforests of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. It's easy to set up, held held up well in the rain. The included footprint did its job and kept the bottom of the tent clean and dry, much easier to clean it than the bottom of the tent. The vestibules kept my shoes dry without letting their mud into the tent proper. On the one dryer warmer day it ventilated well with the rainfly doors tied open. It was very comfortable in terms of space for me. Not sure it would continue to be comfortable if you added another person to the equation, but I expect that you always have to subtract one from the number of people listed on any tent.

We are very pleased with this tent. Set up is easy, takes just a few minutes. It kept us warm & dry in a steady rain in 40 degree weather. We have run a little electric space heater inside it with no condensation build up…the top is well ventilated to allow air escape even with the rain fly on. We did spray the entire tent with scotch guard before our trip…it took 4 cans for the entire tent. We have had no water leakage in the tent. It easily sleeps 4 people with 2 cots and a queen air mattress, plus a small table for items. We love this tent and are looking forward to many more camping trips in it!

Daylight with little tac weld here and there. All sticks are like this. It is just amazing to see such a poor choice made in a critical spot. How some make extra profit, huh.

Used for the first time last week on the beach. Easy to carry and put up. Left the tent “bags” buried and removed the poles at night which led to an easy set-up the next morning. The incredible 22’ x 11’ size kept all eight of us cooler and shaded. The tent was exposed to a week of full sun, 90-95 degree weather, considerable winds and still maintained very well … but you can’t be afraid to stretch it. This won’t work for you unless you have good tension between the fabric, poles, and sand … we were “too gentle” our first go-around and the poles didn’t hold. Tent and bags were in good shape upon disassembling…should be in great shape for next year. The navy color helped enhance the shade … this is the tent we’ve been looking for. I was also able to carry the tent and my chair to the beach without the help of my husband … big bonus since we have a lot to set up!

I had a few problems with it. The stakes it comes with are, shall we say, light duty. The guy ropes didn’t come with tensioners, and I would say these two factors had a major part in it blowing down and sustaining damage. HOWEVER… their customer service was INCREDIBLE. They went out of their way to make it right, and for that reason alone, I’d buy another one. I’m changing my review from 1 star to 4

I've had several instant cabin style tents, but this is the first "pyramid" style tent I've had. It's perhaps the first of its kind that I have seen as well. I'm trying to think of reasons for the design, and I can see some advantages. If you have cots/pads set up on the far ends, you have a pretty good skyward view, though this is true everywhere in the tent as there's tons of mesh. Either end has a gusset that is hooked up to the guy lines that I suppose helps to channel rain water away. Something that stands out to me with this tent compared to another instant tent I reviewed recently is that the material is quite tight, making the tent feel very sturdy. The instant cabin portion of the tent (center) are not quite 90 degrees but pretty close, giving you a bit more space and, I think, improving the tent's wind resistance. With the novel design out of the way, the build quality is very good. No loose threads or anything of that nature. Stitches all look good. I have one build quality issue with one of the guy lines for the rainfly, where it's oddly falling apart. Finally, the integrated lights are nice. I don't know that it really adds much, but it is a sort of neat feature to have. I wish the string lights were integrated into the tent body so you don't need the rainfly to use it. Between integrated lights and better material quality, I'd rather have better material quality. You can tell that a lot of the money for this tent went into providing lights. On to the issues: the material quality is only okay for the price. I've had less expensive instant tents that have better quality materials. The floor for example is PE (tarp). Kinda crude, basic. What you get on budget tents. It does the job, but isn't very nice - but, that is improved slightly in that there is some nice reinforcement where the main poles hook into the tent floor, so that seems nice and robust (the tent in general seems built very robustly in spite of the cheaper materials). That said, the water resistance is unfortunately not very good. While the rainfly is generous and covers most of the tent, the center of the tent is fairly exposed. I didn't see any issues with water ingress around the windows in the front or back, but those seams are all taped. The seam where the tent body and floor meets however is not taped - and this is exactly where water is getting in. It seems common knowledge that no matter how nice your seam is, unless it's taped, it's going to leak, so I'm not sure why tent makers don't tape them. After my fairly short test with sub-city pressure water in between mist and stream, after a few minutes of "rain", the seam began to leak in some places. Not everywhere, but I think with a long enough rainstorm, it will happen on both the front and back wall. Mind you, this was not with direct water spray on the seam either - this was indirect water. (Update: I think the leak, based on some of my pictures, might be from a transverse seam above the floor seam and it dripped down and collected at the floor seam - not sure) My final critique is that I don't love the provided battery bank. It takes D batteries which I don't have, so I had to use one of my power banks. I'm sure it's this way both for cost cutting and also so that they can ship the tents without special provisions. To sum it up, it's a well built tent with some novel features, and is reassuringly sturdy, but not particularly water resistant due to the body-to-floor seam. Setup is complicated by the design somewhat, but will probably be faster as you get used to it. The ends of the tent use fiberglass poles (my least favorite).