Customer Reviews

ABO Gear Aerodome Shelter

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We bought this to take with us to the beach to shade our 8 month old baby. I also wanted a discrete place to nurse her as well.
I set it up at home first to see how difficult it would be - it was really easy - just three poles used and its up! It was very roomy.
Definately a bit more difficult at the beach to do it, but that's factoring the wind and sand. Still quite easy though.
It was very cool inside, however, not when the front is zipped up (which I tried when I needed to feed the baby) --- it got very hot with the front closed up. But it still offered alot of privacy, even with the front part opened up.

It folds up smaller than one of those packageable lounge chairs, very light, and I know its going to be something we use for many years.

The tent was excellent. I was able to fit 4 people comfortably and keep our beach gear in the back of the tent. It kept us cool. Those who wanted to get a little more sun stayed at the outer-edge and at the front of the tent. We got enough breeze through the air-vents. It was no problem to keep clean and maintain. It was easy to assemble, and easy to pack-away. The sand pockets helped a lot, and I had no issues with the tent flying/moving away. Great product!

I ordered this tent with regular shipping and received it in aobut 3 days, very fast delivery. This was perfect for the beach, although it took 2 to 3 of us to put up, especially when the wind tried to catch it- but it was still quick and easy and did a great job of keeping us (3 people plus a baby) out of the sun. It is big, but you really need this size if you want to sit comfortably in a tent with someone...or have a rolling baby! I'd recommend this product to anyone- as long as you have someone to help put it up.

Great idea. Very easy to set up and the sand pockets are great at holding it down in the wind. Very light and easy to pack in a suitcase. We had 4 adults and a baby and we were comfortable.

We were given this tent last year and we took it to Myrtle Beach on our vacation and used it for six days. It only lasted the six days we used it - the last day the seams ripped completely through where the wall and floor are stitched together. I can't say our week at the beach was any windier than any other time we were there - but I do blame the wind. The tent sheltered us from the wind, blowing sand, sun and cigarette smoke from fellow beach-goers. It was compact when packed up - we had a mile walk to the beach each day. The tent held up well throughout the week. Even though our tent essentially disintegrated on our last day, we plan to buy one this year because it was such an essential part of our trip. We view it as a disposable item to take with us and we do only expect it to last us a week. I hate that concept, but so be it. If it lasts longer, that'll be another plus for it this year.

Was very impressed with the easy assembly of this suntent...it is very lightweight and comes with a duffle for easy storage after use...we used this suntent at the beach this spring and it was great, allowed air to circulate and dried very quickly so that we could pack it back in the duffle for travel..i can highly recommend this product for ease of use and for effectively sheltering you from the sun, it was also very roomy inside..it was exactly what i was looking for to take to the beach to limit sun exposure and still be able to enjoy reading or napping near the water...

Although this is not a quick "pop-up" style portable beach cabana, it is realatively easy to put together, it is light-weight, and when open, it is more spacious than many of the others. I consider it a good buy.

This tent was perfect on the beach. When my youngest daughter fell a sleep we would put her in this tent and it kept her protected from the sun and wind.

This is the third aerodome tent I have had in the past several years (I gave one away as a gift and the second one was stolen). The first two were great, but unfortunately the manufacturer seems to have worstened the design. (1) The fabric seems flimsier; (2) the poles are about an inch to half-inch too long (the fit is so tight it is almost impossible to stretch the tent enough to fit the poles to the attachments); (3) the sand pockets are now stitched to a silly and non-functional place up on the side walls of the tent (rather than where they were previously as extentions from the bottom floor); (4) there are no holes, loops, or anything else for which to use the plastic stakes, now worthless, that come with the tent - in other words, this tent cannot be staked out, so you have to keep it from blowing away by loading heavy things inside it!; and the stuff bag is so undersized it is extremely difficult to get the tent into the bag (actually, I had this same final problem with my two prior aerodome tents as well). But the advantages of the tent over others are that it zips all the way up on front (providing privacy for changing clothes, etc. when necessary) and has a pretty good venting system with two side windows and one back window.
I only wish the company would go back to the original design, which was far superior.

I bought this for our little vacation to the beach a few weeks ago. It does require more than one person for set up if you're on a windy beach - that's for sure. At first, I was aggravated because I didn't see any instructions for it. But my husband and I were actually able to figure it out in a few minutes without instructions. Once you lay it out and figure out what you've got, it's easy. On our last day there, as we were taking it down, I noticed that there ARE instructions - on a tag that was sewn into the sleeve. *doh*!

There was a day that was particularly windy, and the thing leaned to the right a great deal, but it never collapsed.
We didn't use chairs at all, just towels. It's not really big enough to house regular sized chairs, but you could probably get some of those little short beach chairs in there.

I was happy with my purchase and liked the fact that this tent is really versatile. And it's not expensive, so that was also a big plus.