Three different heights give you lots of variety for weather protection. The easy pinch-free push button system can be quickly lowered if the wind picks up. The tent is water resistant and offers 50+ UPF protection with 64 square feet of shade.
For an added cost, side walls with pockets can be purchased as an accessory pack. A wheeled bag is the best for easy transport and compact storage when not in use. Some tents will include stakes, sand bags, or other weights to help secure the tent in place.
This easy pop-up canopy tent is made from water-resistant and UV-resistant fabric. Wide steel stakes along with a rust-resistant steel frame construction hold up for protection from weather at outdoor events. The sturdy yet simple Mac Sports Collapsible Folding Outdoor Utility Wagon is what most people are probably looking for in a folding wagon—a versatile, easy-to-use, lighter wagon at a reasonable price. The Mac Sports Wagon weighs 22½ pounds and can hold up to 150 pounds of gear. Based on its listed interior dimensions, we calculated the storage to be about 3½ cubic feet.
Depending on your main usage, portability is important to consider when buying a pop-up canopy tent. A portable tent can be moved around easily with a wheeled storage bag or sling/backpack. Consider the tent’s weight and how many people it’ll take to set up and take down. For the first ozark trail chair round of testing in 2019, I used each wagon on trips to my son’s elementary school, traveling about half a mile each way over sidewalks and city streets during the course of two months. I also took them to the beach, rolling them down the beach path and testing them on the sand.
Additionally, I tested each wagon (filled with soccer equipment) on grass and bumpy, broken concrete surfaces, paying attention to how the suspension and wheels performed under different conditions. In spring 2021, I tested four additional beach-friendly wagons during several trips from my home in Santa Monica to the beach (10 blocks away) ozark trail chair and back. I hauled both of my sons along with beach gear like boogie boards, coolers, chairs, and endless amounts of sand toys. This tent fits over a picnic or patio table, and there is plenty of room for just chairs too, with 73 square feet of shade area. With the guy lines and stakes, the steel frame can handle wind gusts of 35 mph.
The Oniva Collapsible Adventure Wagon’s major downside was its folding mechanism, similar to that of an umbrella, rather than an accordion, like on the others. It was extremely hard to squeeze inward and still jutted outward if not squeezed into its cover—an impossible ordeal when wrangling two kids in a parking lot. The sand-removal feature, which seemed promising, worked only partially, and many reviewers noted that the wagon’s handle was short. Accessories and extras included will vary by manufacturer and cost of the tent. Some things to look for are side walls that offer more protection from the elements, including bug protection. Tents with lighting options or lantern hooks are another potential feature to look for.
Two mesh walls let the breeze in, while two entryways make it easy to get in and out. The 7000 series aluminum frame construction and waterproof fabric offer UPF 50+ protection from the sun, while the double stitching and weather-taped fabric offer maximum coverage from rain. The 99 feet of floor space equals about 50 feet of shade, providing room for approximately three chairs.