Customer Reviews

Texsport Cranfield Screen Arbor

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Great only if you are wanting to use this for a day of camping, and then take it down. Just hope it doesn't rain! The water comes right through. Also, if any water gets on it, the whole thing will collapse, snapping the weak bars, and puncturing the tent and screening on the way down. Not worth the price.

All I can say is that the arbor does what it's supposed to do beautifully except for two things: It doesn't go up as fast as the ads lead you to believe and it does NOT hold up in the wind. As a matter of fact a good gust for a few seconds is all it takes to send it flying and so the tie-downs and stakes MUST be used. However even with those the PVC connectors managed to fail and crack when the wind hit around 25 MPH. As for setting it up a second time I found it easier (due to the learning curve) but taking it down and getting it back in the bag takes work. However, once the shelter is deployed it is a great item for shade and keeping out the bugs.

As soon as I received the package I went into my yard to set it up. The set up is fairly simple however I would recommend having two people it makes the job much easier. The construction seems sturdy; however, it wasn't windy and I know that has been a problem for others.

My irritation does not come with the product itself but its condition upon arrival. When I received the package, the box was crunched in and soggy on one side. Upon inspection I feel it is clear that this arbor has been previously used or atleast opened. If that was the case, I feel it should have been clear before purchase. The corners appeared to have a little dirt as well as the main arbor. The screen seemed to have a few snags; no holes, but still.
It is clear that I was not the first person to have ever owned or set up this particular arbor. I hope this is an isolated incident.
Again. Nice, but I am still disappointed.

I would not recommend this to anyone. I set it up, and it took a while, first to figure it out, than to adjust and tie everything down. That night there was a light rain, and the whole thing collapsed. There was not any wind. When I called Customer Service, they said it is not meant to be used in the rain and that it says it, in the package. I don't have anything that says that. They said it is meant to be used as a day thing, to be used and then taken down. It sure isn't easy to put up and take down, daily. I ordered replacement poles on the 15th. The guy said he would get them right out to me, and charged my credit card that day. After 2 weeks I called since I hadn't receive them, and he calls me back and said they were sending them out that day. I had bought this to use on our vacation, and now I might not even be able to do that, since the poles still havent' arrived. This is not worth the hassle. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

This thing was $39 yesterday and now it's double because their's 5 left on amazon??? am I being Punk'd... ok Ashton where's the cameras...

The screen tent is great . We had alittle wind storm here recently and the screen tent held up nicely :}

This item failed miserably with inclement weather. It puddles on top and creates enough weight from the rain to shatter the PVC connectors and also bends/breaks the flimsy poles. If you buy make sure you take it down with the first sign of wind or rain. It didn't last a month and parts are out of stock so you can't even get replacements. THey told me it would be 3 more weeks before they have any. So much for using it during the camping trips this summer.

This is definately the lowest priced screened arbor out there, and the quality matches that price. The poles are very thin metal and wouldn't stand up on their own, so it was a trick to get the whole frame together and then stretch the screen over that. One of the zippers has already started to come apart when zipped up, so I doubt it will last very long. If we get more than one season out of this, I'll be surprised.