Neso Tents Beach Tent with Sand Anchor, Portable Canopy Sunshade - 7' x 7' - Patented Reinforced Corners(Flamingos)

We try to spend as much time as possible when we get to go to the beach. Using the Neso Tent, we had great sun protection and a cool place to sit for over 6 hours, with more shade than three umbrellas combined for the Neso 1 Tent and more shade than 5 umbrellas with the Neso Grande (we ordered two tents for our large family) - with a lot less hassle to set up. Through use over two of the windiest days, the tent withstood strong gusts of wind while other umbrellas were flying down the beach. I wish I found this years ago!! I had people coming up to me asking where I got it all weekend. I would suggest ordering the Neso Grande as it is only a little more expensive and you get a lot more room. They come in lots of bright colors, so my kids always knew where to find our stuff and people meeting up with us could find us easily as well.Set Up - It only took a minute to set up and was easy enough for my kids to put together. The shelter and sandbags are made with quality materials that look like they will hold up over time. The corners of the tent are reinforced with heavier material so that they are stronger and will not tear, which I did not see on any of Neso competitors. The poles have foam balls at the ends that hold up the tent so that they do not tear through the material. After taking down the tent, the poles did not leave a mark in the material, even though it was pulled taut for hours.Usability - The tent comes with a dual-pocket carrying bag that is made with strong material with a strap to put over your shoulder. One pocket contains your tent connected to the sandbags, the other pocket contains the two poles. The entire tent breaks down to fit into a bag that is about the same size or smaller than a school bag and weighs less than 5 lbs. It is so much easier than an umbrella, I wish I found this years ago and stopped having to mess with angling the umbrella to get the most shade and chasing the umbrella when there is a gust of wind.Customer Service - I ordered two tents and they both arrived in two days. There are a bunch of videos on their site on how to set up your tent, how to reinforce the sandbags in high winds and how to angle the poles to withstand the highest of winds. Even with all that content on their site, I also received two emails asking how if I was happy with my purchase with instructions on how to get the most use out of my tent and if I had any questions - directing me to call the seller's company line. My family is really happy with our purchase and I would definitely recommend them to anyone who likes to spend time outdoors.Side note- while we use ours at the beach, I've had friends say they use it to go camping and instead of filling the bags with sand, they fill the bags with whatever they have available - clothes, rocks, wood etc.

This beach tent is fantastic! It sets up easily and can be repositioned throughout the day to follow the sun. It fits perfectly in a carry-on suitcase, making it convenient for travel, and it holds up well even on windy beach days."

Just got back from our beach trip to Singer Island. This tent was easy to set up and provided much needed shade for my 9 month old daughter. I choose the save the reef pattern watch I loved. It stood out against the other beach tents making it easy to find our group. It is light weight, easy to pack up and small enough to fit in my suitcase without taking up a lot of space. My only complaint would be that it did come with a snag in the fabric which I hope doesn't get worse over time.

I'm not one of those people who's willing to write a review after 10 minutes of use on a product.I bought this sun shade 2 years ago. I sunburn. Easily. So much so that we have started documenting our tropical vacations and the name of the photo album is "Shade hats for vampire boy." Since I'm not willing to live my life only emerging at night, or in a coffin as most vampires do, we decided that we needed to get a shade tent. One that packs away into a piece of carry on luggage, is easily identifiable on a beach, and is easy to set up and take down. The Neso fit the bill on all counts, at least on paper.We have now used it in Mexico, on Oahu, in Costa Rica, and various places on Washington's Puget sound. It's fantastic. The key to success with this thing is mainly in the sandbag anchors. If you fill them to maximum capacity, especially with some damp sand, and then put a little sand over the top of that, you're in business. We've used it in 20+ mile an hour winds and not had it come down. I will confess, while we were in the learning curve at the beginning, before we figured out the sandbags, it was kind of a pain. But it didn't take long for us to figure out that the design was sound, we just needed some fine-tuning in our setup. Once we got the sandbags figured out, and made sure that we put the poles on whichever side the wind is coming from, it hasn't mattered how hard the wind is blowing.I would definitely recommend it. All the things that we were looking for on paper, it has delivered.I will say that over the course of the two years and those various trips, the color has faded a little bit. But not so much so that it's difficult to recognize on the beach or fails to provide shade.

We purchased the small Neso Tent for our two week beach vacation. 2 adults and our dog. It was the perfect size for us. The picture was the first day we set up the tent and it was the windiest day of our trip. We did have some issues with it falling down. But by day 3 or 4 we mastered the setup. I highly suggest you watch the videos on their website to ensure you are prepared for setup. I watched the basic setup video and the windy day setup. VERY helpful. Best advice I can give: more weight (sand) + more tension = more stability!! After the first day we had no issues with the tent falling due to winds.The tent provided more than enough shade for us. It was lightweight. Easy to setup. Durable. I believe had we known all the setup stuff on day 1 of our trip, we wouldn’t have had any issues. Practice makes perfect. Like they say in their video… don’t be afraid to stretch the tent. It’s built for it!! I would definitely recommend this tent.