No shade, no problem.
Take a breather from the beach volleyball or a nap at the park in the shade of this pop-up tent’s lightweight polyester shell. (On breezy days, keep the shelter in place with stakes.) Our favorite part: It’s super fun to set up! Packed away as a round disc, all you have to do is hold it away from you, give it a little toss, and boom, it snaps right open. We were gonna to say it’s magic, but we’re resisting the urge. Okay, it’s pretty magical.
Photography by Rocky Luten
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Picnic Time
Moorpark, CA
Picnic Time doesn’t mess around when it comes to outdoor leisure. They’ve been doing the “al fresco” thing since 1982, perfecting outdoor essentials from classic baskets to gardening supplies. This ain’t your grandma’s plastic tablecloth—this is a whole new way to picnic.
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Reviews for
Sun Shelter Pop-Up Tent
Reviews for
Sun Shelter Pop-Up Tent
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Easy to use, great sun protection
And pretty to boot! I bought this as a gift for my sister and her two littles. She reports that it works very well, is a cinch to use, and I can vouch it looks great as a backdrop to family photos!
Great when it is open but a pain to fold up!
The directions included are totally useless and it took ten times watching the YouTube video to finally close it up properly. It will snap open so you really need 4 hands to do it ( I finally managed with 2 after multiple tries. I can't imagined trying to fold it upon a windy beach day with two toddlers in tow so I will only use it when I have other adults with me to keep an eye on them while I wrestle this beauty back into its case. Otherwise it is well made and very useful to block sun at the beach .
Looks and works great!
Only used it twice so far (once at the beach and once in our backyard to provide shade for our toddler as she played in her sprinkler pool). It pops open surprisingly quickly, and it's a bit of a struggle to fold it back (I recommend watching a video beforehand!). It's a lot bigger than I was expecting, and the stripes / colours are just beautiful and really fun. It also folds thin and is very light to carry.
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