Swiss Gear Zinne 10 x 10 Backyard and Beach Canopy

by Swiss Gear

Product Features

• Lightweight canopy for beach or backyard
• Provides 10 by 10 foot coverage area
• Unique A-frame-like design provides excellent stability
• Shockcorded fiberglass frame elements
• Can be easily toted via included carry duffel; weighs 12 pounds for easy portability

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Stay cool in the backyard or the beach with the Swiss Gear SG33021 Zinne canopy, which features a large 10 by 10 foot area of protection. It has a polyester taffeta with double pass polyurethane coating tent body and a removable nylon floor. The unique A-frame-like design provides excellent stability and it features shockcorded fiberglass frame elements. When packed up, the tent weighs 12 pounds, and can be easily toted around in the included carry duffel.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 7.5 x 6 inches ; 16.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0009IAW6K
• Item model number: SG33021
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,505 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beach Users - Think Twice!!, July 18, 2005

By 

Jorge R. Valdes Elizondo "JV" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swiss Gear Zinne 10 x 10 Backyard and Beach Canopy (Sports)

I bought this tent with the intent of unsing it on the beach. After 1 day of use, I found out the tent WAS NOT designed for the beach for the following reasons:

1. Low to moderate winds (10 mph) completely bends the tent. I had to install 2 additional tension straps to the poles for it to stand up firmly.

2. The poles/rods are carbon fiber with steel connectors. All steel connectors after exposure to the sand and humidity rusted in 1 DAY!!

3. The fabric used for the tent does not permit the air to flow freely from one side of the tent to the other (causing problem #1). The material seems to be the exact same used on outdoor camping tents (which are designed to keep the air and water out).

With this said, I would not recommend this tent to anyone planning on taking it to the beach. The tent was definitely not designed for it.

The good things of the tent were:

1. Modererate price
2. Very portable (it comes in a small practical bag)
3. Relatively easy to put together.

So beach users, please stay away from this one!!!