Customer Reviews

Greatland® 10x10 Sun Shelter

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought the seasonal version of this with a different print, but same size and construction. I was not using it for camping, but for backyard shade over a kiddie pool. The directions say it takes 2 people to put together, but I didn't have a spare adult handy and although, at first hesitant, was able to do it myself. It probably took me 25 minutes or so, no tools required. The poles all have stickers on them matching numbers found on the directions' diagram. The trickiest part was putting the tarp on the frame, but if you follow the directions and do it before the leg poles are on, there are velcro tabs to help hold it in place on the roof poles as you pull it across. Put the legs on last and it works out fine. I didn't stake mine down, as it came with plastic feet for the ends of the leg poles and then I can move it around the yard (definitely need help with moving it because it's pretty tall and awkward, but not heavy). It has kept rain off my husband while doing handyman work outside and kept the sun off my kids. The material is plastic-like and I don't expect to be able to use it for more than a season or two, since we have long summers here and it will deteriorate in the sun, but for the money it has been a great canopy!

We purchased this item because it was suppose to be easy to set up. I am a seasoned camper and have used several different tents over the years. This sun shelter took 3 people to set up. It is awkward and is impossible to set up alone and would be difficult to set up with 2 people. It took 3 of us over a half an hour both times we used it.

I bought this "Sun shelter" hoping that the material would be waterproof as the reminants of Hurricane Ivan hit us on my first camping weekend in PA. It held up extremely well under very heavy rains. We eventually threw a tarp over it in order to keep out the horizontal rain. It worked famously, and I bought it in-store for only 25 bucks!!! So for spending a total of 33 bucks I got a completely waterproof 10x10 tent with a clearance of almost 8 feet! At first I though it was going to be very hard to put up but after reading the directions, it took me and my girlfriend a total of 10 minutes to put up. THANKS FOR THE GREAT BUY!

bought this item for a bbq that i was having knowing a storm was coming. took 1 person by himself to put this together only took 10 minutes if even that, held up great in the rain and the price was right. this canopy A+

As others have written, it IS difficult to put together -- even for two people (and I, too, have put together dozens of different tents, shelters, etc.). Also as noted by other reviews, it tears easily when exposed to the elements for even a day. Finally, during our first use, one (all plastic) corner bracket partially broke; during our SECOND -- and apparently LAST -- use, TWO MORE corner brackets broke completely. Spending even twice as much for a more robust, better designed unit will probably result in ten times as much satisfaction...and use.

I'm 92 years old and have no use of my left arm. I was still able to put it up in under 10 minutes.

i did it by myself in less than 1/2 hour and i'm a 52-year-old widow. For the price, it's exactly what i wanted.

This inexpensive sun shade is a great rain shelter as well. We use it to cover our grill area when entertaining in questionable weather. It takes awhile to put it up (30 minutes is pretty accurate), and I do it myself without issue. I was surprised to see the reviewer below complain about needing three people to build it - that seems a bit extreme. For $35 bucks it does what it is supposed to. If you need an easier setup you can get one of the more elaborate canopies for $150-$200 or so that comes pre-assembled. But this is a cheap, easy solution.

This item may be acceptable for extremely limited casual use. In my experience it is NOT a workable solution for a semi-permament sun shade/shelter.

My wife and I received one less than a year ago as a wedding present (June 14). We asked for this item to give us temporary relief at the home we purchased because the patio cover had to be taken down due to the inspection results. We set it up in mid-July and left it up until early October. When we took it down last fall it had holes at every crease, and at the connections for the velcro wraps. When we put it up this March we put duct tape over all the holes/creases to reinforce it. Now the material cover has completely given way to the sun and it is, for lack of a better term, disintegrating. The material on the two sides which receive the most sunlight has collapsed and hangs down exposing holes which are at least 4 feet wide on one section and three feet on the other.

We were hoping this would last us two years so we could replace the patio cover, etc but it is completely inadequate to that task. It might be useful for people who wish to use it only for a week or two each year, perhaps on a camping trip...

I've used this in the past with fine results, but I've lost the directions and now have a bunch of number poles, but no idea the order to put them in. Where can I find the printed directions for this product?