SUN NINJA Beach Tent Sun Shelter, UPF50+ Protection, Easy Pop Up Beach Shade Canopy for Camping, Fishing, Backyard Fun, Lightweight & Portable, Fits Up to 8 People, 10×10 FT 4 Pole

Always works, no matter how windy it is!
This is the second one we have ordered. We go to the beach regularly during the summer, so we have used this in all types of conditions. We have never had a problem with keeping it standing – even on extremely windy days. It is lightweight and super easy to set up. Be sure to watch the short video of how to set it up. This will help you avoid the reasons why people with similar products can’t keep them standing. The secret is that the TOP of the pole points into the wind. Having the sand bags as part of the tent makes it compact and may contribute to why it is so stable on windy days. I would highly recommend this product!

Beach Day
A little hard to stabilize on windy beach days

Easy setup.
So far so good. I have only used it once. Easy setup and take down. I am bummed that I paid $169.95 and a couple of days later it is $129.90.

Large was almost perfect for 2 people, maybe not 4
We purchased the 4 person tent for a beach vacation. We’ve gone through so many umbrellas over the years and they never stand up, so we thought we’d give this one a try. We appreciated that it was lightweight and compact, as it traveled with us in our checked luggage. The first use did take a bit of practice to get it up and going. It was highly annoying that all the poles were wrapped in lightweight plastic and we had a tough time safely removing it in a steady 20mph wind without it flying away. I definitely recommend removing all packaging before taking it into the wild.Secondly, the compact shovel was a bit too compact, and we assume that it will be the least durable component of the system. I plan to invest in a high quality stainless steel scoop for future use. Also, the filling of the bags with sand is by far the most time consuming portion of setting up the tent. This isn’t so bad, but it leaves you stuck in the hot sun until all the bags are filled with sand. I suggest investing in a second more durable scoop or shovel so that two people can fill bags at one time. Also the plastic shovel was fine on loose sand, but when we encountered harder more compact sand I would have appreciated a stronger shovel.It’s very important to follow the relatively simple and straight forward instructions: fill the bags and stretch it out. On our 5th and final day at the beach we watched a crew of 6 people struggle to get a similar tent set up. We told them to stretch it out and fill the bags, but they didn’t want to listen to us experienced oldsters, so their struggle continued much longer than necessary.As for the shade, the fast moving late summer sun presented challenges with the smaller tent, every hour we had to adjust our seating positions to stay in the shade. At times during the high sun the shade was plenty, but quite often as the sun was sinking lower we’d find that we just didn’t have enough. A great feature however was being able to use 2 or 3 poles as necessary to angle the shade some, however we may yet consider purchasing a larger tent just to maximize our shade and minimize our movements. Another thing we appreciated about the tent was that given the 4 fixed points it was very sturdy, even in high winds. Many people we saw had a different new shade canopy that consisted of one large pole arched into the sand with 1 anchor point up wind. While this system created a good area of shade, we imagine the constant flapping of the canopy was louder than we desired. The Sun Ninja provided quiet shade instead.

I love the product, easy to use,nice material, perfect size.

This is a photo of our trip to Sardinia, Italy. We bought the XL version and brought it all the way from Ireland knowing how hot it will get here in summer. We have two young kids so wanted to make sure they’re fully covered. It was quick and easy to setup and very stable even in a fairly strong wind. Gives excellent shelter. Everyone on the beach was looking jealously at us as they all had the standard small parasols.It does cost more than most brands but you have to pay for quality. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone heading for the sun. Enjoy!