SUN NINJA Beach Tent Sun Shelter, Beach Shade Canopy with UPF50+ Protection

I bought the 10x10 size for a trip to Kauai in early summer and was very happy with it. It easily fit in my checked luggage along with all the other beach items I brought. It was easy to set up and take down and handled the wind well though it must be set up properly for windy conditions. It provided tons of shade and was great for my family and the other families we traveled with. It should be noted that it won't keep you very dry if it rains but that is not an issue to me. I will continue to use this for all of my future beach trips.

We bough this tent sun shelter gently used. It was still well packaged with all the items still in the box. There were instruction sheets that came along with it. The four poles were packed two each in two bags. The sand scooper, elastic ties and metal anchors were still in the bag and didn't look like they were used. The big blue canopy was also well packed in its own bag. This whole canopy is well packaged and I like how they all have their own bags for storage and then fit into one big bag at the end. Putting up the canopy is easy. We have the XL size and it is true to the dimensions. It gives us plenty of shade and easy to put up and bring it down. Sliding the four legs out to give you the best support for the metal poles. Sand is always at the beach you might as well use it when you can. If you are any other place and need to use this sun shelter they include metal anchors to use. The material of the canopy is flexible and offers you shade when you need it. The material is strong and durable. Easy to move around as needed. When you are done for the day everything fits nicely back into their own bags. This is so easy to carry to and from the beach. The bag fully loaded does have some weight but its doable. Best thing we bought for the beach that will stay put on the most windiest days! Love it. Well worth your money. We may even buy a few more! So easy to put up and take down.

Fantastic product! Used on the lake and beaches for 3 years so far and it's still going strong. It's very easy to pack up and takes a few minutes to set up. It packs up very small and is easy to throw in the car. A much better option and cheaper than other sun protection. Having a bigger shovel on hand to help fill up the sand bags is helpful too.

I got the 7x7.5 size and it’s actually pretty great. It’s not really big enough for more than 2 people, and you can’t fully stand under it, but it’s easy to set up. It feels sturdy enough and provides shade. Much better suited than the “easy-up” style 10x10 and the tent pole style screen house we had. I would definitely recommend it for a coulple looking for beach shade.

This review is for the 5’ x 5’ “two-person” size tent, primarily used with two poles (only). Random notes in no particular order: - First saw one of these earlier this summer, and thought ‘that’s the coolest-looking tent ever’. Looks like a big ol' waterbug on the beach. Which BTW, it does sprawl out there – that 5’ x 5’ tent is more like 15’ x 15’ once it’s stretched out, so be aware. I will say that though the legs do stretch out, they are anchored by sand bags, so there are no stakes/spikes etc. for you (or anyone else) to worry about. - I purchased the 5’ x 5’ version as I usually go on my own to the beach to read. The 5’ x 5’ size is perfect for one person, which leads to an important note: Size/people references supplied are more like ‘maximum capacity’. I’d halve the occupancy ratings for ideal fit: 5’ x 5’ for one person 7’ x 7’ for two 10’ x 10’ for four - Especially if you only use two poles, which I think works best. Definitely affects fit, but using two poles vs. four provides more shade, and more shade options over the course of the day. - I also find that less poles means more stability in the wind. If you follow the directions (face the front of the tent directly into the wind, pack the sand bags to the max and bury the bags, and stretch each tent leg/bag out as much as possible before raising the poles), the tent is surprisingly stable in the wind with two poles. I used the tent this afternoon in sustained winds of 15-25 MPH – absolutely no umbrellas at the beach today – but dang! the Sun Ninja really held its own in the wind. - Then when I began to take down the tent, I accidentally came upon a sort of ‘alternate’ setup that was incredibly stable in the wind. I removed one pole, which temporarily made the tent a one-poler, but that one pole was pretty well aligned into the wind, and the tent STILL remained stable in the wind! So I thought ’what if I took that second pole and teamed it up with the first one in a /\ setup?’ If you look at the video, the tent fabric sure is blowing, but with the new setup the support is really, really stable. How cool is that! (Speaking of cool, I forgot that I was playing music on my phone while doing the video, so there you go. Thanks to Grant Green and Larry Young for the soundtrack :) - In conclusion, I’ll agree with most folks that my little 5 x 5 tent is super easy to carry-with, setup, and take down. Less than 10 minutes to setup (solo) and five minutes to pack up. Needless to say, I’m very happy with my purchase. It’s a brilliant design: functional, efficient, and stable, and as I said: it’s the coolest-looking tent on the beach! Oh, one last thing: like a previous reviewer recommended: get a larger, more durable scoop than the one provided. Video: Alternate two-pole /\ setup, approx. 20 mph wind. My goofy idea to orient the tent diagonally, with two poles used together at one end. Not sure if you’re supposed to do that, but it worked well for me in the wind.

