UPDATE: The EZ-Up worked SO WELL at the music festival! The color provided just enough shade for intense summer sunshine and the set-up was easy! We set it up on the first day as it started to rain. It was raining and windy once I got it staked down. Didn't leak water, didn't have any issues bucking the wind or shedding the rain. Excellent product! Based on the quality, wouldn't be surprised if it lasts for many years! Worth the extra $$ to buy a quality product!
I watched this video AFTER I set up mine today. I should’ve watched it before, because the instructions it came with were a bit unclear. It took me 30minutes to set it up on my own that includes unboxing and everything. Not too bad I guess, but I’d recommend getting a partner to help. You can do it alone but you’ll be out of breath like I was!
WARNING: You didn't mention to secure the shelter down with stakes or weight bags if your at an outside event. These shelters are like giant umbrellas and will blow away into broken pieces if a gust of wind comes along & takes them away. Can be dangerous if other people are nearby and get hit by a "flying" shelter.. Also, the parts are quite expensive to replace so you don't want it "blowing" all over the place. I've seen it happen and you can't even fold it back into shape to put back into the carring bag. Nothing left but a heap of broken metal pieces. Make sure your arm is strong enough to secure the button in place on the legs. Takes some muscles to push the truss upward to snap in the button... Unflolding it out as much as possible helps. If you don't have it fully extended it's impossible to get the sliders to go up the leg and lock in place.. Since I worked for this company for many years, I thought I would give everyone some warnings before purchasing one of these products...
Thanks for the comment! That is a valid point. I showed the stakes and the holes to put them in, but I suppose I didn't directly tell people to do so. I was just setting it up for 10 minutes to ensure that I could, but it is DEFINITELY important to stake it down when actually using it. After using it for the music festival, it was wonderful! A great product!
How did you install the wheels? I think I'm missing a piece. I have the 2 short axles and 2 pins, but the long bar connecting them appears to be missing. Thanks! BTW thanks for the video! I'm 5'2" and was able to set it up and put it away all by myself!!
Thanks so much for this video... I love the color of this canopy & have considered buying one to use at my kids baseball games BUT I wasn't sure how well it would work out for me cause Im only 5' tall and so thought it would be a struggle putting it up & taking it down by myself...
I agree that you needed a tripod or stand for the video camera so we could see all of the things you described but couldn't do one-handed. I missed seeing the wheel assembly. I wanted to view attaching the canopy and putting the bag on instead of after-the-fact summaries.
Good video.... It would be fantastic to see a video like the by a seasoned beach bum IN WINDY CONDITIONS E.G. 15 to 20 MPH. I have looked everywhere for such a video.
Have you tried extending the legs (after it’s out of the bag) before opening the shelter? Looks nice. I was looking at the Caddis shelters but these look better.
Cheap way to weight them, get 4 of the 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot with lids, duct tape them to the legs, fill them with water. That will give you 40 pounds of weight per leg.
Tharindu Silva I have the pyramid model and it’s 62” top to bottom when broken down The pyramid model is pretty heavy duty and bulky. I’m sure if you put down your back seat and put it in threw the truck it should be fine. There are other models that are lighter and shorter though. Hope this helped
Michael L Agreed. I'm not sure we saw a demonstration of anything, other than pulling the bag over concrete and grass. Oh! and the location of labels, labels, labels, none of which were followed.
UPDATE:
The EZ-Up worked SO WELL at the music festival! The color provided just enough shade for intense summer sunshine and the set-up was easy! We set it up on the first day as it started to rain. It was raining and windy once I got it staked down. Didn't leak water, didn't have any issues bucking the wind or shedding the rain. Excellent product! Based on the quality, wouldn't be surprised if it lasts for many years! Worth the extra $$ to buy a quality product!
Thanks for the video. I'm doing research and getting ready for this year's Firefly, and was excited when I heard you mention Firefly!
Thanks for the great review!
Thank you for doing this video! It made the first time I put it up so much easier! Thanks again!
Great job reviewing and the info was truly helpful. Thank you much.
I use my shoulder to click the corners in place. Hold on to the pole with both hands and stand up, letting your legs do the work.
I watched this video AFTER I set up mine today. I should’ve watched it before, because the instructions it came with were a bit unclear. It took me 30minutes to set it up on my own that includes unboxing and everything. Not too bad I guess, but I’d recommend getting a partner to help. You can do it alone but you’ll be out of breath like I was!
Thank you so much. Great video. Easy to follow and listen to. I'll be setting mine up by myself so it was great to see you do it.
WARNING: You didn't mention to secure the shelter down with stakes or weight bags if your at an outside event. These shelters are like giant umbrellas and will blow away into broken pieces if a gust of wind comes along & takes them away. Can be dangerous if other people are nearby and get hit by a "flying" shelter..
Also, the parts are quite expensive to replace so you don't want it "blowing" all over the place. I've seen it happen and you can't even fold it back into shape to put back into the carring bag. Nothing left but a heap of broken metal pieces.
Make sure your arm is strong enough to secure the button in place on the legs. Takes some muscles to push the truss upward to snap in the button... Unflolding it out as much as possible helps. If you don't have it fully extended it's impossible to get the sliders to go up the leg and lock in place..
Since I worked for this company for many years, I thought I would give everyone some warnings before purchasing one of these products...
Thanks for the comment! That is a valid point. I showed the stakes and the holes to put them in, but I suppose I didn't directly tell people to do so. I was just setting it up for 10 minutes to ensure that I could, but it is DEFINITELY important to stake it down when actually using it. After using it for the music festival, it was wonderful! A great product!
Pamela Will yeah that’s my concern versus a regular tent or Qube
How did you install the wheels? I think I'm missing a piece. I have the 2 short axles and 2 pins, but the long bar connecting them appears to be missing. Thanks! BTW thanks for the video! I'm 5'2" and was able to set it up and put it away all by myself!!
Thanks so much for this video... I love the color of this canopy & have considered buying one to use at my kids baseball games BUT I wasn't sure how well it would work out for me cause Im only 5' tall and so thought it would be a struggle putting it up & taking it down by myself...
I agree that you needed a tripod or stand for the video camera so we could see all of the things you described but couldn't do one-handed. I missed seeing the wheel assembly. I wanted to view attaching the canopy and putting the bag on instead of after-the-fact summaries.
very helpful. thank you so much.
Great job men, yes thats EZup , the make is easy.
Good video....
It would be fantastic to see a video like the by a seasoned beach bum IN WINDY CONDITIONS E.G. 15 to 20 MPH. I have looked everywhere for such a video.
The video was so helpful. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Have you tried extending the legs (after it’s out of the bag) before opening the shelter? Looks nice. I was looking at the Caddis shelters but these look better.
Hi Christopher, did you vend with it?
People will find any little thing to complain about.
Cheap way to weight them, get 4 of the 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot with lids, duct tape them to the legs, fill them with water. That will give you 40 pounds of weight per leg.
This is a really good video. Thanks so much
Thanks, Chris.
So how's it holding up over time?
thank you
15:50. I gotta know. How tall is a standard height Weber grill?
Can I fit this thing in a Toyota Corolla ?
Tharindu Silva I have the pyramid model and it’s 62” top to bottom when broken down The pyramid model is pretty heavy duty and bulky. I’m sure if you put down your back seat and put it in threw the truck it should be fine. There are other models that are lighter and shorter though. Hope this helped
Great video and information, however, you might want to invest in a gopro and strap it to your head on your next video or find a friend…
Michael L Agreed. I'm not sure we saw a demonstration of anything, other than pulling the bag over concrete and grass. Oh! and the location of labels, labels, labels, none of which were followed.
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