Almost perfect...
Bought this in May 2006 for $99.99 with free shipping from Amazon LLC. Well packed and quickly shipped. Carry bag is fairly sturdy and has an expansion zipper that makes for easy packing of the pieces and allows the possiblity of carrying other things in the bag with the shelter. Instructions are water-resistant coated and are permanently attached to the top inside of the carry bag so they can't be misplaced. They include a contents list and easily understood and well layed out set up instructions. Inside bag are a seperate bag for poles and another for stakes. Product description lists 5 shock-corded poles but there are actually 15 of various sizes that join with heavy ABS plastic connectors to form a geodesic dome. Poles are powder-coated steel with spring-loaded steel cable shock-cords. Poles have steel spring tabs that lock into the ABS connector slots. 10 stakes are included 5 steel wire for securing the legs and 5 high impact plastic for securing the guy ropes. Canopy is light to medium rip stop nylon with tabs for the included nylon guy ropes and a nylon strap/buckle set-up on the ends to secure the canopy to the legs. Velcro tabs secure the inside top of canopy to the dome. Set-up takes about 20-30 minutes depending upon how much "help" you have. I have mostly used this on the beach (pic in customer photo area). It easily withstands constant winds of 20 mph and has weathered gusts up to 50 mph without any problems while anchored in sand. I would have rated it a 5 but the powder-coating on the poles is pretty weak and was worn off on the ends after the first use . I rinse mine with fresh water after returning home and treat them with a rust-inhibitor after they dry but this will be the first thing to fail eventually. Will probably end up trying to replace with carbon/graphite after they wear out. All in all this is by far the best of the 4 shade designs we have owned in the past 20 years. ALL of the others died due to wind/storm damage.More detail ...
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