Purchased this 5 years ago and it has held up perfectly. Easy to setup and provides enough shade for 4 Beach chairs easily, holds up great in wind. Very satisfied with purchase.

I did a lot of research for a beach shade since all the good ones are expensive. I opted for this one and this thing is great. Easy to set up the with the longest part is filling the anchors with sand which is still fairly quick. No issues on a windy day just need to adjust the poles and anchors accordingly. I got the 7x7 which is pictured here and is great for 1-4 people but the height leaves something to be desired in my opinion. The 7x7 would be perfect with 6 ft poles instead of the 5 foot ones so we opted to get the 10x10 which comes with the 6ft poles which is the perfect height and plenty of space for our family of three and all our beach stuff. With plenty of room to spare. The travel bag is small and takes no room and is not heavy when traveling with your beach items. The only negative is that it does have a large footprint so you will have to have a spot on the beach with a decent amount of room but overall this is a great sunshade.

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.

Es super fácil de montar y más cómodo de llevar.

Second year of use and working very well. Very pleased with our purchase. Last year we took it to Sardinia and it withstood many outings. This year it's been to Majorca and coped well with 20 km winds. As per other reviews, it's worth adjusting the poles and tentacles a few times according to the wind strength and direction. Comfortably fits 3 people, 4 at a push, or one, very precious son as per the photo :-)

This is great once it's set up correctly. The trickiest bit is getting the tension right and the sandbags aligned diagonally. It's definitely a 2+ person job to set up but if you're buying this you've probably got more than 1 person using it. When we first arrived at the beach there was little wind and so it went up quite easily. We went off to enjoy the waves but after a little while the wind picked up and it blew over. Took a bit to get it back up in stronger wind, you really need to pack a lot of sand in the sandbags (we originally only had them about two thirds full) and we made use of the little elastic pull tie things around the top of the poles (we didn't use them initially). After the adjustments it withstood the rest of the day perfectly even in quite windy conditions which blew down several other cabanas/shade tents. I absolutely love the shady space it created for our family of 5.

We took a risk buying this on amazon not knowing if it would turn out OK or if it would hold up in the wind. We were very impressed using it all last summer and will continue using it. The carry bag is small enough to fit in our travel trailer under the seat and in the wagon when we go to the beach. Sets up quickly and provides a ton of shade. We had to fiddle with it a few times when the wind picks up or changes directions but it does hold up well once you find a good angle for the poles and make sure you fill the pockets completely with sand. We can fit a double wide camping chair underneath and sit comfortably in the chair without hitting our heads on the top plus some towels on the ground. Love this.

Tengo que admitir que tenia mis reservas con este toldo y ha superado mis expectativas. Practico Kitesurf y por ello no solo paso mucho tiempo en la playa sino que lo hago en días en que hay mucho viento y por ello los toldos normalmente no me sirven o no me duran. Con este las cosas cambian, hasta la fecha lo he usado en unas 8 ocasiones y ha funcionado de maravilla, se ha estirado un poco porque si la he usado en días de viento fuerte, pero se ve que todavía le quedan muchos usos más. Compré la más grande y el área que cubre es bastante generosa, hemos estado 4 personas muy cómodamente debajo de ella, sin duda es una compra muy recomendable. Como tip si la compran, los bolsillos para la arena los tienen que llenar completamente hasta el tope y antes de poner los postes hay que estirar la malla muy bien en el suelo, las primeras veces tenia miedo de que se fuera a romper pero aguanta bastante y es muy importante que esté bien estirada para que se mantenga de pie.