I saw multiple versions of this wind-driven beach shade at the beach and couldn’t wait to get one myself! Unlike traditional umbrellas that get swept away by the wind, this one stays put, with its flap catching the wind perfectly. It’s lightweight, foldable, and super easy to set up. I also love that it’s beach legal, unlike some of the larger tents that aren’t allowed. Great for a breezy beach day without worrying about it flying away! The knob that screws the top bar on broke on the first day—just the wire that holds it in place, but it’s no big deal for me since it still works. Despite that minor issue, the beach shade does its job perfectly in the wind.

Our family really enjoyed using this tent on our camping trip. It is very roomy, fairly easy to set up with 2 people, and was completely weatherproof through rain showers and fog/mist. It also looks really nice, if that matters to you. It is very well ventilated when fully closed, though still warm when 55 F outside at night (felt like 68-70F inside). No condensation built up inside the tent, which was a nice surprise. Seems like tent would work very well for warm conditions too, since there are lots of very large windows. The tent is a little pricey at $340, but maybe it was just poor timing to get the best price. We only had a few issues with the tent: Instructions The instructions are mostly clear, but it would still be nice to include a little info about the room divider and entrance mat in the instructions. Also, the instructions for takedown would be much better if they suggested a folding pattern to get the tent to "pole width". We folded it in half twice length-wise and it was just a little too wide to fit in the bag (we will test folding along the shorter side after it dries out in our garage). It is mainly due to the frustration of trying to get the tent into the bag (and the lack of documentation on how to best do so) that we are docking it a star. Damage Fairly minor, but there was a factory-installed patch on the floor of the tent (mostly a cosmetic "issue") and one of the guy lines was frayed. Suggestion to Coleman: Add stripes on the bottom of the tent to indicate where to fold to guarantee that the tent can be stored in its bag.