Customer Reviews

Kel-Gar Sun Stop'r - Kwik Cabana III

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

We ordered one, it didn't work well. It seemed great, but it was a bear to fold when there was a little bit of wind. based on all the reviews, we thought we must have had a defective one. We ordered a replacement, but it seems to have the same issues. Very disappointed.

Sadly, I too found the Kwik Cabana III to be a terrific item ... the first time I set it up (inside our house, of course). When we actually took it to the beach and tried to open it up under "real world" conditions - Jersey shore in early September, and not particularly windy - one of the four support rods snapped at the top junction. We now own a $100 collection of poles and fabric, but not a cabana. It's too bad, because it's really a great design and so lightweight. Hopefully the manufacturer will design a stronger version (which I'd buy again)!

Nice tent, easy to set up. Problem is, they ship it with no instructions on how to collapse it!

This tent was not as easy to pop up as the manufacturer claimed. We fussed with it a while before actually figuring out how to do it. No intructions came with the tent. The second time we tried to open it one of the spines broke and now the tent is useless. For $100 it shouldn't have broken that easily. When we had it up the first and only time, however, it was great. Our nine month old son loved it. I sat in the center of the tent while he crawled laps around me, chasing some little plastic balls. He liked hearing the crinkling of the tent fabric as he moved across it. The tent does need to be pegged in any kind of wind, but this is easy to do. Another reviewer said the tent was hot, but we're in Hawaii where there's always at least a breeze and it was fine. There is also a slit in the one wall of the tent which allows the wind to pass through. I'm going to try and contact the manufacturer about the lack of instructions and the relative fragility of the tent's parts. If I am satisfied with their response I will order the tent again. It really was great once it was set up. However, I will be more careful when opening it and will try and find a non-windy place to do it.

I purchased this unit 3 and a half years ago and didn't realize the size of it. Its much bigger than I expected and that's the best part about it. My wife and I and our two kids can fit inside there and take shelter from the sun for lunch, or whatever, as we usually take it to the beach, or set it up in the backyard when we are outside playing. When around other kids, it is a kid magnet as kids love going in and out. Kind of tough at the beach when trying to keep sand out, but it shakes out so easily that it is not a big deal.
I highly recommend this over an umbrella or anything similar that I've seen. Its taken some abuse over nearly 4 years and is giving me a hard time to open and close recently. Its still quite serviceable and I love having it.

This cabana has been a great find for my family. My sister bought one for her beach vacation with her toddler and loved it. We use it with our two small kids in the backyard just for fun. In the summer, we tote it to the beach to give us relief from direct sun. It can be difficult to set up at first, but once you get the hang of it, the process becomes familiar.