Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update - I've upgraded this to 5 stars, around the 5th time I raised and lowered this I finally figured it out to where it takes less than 2 minutes. See video. There is a problem with water leaking through the windows when it rains - same issue with the flap windows instead of zipper. With 3 kids playing soccer in spring and fall, and swim meets in the summer, its really nice to have a shelter when it's cold and windy. This is *very* large - jumbo sized - enough that you can actually have 4 chairs inside and about half a dozen kids sitting in front on the" porch." The "porch" is simply an extension of the floor, but significantly increases the usability - not only do you have a place to extend your legs or have kids leave their gear and bags (and off the wet grass) but it also zips up to make a closed area if you wanted to change. I expect we'll use this feature when we go to the beach this summer. The stake loops work well but there are several sand pockets so you can keep this down at the beach. The windows don't zip closed or open - there are toggle-loop attachments for both open and closed, so you aren't able to completely close off a cold breeze. There was a steady wind, and while the window flaps kept most of the wind away, you still had a strong draft. I dinged this a star because of the windows but also because it's a bit more work than I expected to raise and lower. I suspect part of this isn't the fault of Easthills design and may be just a result of having such a large canopy - the size with the higher roof means you have less leverage when you are trying to lock the arms in the up position. There is a trick to remember when collapsing -the legs fold to be more compact, but you have to pull them apart a little before they will fold. If the video quality here is poor, you can find the HD version at YT - just search for yrwu12345 Easthills