The Ozark Trail Instant Sun Shade is great for the beach, picnic or sporting event! The sun shade sets up or tears down in under 30 seconds with pre-attached poles. Roof vents help with ventilation to keep you cool and the shade provides 50+ UV protection so youre protected even on the hottest days of the summer. The floor space provides 64 square feet of shade and the 59-inch ceiling height provides ample interior space. An additional privacy panel is included for even more shade and protection. The privacy panel can be attached to either side of the shelter so you can stay protected as the sun moves throughout the day.
While it might not sound like much, that is a difference of 64 sq. Ft. of shade coverage which we find to be quite significant. You’ll be able to comfortably fit up to 4 chairs underneath the 64 sq. Although we ozark trail sun shade always recommend using anchors such as weighted sand bag or stakes with guy lines attached to the top corners. The most popular product in their line is the 10×10 Instant Slant Leg Tent with a blue canopy top.
I broke out the ozark trail sun shade on my first outing this season. It took me a few minutes to figure out that the flaps on the bottom are designed to be sandbags for use at the beach. I appreciated the directions being attached to the storage bag so they did not get lost or misplaced.
I go out to the rural part of the state where it is hot and dry. While this is amazing for evenings around the camp fire, the day time in the sun can be brutal. I can’t handle a full weekend in this type of condition. So I spent the last year looking for a budget friendly sun shade.
This will be coming with us to the beach and any sporting outings where we will be exposed to the weather. First off, this is an affordable solution for a sun shelter. It’s not jam packed with all the bells and whistles that some of the other sun shades have, but the price was right, and it’s more than serving it’s purpose. Trailspace’s community of gear reviewers has field-tested and rated the top tents and shelters.
If used heavily, I can not see this product making it through a full camping or outdoor season. Upon taking down the sun shield things started to go sideways. The structure is held up by foldable poles connected by an elastic band. There is glue on the ends of the fiberglass poles that keeps the ends of the poles in the required cap. This broke apart the poles from the cap fitting. I couldn’t believe that the glue failed on both sides.