Very nice canopy, looks great! Fyi it's 50lbs and huge!
I really like this pop-up canopy. It looks really nice and it's pretty easy to put up. In fact, I put it up entirely by myself. The 50lbs when packed can be a struggle, but the carry bag has two wheels, which helps, and there's double handles on one side and one on the end. Once packed, it didn't really want to stay upright by itself, but it wasn't a big deal to lean it against something. Packing it back up my myself was a bit of a task, especially fitting the fabrics been inside with the frame, but it's doable. Assuming you have zero wind. If you have any wind, you'll need a second person to help, trust me. The canopy itself is great. The fabric has a silver backing that reflects radiant heat (feeling the sun through the fabric). The frame looks really nice, the quality is great, it feels good when the parts are moving and everything is nice and tight. The frame feels very fun l sturdy and durable, but it's huge. 13x13 is as big or bigger than most regular bedrooms. So this can really catch the wind. You definitely need to stake, guy line, and sand bag the corners. Even if it's not windy, weather can change. So do this, especially if there are kids around whatsoever. The fabric of overall nice, but there were quite a few places with long threads hanging off or caught in the stitching, but none of the actual stitches were loose in what I've seen so far. Also, some long threads on something this size is probably nitpicky on my part. Assembly is pretty easy. I've tried to include pictures of the stages you go through to set it up. Frame halfway open and put the fabric on, finish expanding it, raise it up. To start, you can stand it up and start pulling on the corners. Or, you can lay it down on its side and start lifting one corner straight up, making a diamond in the air, if you want a good headstart. You'll still end up walking around, pulling each corner, if you're by yourself. But once it's halfway expanded, you'll want to put the cover over it and secure the corners. If you want the center section taught, attach it before you put the cover on, and make sure that center section corners hook on the inner hooks. It's hard to explain until you try it and I didn't see the inner hooks until taking it apart. I've included a closeup of the inner hooks. Anyway, once you have the cover over it and corners secured (perimeter and vented top), then duck inside the frame. You can push up on the center post and spread the rest of the frame like a giant umbrella. The red ring locks into place to keep it expanded. Very cool, because you don't have to lock every corner like another canopy I have. The screen walls are very nice. You have a zippered door opening on all 4 sides. To attach them, I unzipped one opening so the walls were like one long bolt of fabric. I started at the middle of one wall and walked around, attaching them with Velcro as I circled. You'll want to pull the walls very taught as you circle so that you can close the zipper when you get back to your starting point. To pack it up, it's pretty easy. You go to the center, pull on the center red ring, and it starts folding inwards like a dying spider lol. Pull it in about halfway, take the cover off, collapse the frame the rest of the way, fold the fabrics. The frame goes back in the carry bag very easy. The fabrics not so much so, but I'm sure it's easier with two people. If you want to save a little weight and hassle packing it up, leave the screen walls behind. Currently priced at $130, I think it's a great value. The quality overall is very good and well thought out. I wish the carry bag was easier to put the fabrics back in, but it wasn't impossible. It only opens on one end, which is why it's difficult, versus a lengthwise zipper. Read more
