Rating: 4,5 of 5 stars====================Product price: Check new Price in amazon====================Buy with Secure Transaction Amazon now…==================== Product DescriptionThe Quick Shelter is equipped with one of LightSpeed's® revolutionary drawstring hub systems which allows this tent to be set up in seconds. This 3 walled shelter with an extended canopy is ideal for the beach, backyard, or any other place you need to get some shade from the sun. Being both light weight and compact makes it easy to bring anywhere. The Quick Shelter comes equipped with sand pockets that can be filled with sand to provide stability in any setting. "Patent Pending"
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Customer Reviews:* I bought this at my local Costco for thirty-seven dollars and brought it with me on a recent week long beach vacation. Fortunately I also brought my beach umbrella because this product really cannot replace it in all conditions. Here is what you need to consider:1. Setup is quick and easy. Just lock the supporting rods in place and pull up the strings connecting them. Even in windy conditions this was no problem.2. Take down is also quick and easy. Just push down where the supporting rods connect, and the shelter collapses, after which you unlock the supporting rods. In windy conditions this was a little trickier, but still no problem.3. There is an instructional video that you can watch on the internet. But that video does not show the unit being folded up after take down and fitted into the carrying bag. The reason is that this takes a little bit of effort even in calm conditions. In windy conditions I found it almost impossible, and waited until after I was off the beach and in a less windy area to fold this up and fit it into the carrying bag.4. This unit has three attached sandbags which are more than adequate when filled with sand to keep the unit in place even in very windy conditions so long as at least one person is sitting inside it. While this unit comes with plastic stakes to further stabilize it, I found that using them had little effect in windy conditions and was completely unnecessary in calm conditions.5. This unit is great to use when (as happened on my vacation) you have a cool day to start, and then the wind kicks up on the beach producing an uncomfortable wind chill effect. That's when my wife usually wants to leave the beach, but with this unit she was able to be comfortably protected from the wind.6. On a hot humid day with little wind (as also happened on my vacation) I found this unit to be uncomfortably warm. Although this unit has three roll up windows to provide ventilation and also let you see out all sides, on a hot humid day it felt much less comfortable being in this unit than under a beach umbrella.7. With a beach umbrella, the shade shifts as the sun changes position, which means you move your beach chair. With this unit, however, you have to move the entire unit (which is another reason not to use the stakes), which can be done even with the sandbags filled as long as you take out a little sand and then replace it after the move.8. If you want to stay out of the sun under a beach umbrella, as long as you are in the shade of the umbrella, you can position your beach chair in any direction. However, with this unit in order to stay out of the sun you may have to position the tent so you are facing shore rather than the ocean (depending on the position of the sun) or at least facing sideways. I was never able to position this facing the ocean directly until late in the afternoon (just about the time we were getting ready to leave the beach) because of the position of the sun at the beach I was on at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. That did not bother my wife, but it did bother me, which is why I opted to stay under the beach umbrella rather than in this unit.9. There is a flap on the front of the unit that provides a seating area, but I am very tempted to cut it off because it makes folding the unit up more difficult due to the extra material, and at the beach just serves to collect sand. You are better off with a beach blanket.10. When it gets very windy at the beach, I often have to close my beach umbrella so it doesn't blow away. Not so with this unit, which worked very well in some heavy wind, which did not damage the unit. For the price, this is very well constructed.11. If you take this unit to watch a sports event at a park, you now have no sand to fill the sandbags, which is not a problem so long as it is not windy. However if it is windy at the park, the plastic stakes alone are not going to keep this in place. Also, while you may not care if you are facing the ocean directly at the beach in order to stay out of the sun, you will definitely care if you cannot position this to face the sporting event in order to stay out of the sun.12. This unit is roomy and large enough to easily accommodate two adults. It also has pockets on the back wall to hold miscellaneous items like sunglasses or sunscreen. The three roll up windows are easy to use.Bottom line: This works great at the beach on cooler, windier days, but can be uncomfortable when it gets very hot and humid with no breeze. For sporting events at a park, heavy wind can be a problem since the sand bags are not weighted down, and there is also the possibility of having to choose between seeing the sporting event and staying in the shade depending on the position of the sun. Also, while this is not heavy to carry, it does take up more space in a car than a beach umbrella, which can be a consideration when packing for a vacation. And while setup and take down are not hard, it's still not as simple as opening and closing a beach umbrella.My wife likes this unit since she tends to get cold much more quickly than I do at the beach. As for me, I will stick with my beach umbrella most of the time. * I seem to be a collector of portable tents and shades. I have the pole and tarp type, the ez-up shades, as well as the mini go quickshade. The problem with those are that they are heavy and take up valuable storage space. The only exception is the go quickshade which is compact, faily light, but is still a pain to set up by myself. When I saw one of these (Lightspeed Quick Shelters) at my local Costco, I had to try it out. When I picked it up, I noticed it was extremely light and compact. In fact, it's even more compact and lighter than my folding chair. One point to Lightspeed. Next was to try open and closing system...what a breeze. All it takes is a pull on the strings, which is kinda like pulling the string and clip on the bags that hold your folding chairs. To my surprise it was pretty big. It took up the width of a Costco isle. It can easily fit a family of 4. Break down was almost as simple and quick. Unlock and it breaks down like an umbrella. Wrap up the canopy material and shove it in the bag. Perfect for those AYSO soccer games or days at the beach. This is my new go to shade that will just live in the back seat of my car. 
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