Instent Max shelter

Length: 6.5ft Width: 6.5ft Height: 4.17ft.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 3.00 out of 5 reviews

Rating :
Can't stand the wind - S. Wang, Sep 08, 2008

Pros:
Easy to operate.
Light weight.
SPF 50

Cons:
Can not stand windy condition at the beach. I was at Maui with this tent and the wind kept knocking it to one side. I've moved it to create a wind tunnel, but it will bend every time the wind changed direction.

Weak poles. The pole joint broke after the first day under windy condition.

Large in size. This might be personal thing, but the size of the tent inside the carrier was very long. I had to check it in as another bag at the airport, which cost another $35 for the extra luggage.


Rating :
Excellent product - Andrew Elliot, Aug 31, 2008

This tent worked exactly as advertised. Easy to put up and take down.

We vacationed on the Florida beaches in early August with a 15 week old and the Abo Tent was perfect. Not only did it provide protection from the sun for the baby, but it was large enough for the rest of the family to fit in. The vents and sides that open allow excellent air flow. Many people on the beach approached us to inquire regarding where we purchased the tent.

The only two knocks on the product are:
1.When collapsed and in its carry bag it is too big to fit in a suitcase. We flew to Florida and had to check it as a separate piece. It made the trip down and back with no damage so that was a fairly solid test of its durability.
2.The height does not allow chairs to fit inside it, so you end up sitting on the floor of the tent. Not a big negative but some might feel that is an issue.

Overall I would highly recommend this product.


Rating :
Deja Vu? I already reviewed this tent... - T. Connolly, Aug 14, 2008

Easy set up if you follow the insructions. 3 days at beach in wind and it never "collapsed" once. Just tie a knot in the strings you use to pull the tent up into position.


Rating :
Disappointed - J. M., Aug 03, 2008

Just got back from our vacation on Cape Cod. We thought his shelter would be perfect. It does not hold up in the wind at all - even when we used the sand pouches and stakes that were provided. The problem occurs because the poles fold in half for storage, yet there is no way to keep them rigid in a breeze. They collapse under the pressure. One of our poles got tangled up in the tent material and the pole's folding mechanism snapped when we tried to free it. We were very disappointed. There were many less expensive shelter models on the beach that held up better in the wind. They took a few moments longer to set up, but no one was spending time during the day picking up a collapsed shelter.


Rating :
Still practicing. - Banana!, Jun 13, 2008

This tent opens quickly and easily on my pool patio. Opening it on the beach is another story. We couldn't set it up the first time because the wind was too strong. That's ok. The instructions warned that would happen in wind. The second time, one of the supports would not unfold correctly. It took a long time to solve that problem. Once the tent was up and we were swimming in the ocean, we watched it slowly collapse until it was flat. But we have not given up!! We will try again.

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